Police Violence Leads to High Anxiety for Black Americans
By Cara Murez
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) A new survey confirms what many young Black Americans already know: They are vulnerable to anxiety disorders, particularly during contact with the police or in anticipation of police contact. I think it s important, given what s going on in society, said survey author Robert Motley, Race and Opportunity Lab Manager at Washington University in St. Louis. And I think it helps us to get a better understanding because a lot of this research on police violence and mental health outcomes have really only started burgeoning since the Mike Brown incident, Motley said, referencing the shooting of a Black teenager by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo.
High anxiety follows police encounters for Black people in U.S., survey shows
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