BACKGROUND Human activity and decisions drive all life in cities. Worldwide, cities are
characterized by extensive anthropogenic transformation of the landscape, modification of …

This article provides an overview of research on race-related stressors that can affect the
mental health of socially disadvantaged racial and ethnic populations. It begins by reviewing …

Racism is not always conscious, explicit, or readily visible—often it is systemic and
structural. Systemic and structural racism are forms of racism that are pervasively and deeply …

During the pandemic, the overall mental health of the US population declined. Given higher
rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths experienced by communities of color along with …

OBJECTIVE To identify potential differential changes in youth suicide deaths associated with
the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to better inform suicide prevention strategies …

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an unarmed Black American male, was killed by a White
police officer. Footage of the murder was widely shared. We examined the psychological …

Background The impact of chronic stressors like the COVID‐19 pandemic is likely to be
magnified in adolescents with pre‐existing mental health risk, such as attention …

Objectives Experiences of vicarious racism—hearing about racism directed toward one's
racial group or racist acts committed against other racial group members—and vigilance …

In recent decades, there has been remarkable growth in scientific research examining the
multiple ways in which racism can adversely affect health. This interest has been driven in …

We use data on police-involved deaths to estimate how the risk of being killed by police use
of force in the United States varies across social groups. We estimate the lifetime and age …