racial disparities in healthcare

A young girl and her mother visit a temporary art installation, called Bear the Truth, on June 28, 2020, at the Los Angeles City Hall. The installation honors Black children who have lost their lives to racial injustice and senseless violence.

Health & Safety

Black Kids In California More Likely To Be Hospitalized For Police-Related Injuries

10:51am September 09, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Black boys and girls ages 10-14 are injured at 5.3 and 6.7 times, respectively, the rate for white boys and girls, the study says., a new study shows.

Kai Koerber, a rising sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley, is a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Since then, he says, he's made promoting a mental health curriculum in high schools and co

Health & Safety

'Bear Our Pain': The Plea For More Black Mental Health Workers

12:00pm June 25, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Unrest over social injustice spotlights the acute need for, and the high historical barriers to, mental health treatment for Black people facing layers of emotional pain.