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12.14.2023 Count of psychiatric emergency department visits among Black Americans in New York City, 2006–2015

Stopping Starts Trauma

New York City's Stop, Question, and Frisk policy was linked with more frequent police stops and increased psychiatric emergency department visits among Black people.

Fellow Sean Hagan

12.12.2023 line graph depicting increasing diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and behavioral concerns among children, from 2016-2020

Childhood in Crisis: Children's Health Disparities and Caregiver Strain

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, children have seen an uptick in anxiety, depression, and behavioral concerns.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

12.11.2023 elderly woman receiving a call from a cyber scammer

Seniors vs Cyber Scammers

Cyber scammers and their efforts are evolving, targeting and exploiting vulnerable victims, particularly the elderly.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

12.04.2023 Linegraph depicting probability of reporting at least one disability among U.S. adults, stratified by age and gender

Disability Among Transgender Adults

Transgender adults are more likely to report a disability than their cisgender counterparts, likely as a result of chronic stress.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

12.01.2023 Donna Benton headshot

Donna Benton

Donna Benton, research associate professor at the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and director of the Family Caregiver Support Center, discusses how we can better support caregivers and the individuals they care for.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

11.27.2023 close up image of eggs in the poultry aisle refrigerator at the grocery store

Panic! In the Poultry Aisle

Misinformation surrounding avian flu has fueled food-related panic, with many believing that food safety would be compromised if avian flu got into American poultry.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

11.22.2023 arial view of houses on a street in philadelphia

Guns and Getting Your Houses in Order

In Philadelphia, neighborhoods with abandoned houses that underwent full remediation and clean up experienced lower instances of gun violence and weapons violations.

Fellow Sean Hagan

11.21.2023 Donald Warne headshot

Health Equity

Donald Warne

Donald Warne, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, discusses pressing health concerns facing Indigenous populations and his journey to open the first Indigenous-focused school of medicine.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

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