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Gun violence has increased in recent years and adversely affects many children and adolescents. This brief explores the disproportionate impacts of gun violence on children of color and male youth and the negative mental health consequences associated with gun violence. It contains current and trend data on firearm death rates among children and adolescents ages 17 and under.
Boys, most of them Black, are being caged in sweltering cells in 133 heat with no AC. Also: managing bipolar illness with medication. Culturally relevant care for Latinos. And more.
The legislation aims to tackle barriers and "reinforce the message that there is no shame in asking for help," said one of the bill's sponsors.
The gap in mental health care access for Latinos impacts individuals and their communities as Hispanic legislators introduced a bill to address barriers and raise awareness.
The gap in mental health care access for Latinos impacts individuals and their communities as Hispanic legislators introduced a bill to address barriers and raise awareness.