Underdiagnosed and Undertreated, Young Black Males With ADHD Get Left Behind
Posted onA recent study found that young Black males are substantially more likely to be underdiagnosed and undertreated for the neurological condition than white peers.
Tag: Race and Health
Advocates Call for 911 Changes. Police Have Mixed Feelings.
Posted onThough most California counties are experimenting with dispatching health professionals rather than law enforcement to respond to people experiencing mental health crises, powerful police unions fear defunding.
Estrés pandémico, pandillas y miedo impulsaron un aumento de tiroteos adolescentes
Posted onInvestigaciones muestran que los adolescentes expuestos a la violencia armada tienen el doble de probabilidades que otros de cometer un delito violento grave dentro de los dos años luego del trauma, lo que perpetúa un ciclo difícil de romper.
Pandemic Stress, Gangs, and Utter Fear Fueled a Rise in Teen Shootings
Posted onWith their brains still developing and poor impulse control, teens who carry firearms might never plan to use them. But some do.
Guns Are the Biggest Public Health Threat Kids Face. Why Aren’t They Getting the Message?
Posted onToday’s public service announcements on gun safety feel somewhat sanitized. It’s time to act with the same kind of visceral public campaign that helped de-glorify smoking. Would filmmakers commit to making action movies without guns, just as filmmakers stopped making smoking glamorous in films?
When Gun Violence Ends Young Lives, These Men Prepare the Graves
Posted onJust outside St. Louis, a cemetery for children sits on a hill. A wooden, weather-worn sign welcomes mourners to “Baby Land.” The gravediggers who made the special spot work quietly in the shadows.
Para combatir la violencia con armas de fuego, artista convierte las balas en arte
Posted onSegún datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, a nivel nacional, más de 47,000 personas murieron por heridas de bala en 2021: la cifra más alta desde principios de la década de 1990.
To Combat Gun Violence, This Artist Turns Ammunition Into Art
Posted onIn a city plagued by gun violence, Mykael Ash is turning ammunition into art. Ash, who lives in East St. Louis, Illinois, frequently walks through parts of the city where bullet shells aren’t hard to find. The shell casings represent a cycle of inequality, Ash says, and the art he makes with it serves as a call to action.
Mass Shootings Reopen the Debate Over Whether Crime Scene Photos Prompt Change or Trauma
Posted onAfter almost every mass shooting, a debate is renewed over whether to publish the photos of the carnage the guns have inflicted.
The Blackfeet Nation’s Plight Underscores the Fentanyl Crisis on Reservations
Posted onThe deadly synthetic opioid has spread across the nation during the pandemic, and the problem is disproportionately affecting Native Americans.