Building on historical and contemporary efforts to eliminate police and other forms of state
violence, and on the understanding that police violence is a social determinant of health, we …

Black Americans are killed at higher rates by police than whites. Previous studies have
shown that discrimination can lead to suicidal ideation, and that mental health of Black …

Whereas existing literature has pointed to a connection between policing and adverse
mental health outcomes, it primarily focuses on Black populations within the context of …

Young Black gay, bisexual, and other sexually minoritized men (SMM) face high levels of
police brutality and other negative, unwarranted encounters with the police. Such …

Police violence is a pervasive issue that may have adverse implications for severe maternal
morbidity (SMM). We assessed how the occurrence of fatal police violence (FPV) in one's …

Police-related violence may be a source of chronic stress underlying entrenched racial
inequities in reproductive health in the USA. Using publicly available data on police-related …

Background: Depression and anxiety are common comorbidities complicating the care of
breast cancer patients, but many patients do not receive the needed care. We aimed to …

Alang et al.'s article in this issue of Health Services Research,“Police Brutality and Unmet
Need for Mental Health Care,” 1 identifies an important association between negative police …

Like women who are incarcerated, women sentenced to probation have high levels of
physical and mental health morbidities. They rely heavily on hospital emergency …

Racial/ethnic disparities in substance use, including tobacco and cannabis use, have
persisted in the United States (US) for centuries. To fully understand these disparities, it is …