Immigrants in California Have Increased Psychological Distress and High Rates of Unmet Need for Mental Health Care

Anti-immigrant rhetoric and restrictive immigration policies are widely acknowledged to have harmful impacts on the mental health of immigrant populations. Using data from the 2015 to 2021 California Health Interview Surveys, authors show changes in serious psychological distress and rates of unmet mental health care needs among immigrant adults in California. 

Frontiers Contributions of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stressors to Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health During Pregnancy

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2 Assessing the Service Needs of Older Adults with Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions, The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?

PDF) Health Care Access and Physical and Behavioral Health Among Undocumented Latinos in California

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Prevalence of Stress and Worry, Mental Health Conditions, and Increased Substance Use Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, April and May 2020

Mental health of undocumented college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

2022 Edition — Mental Health in California - California Health Care Foundation

PDF) Mental health of immigrants and refugees

Immigrants in California Have Increased Psychological Distress and High Rates of Unmet Need for Mental Health Care

Recent immigrants saw biggest spike in mental distress as anti-immigrant sentiment increased, find researchers

Pre-existing psychological distress increases risk of long-COVID

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Symptoms of Psychological Distress

Psychological distress: The Social Report 2016 – Te pūrongo oranga tangata

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