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Racial discrimination is linked to suicidal thoughts in Black adults and children

  • Written by Janelle R. Goodwill, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of Chicago
imageResearchers are exploring the impacts that racial discrimination is having on Black Americans' emotional and psychological health.PeopleImages via Getty Images

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