Approximately 1,000 people each year are shot and killed by police in the United States, with Black Americans killed by police at more than twice the rate for white Americans. While the widespread media reporting and social media sharing of videos of these killings has increased public awareness of the issue, it has also caused significant mental trauma for Black and Brown Americans.
As research studies continue to emerge to quantify the impact, you are invited to join the UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative’s August Collaboratory, which will explore how police brutality is impacting the mental health of Black communities and how communities are coming together to create change.
For more information, visit: https://pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu/events/police-brutalitys-impact-black-and-brown-mental-health