Mental health impacts of racial discrimination in Australian culturally and linguistically diverse communities: a cross-sectional survey

Research library / Peer-reviewed study

Written by

Ferdinand AS, Paradies Y, Kelaher M

Year

2015

Place

National

Access

Free

In plain English

A survey of 1,139 people from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds in four Australian localities found that experiencing more racial discrimination was linked to worse mental health. The authors say preventing racism will do more than helping individuals cope with it.

Topics

• Migrants
• Racism and discrimination

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