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Millions of Californians struggle with costs of housing, health care, latest California Health Interview Survey shows

The annual survey released by UCLA also highlights the health effects of wildfires, access to health care, and hate incidents, among hundreds of other topics

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Mental health care needs differ within LGBT community, UCLA study finds

Transgender and bisexual individuals had higher rates of thinking about suicide and of psychological distress

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More online resources needed for Californians with disabilities requiring help making critical decisions

UCLA analysis calls for providing supported decision-making materials tailored for more languages, cultures, employment sectors, and disability types

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Community organizations awarded $200,000 to implement UCLA students’ health equity projects

Four proposals each receive $50,000 to support Black male trauma recovery, foster youth resilience, autism-friendly emergency departments, and accessible playgrounds

The 2025 UCLA Health Equity Challenge finalists

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A sign for the Pulse nightclub on the left with flowers, shirts, rainbow flags and other memorial items hung on a chainlink fence to the right in memory of those killed in a 2016 mass shooting.

More than half of LGBT adults in California worry about being a victim of gun violence

On the eighth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, UCLA researchers are sharing new data about gun violence among LGBT populations

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Four UCLA students’ projects awarded $50,000 each to advance health equity in Los Angeles

The winning projects in the Health Equity Challenge support housing, mental health, and treating people experiencing homelessness

Apurv Sibal

Keeping the Light of Learning Alive for Visually Impaired Students

As many as 50% of blind high school students drop out of high school and COVID only exacerbated this problem. As I began working on the UCLA Health Equity Challenge proposal, I had the opportunity to interact with members of the visually impaired community in Los Angeles. What I heard from them broke my heart.

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As L.A. County nighttime recreation program expands scope, success largely continues

A UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study shows that Parks After Dark achieved its intended goals

Tres niños con camisetas de Parks After Dark

A medida que el programa de recreación nocturna del condado de Los Ángeles amplía su alcance, el éxito en gran medida continúa

Un estudio de UCLA muestra que Parks After Dark logró los objetivos previstos al ofrecer programación recreativa en un ambiente seguro

Samanta Deveaux

Maternal Methods: Empowering Pregnant Support in the Community

Coming from a low-income community of color, I personally witnessed how generations of systemic racism and economic corruption have led to a powerful mistrust in the health care system.

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Adults who had difficult childhoods are not receiving sufficient mental health care

Nearly 40% of adults who had four or more adverse childhood experiences reported an unmet need for treatment

Bethlehem Michael

Growing Together: Cultivating Health for Older Adults Through Community Gardens

Grandma Lul and Grandpa Ghebreab first came to live with my family when I was three years old. They were my mother’s parents and traveled the same long path that brought my mother and father to the U.S. from a small country in the Horn of Africa, called Eritrea. I didn’t know it then, but over the years, my grandparents and I would form an unbreakable bond.

Katie Fruin

The Veteran’s Garden

During my fourth year of medical school, someone I loved passed away from suicide. While I cycled through different stages of grief, I realized I had to stop asking myself, “What could I have done differently?” and instead start asking, “What can I do differently?”

Supraja Saravanakumar

Spill the Chai Ma

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a silent struggle for many new mothers, but for South Asian women, cultural stigmas and generational pressures often exacerbate this already challenging condition. As a woman of color and a first-generation college graduate, I have walked a path shaped by the nuances of both my cultural heritage and my academic pursuits.