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Housing discrimination in California disproportionately affects historically marginalized communities

California Health Interview Survey data show notable differences by race and ethnicity, gender identity, disability status
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Report examines important considerations for a unified health care financing plan in California

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research studied the role of health plans, provider payments, and benefits, and how they could affect access, quality, and equity

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UCLA Center for Health Policy Research receives grant to support data equity work

The $800,000 grant will help the Data Equity Center provide assistance to projects across the country.
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‘Hate is not felt equally’: study reveals who is more likely to experience hate acts

California Health Interview Survey data show which groups of Californians are among the most targeted
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December 18, 2023

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

UCLA study shows rate of serious psychological distress more than doubled for those in U.S. fewer than five years

Nearly 2 million California adults don’t get needed mental health care
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June 25, 2020

Nearly 2 million California adults don’t get needed mental health care

UCLA researchers recommend expansion of Proposition 63 services to address unmet needs ​Of the 3 million California adults who have recently experienced psychological distress and are eligible for public mental health services, 1.8 million say they have received no treatment or support, according to a policy brief released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

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Ask the Expert
October 24, 2019

"CHIS is innovating in order to respond to increasing challenges with obtaining high levels of participation in today’s environment."

​Todd Hughes is the director of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the nation’s largest state health survey. In this brief interview, Hughes discusses the survey’s new topics and his vision for new data collection methods

Qandaimage
Ask the Expert
January 24, 2018

"Clinicians ... are woefully unprepared to care for the aging population in general and even less prepared to care for those who are aging with mental illness."

​Kathryn Kietzman is a research scientist at the Center and lead author of a new study about the need for mental health services specifically for older adults. In this brief interview, she discusses generational differences in mental health needs, need among the homeless population, and workforce challenges to providing care.