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Adolescent Substance Use and Mental Health Outcomes

This project will examine the extent to which California adolescents with serious or moderate psychological distress are using substances and which, if any, substances are more likely to be used in the past year.

Principal Investigator: Ninez Ponce

Understanding Latino Mental Health: Racialized Legal Status and Dual Exclusion Using the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The purpose of this work is to create an intersectional discrimination framework to characterize how racialized legal status excludes people from civic life, economic mobility, and access to essential services.

Principal Investigator: Lianeris Estremera Rodriguez

Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in California

This project examines the prevalence and distribution of intimate partner violence (IPV) in California using CHIS data collected across multiple survey cycles between 2001 and 2023.

Principal Investigator: Sepideh Banava

American Indian and Alaska Native CHIS Analyses

This project will analyze the health conditions, behaviors, and wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Californians using data from the 2024 AIAN Follow-On Study and the 2013-2024 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).

Principal Investigator: Ninez Ponce

Differential Impacts of California’s Paid Family Leave Program among Immigrants and U.S. Natives

In 2004, California became the first state to offer paid family leave to eligible parents (henceforth, CA-PFL).

Principal Investigator: Eva Dziadula

Experiences of Housing Discrimination in California: Analysis of the California Health Interview Survey

This project will examine the prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of housing discrimination in California using CHIS 2023-2024 data.

Principal Investigator: Ninez Ponce

Experiences of Hate Incidents in California: Analysis of the California Health Interview Survey

This project will analyze the prevalence, consequences, and predictors of hate incidents in California using CHIS 2023-2024 data.

Principal Investigator: Ninez Ponce

Breaking the Cycle: Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences, Legal Status, and Health Disparities Among Californians

This project examines how legal status moderates the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adult health outcomes across racial and ethnic groups in California.

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Understanding immigration-related health care access disparities for victims of intimate partner violence

This study will examine the influence of organization capacity and quality on health care access for IPV victims.

Principal Investigator: Sharon Tafolla

Focus on LGBT Mental Health Outcomes

Using 2023 CHIS data, this study will examine LGBT adults and their experience with serious or moderate psychological distress, functional impairment, suicide ideation and attempts, and access to mental health services.

Principal Investigator: Imelda Padilla-Frausto