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Attitudes and experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander Californians toward mental health, health, social services, and acts of discrimination

Principal Investigator: S. Karthick Ramakrishnan

Youth and young adult suicidal thoughts and behaviors, mental health, and firearm proximity

Study how firearm proximity may be related to mental health concerns among youth and young adults, particularly those at risk for suicide.

Principal Investigator: Joan Asarnow

Gun Violence Risk and Prevention: A Focus on LGBTQ Adults in California

A cross-sectional study using CHIS data (2021-2022 pooled) is proposed to provide information about LGBT groups and risk of gun violence.

Principal Investigator: Kerith Conron

Lives of LGBT migrants

There are an estimated 1.3 million LGBT foreign-born adults in the U.S. whose needs are largely invisible to policy-makers and service providers due to gaps in data collection systems.

Principal Investigator: Kerith Conron

Housing Insecurity and its Relationship with Adult Mental Health

Using 2021 and 2022 California Health Interview Survey data, this research study will provide descriptive statistics regarding the prevalence of housing insecurity (affordability and instability) of California’s adult population.

Principal Investigator: Ninez Ponce

Utilization of mental health technologies in California counties

The Help@Hand is a five-year demonstration project, funded and directed by counties in the State of California, and overseen by the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) as part of their oversight of funds generated through the Mental Health Services Act (passed in 2004, Prop 63).

Principal Investigator: Dara Sorkin

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

The Impact of Retailer Licensing Policies on Health Disparities

This study will investigate the influence of local tobacco retail licensing ordinances on tobacco and marijuana use and how it differs across selected sociodemographic characteristics using California as a case study.

Principal Investigator: Bukola Usidame

The Health Impacts of the Trump Administration among California Immigrants

The 45th presidential administration declared its desire to remake federal immigration policy, reducing the number of individuals entering the country in general, and creating barriers to immigration from countries from which low-income, people of color migrate.

Principal Investigator: Claudia Calhoon

The association between concern about firearm violence and psychological distress and suicidality among adolescents in California

This study will explore the association between concern about firearm violence and psychological distress and suicidality among adolescents ages 12-17.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Eisenberg