Racism and discrimination linked to poor mental health in young Aussies during COVID-19

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Australia; VIC; ACT

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A survey of 363 young people from multicultural backgrounds living in Victoria has found those who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander or from a multicultural background were more likely to have experienced racism or discrimination, and were more likely to have their lives impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also found that experiences of discrimination, racism and COVID-19-related stressors were linked with the negative mental health of young people.

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conference: Australian Journal of Social Issues

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Organisation/s: Deakin University, The Australian National University, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), The University of Melbourne

Funder: NP was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Career Development Fellowship (APP1123677) and an Australian National University Translational Fellowship; RJ is supported by an NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship (1189913).

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