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For Black Teens, School Belonging Can Be a Matter of Life and Death

August 7, 2023 sarah JonasResearch Results

Academic performance has long been linked to how supported students feel at school. Now, a Rutgers study suggests this sentiment is also essential to preventing suicides.

Study Shows Contact with Police May Be Detrimental to Health, Well-Being of Black Youth

September 7, 2021 sarah JonasResearch Results

According to a Johns Hopkins Medicine study published today in JAMA Pediatrics, exposure to police — even in instances in which the officers are providing assistance — may be detrimental to the health and well-being of Black youth, especially males, and can be associated with poor mental health, substance use, risky sexual behaviors and impaired safety.

More affirmation, less punishment may reduce harm to Black girls in schools, researchers assert

May 19, 2021 sarah JonasResearch Results

To improve the experiences of Black children in schools, particularly Black girls, a pair of researchers have conceptualized a new framework to help school leaders rethink anti-Black policies and practices, and help Black children recognize and celebrate their cultural identity.