Mental Health Concerns During COVID-19: An Observational Study Among a Predominantly Black Community in New York City.
Victoria K NgoThinh T VuMalcolm A PunterDeborah LevinePedro Mateu-GelabertLuisa N BorrellPublished in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2024)
This study showed a high prevalence of mental health concerns in a low-income racial/ethnic minoritized community, where COVID-19 and social risk factors compounded these concerns. Harlem residents face mental health risks including increased financial precarity, interpersonal violence, and discrimination exposure. Interventions are needed to address these concurrent mental health and psychosocial risk factors, particularly in racial/ethnic minoritized residents.