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Collected Item: “COVID-19 AND THE ESCALATING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AMONG BIPOC AND IMMIGRANTS”

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COVID-19 AND THE ESCALATING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AMONG BIPOC AND IMMIGRANTS

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The purpose of “COVID-19 and the Escalating Mental Health Crisis among BIPOC and
Immigrants” is to analyze the already existing socioeconomic conditions in BIPOC and
immigrant communities that perpetuate mental health stigma and are also causes for the rising
mental health crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research project aims to investigate
generational trauma and its correlation to the pressurizing notion of the ‘essential worker,’ how
the silence of trauma creates stigma, and the lack of representation and affordable mental health
resources for low-income BIPOC and immigrants.

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Research Document including artwork, personal narrative and data analysis

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Yes

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2020-08

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Junior undergrad majoring in English (BA)

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Part of the SSRC Inequality Initiative with Professor Joseph Entin, Professor Jeanne Theoharis, and Dominick Braswell

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mentalhealth, covid19, essential worker, inequality, healthcare

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