Experience of racism in young people and future mental health in England: longitudinal analysis from the Next Steps Study.

BMJ Ment Health · 2025 · PMC12516973 · PMID 41073072

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Longstanding mental illness The odds of having a longstanding mental illness at age 25 were 1.28 times higher among young people reporting racism, although it did not reach statistical significance (95% CI 0.82 to 2.01, p=0.276).

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