A growing number of #Indigenous and Black parents in the #UnitedStates reported that their children have experienced racism firsthand, according to a study published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. 1/7 
Between 2016 and 2020, the study examined parental reporting of racist experiences that their children have faced. Led by Dr. Micah Hartwell at Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in the Cherokee Nation, and…
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Amy Hendrix-Dicken of the University of Oklahoma (Tulsa) School of Community Medicine, the study concluded that there indeed was an increase in reported racial incidents experienced by Black and Indigenous children from roughly 6.7% in 2016 to 9.3% by 2020.
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By comparison, 1% of parents of White children reported their kids had faced discrimination in 2016, and that increased to 1.7% in 2020. According to the report, Indigenous children experienced discrimination at rates ranging from 10.8% in 2016 to 15.7% in 2020, and…
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Black children ranged from 9.69% in 2018 to 15.04% in 2020.
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“Our study underlines the need for clinicians to expand their anti-racism resources and also highlights the role culturally competent health care can play in lessening the effects of adverse childhood experiences with racism,” said Hendrix-Dicken in a news release.
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