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Nearly 40% of adults who had four or more adverse childhood experiences said they had an unmet need for treatment.

The study examined ties between firearm proximity and psychological distress, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts.

Researchers have uncovered differences in how suicides are described that could identify at-risk men in time to get the help they need.

These areas also have the highest proportions of adults on Medi-Cal.

Meng, who was director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and focused on the causes of and solutions to inequities in health from a holistic perspective, died April 11.

Research by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and other campus units contributed to the government’s revision process.

The director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research was honored by the CDC Foundation and the James F. and Sarah T. Fries Foundation.

Tailoring outreach by cultures, languages and nationalities could help increase utilization of services.

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and its network of partners will offer free assistance across the country.

Across campus, students and scholars are responding to the challenges facing Los Angeles and the city’s nearly 75,000 homeless residents.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report recommends changes to laws and a more diverse lactation consultant workforce.

Finalists in the UCLA Health Equity Challenge proposed innovative measures to help those often underserved.

A $9.4 million federal grant furthers the UCLA Agile Visual Analytics Lab’s goal of making information accessible and meaningful for all.

UCLA survey finds fewer gun owners among Latino immigrants; Asian immigrants are more worried about becoming gun-violence victims.

The faculty members have published research that is cited most often by other scholars in their fields.

The academy cited Moreno as “one of most influential young Latino academic leaders in family medicine and health care.”

A UCLA study shows that in 2022, nearly half of California adults had used these services over the previous year.

Parks After Dark, which launched in 2010, has even helped reduce crime, according to a UCLA evaluation.

Parks After Dark, que empezó en 2010, incluso ha ayudado a reducir el crimen, según la evaluación de UCLA.

The Health Homes Program saved California more than $1,000 per participant a year.

A UCLA study also shows that those born outside the U.S. have greater unmet needs for mental health care.

Economic stressors and child care shortages coincided with decreased parental involvement behaviors, according to a UCLA study.

For married Black and Latino couples, interactions with friends, family and colleagues shrank even more drastically at the pandemic’s outset and recovered more slowly.

The program, housed in the school’s department of biostatistics, is designed for both current professionals and recent college graduates.

The May 4 event raised funds for UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital.