Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 27, No. 4, 2002, pp. 309-314
© 2002 Society of Pediatric Psychology
Introduction to the Special Issue: Economic, Health, and Mental Health Disparities Among Ethnic Minority Children and Families
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
All correspondence should be sent to Diane J. Willis, Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 4520 Ridgeline Drive, Norman, Oklahoma 73072. E-mail: diane-willis@ouhsc.edu .
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This special issue of Journal of Pediatric Psychology (JPP) focuses on children from low-income or ethnic minority backgrounds. This population constitutes a large proportion of patients seen by pediatric psychologists, yet we know from reports of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD; 2000
) and the Surgeon
General (U.S. Public Health Service
[USPHS], 2002) that there are significant disparities in health
and mental health status for this population.
Ethnic minorities are not only subjected to stressful racism and
discrimination that can adversely affect health and mental health; they also
face greater social and economic inequality and poverty
(U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services [USDHHS], 2001;
Willis, 2000b). The numbers of
children living in poverty is far from insignificant (13.5 million), with a
large percentage (74%) living in working families. Of these children, 5.8
million live in extreme poverty where the
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