Also, the more often students spoke a language other than English Youth of different backgrounds who had been discriminated against at home, the more likely they because of their race, ethnicity, or skin colour in the past year were to have experienced racial discrimination. [...] 74% of Youth who experienced other those who had not experienced • Experience extreme despair in forms of discrimination in the racial discrimination). [...] because of their sexual orien- tation, and 30% who had been discriminated against because of a disability had also experienced MENTAL HEALTH IN THE PAST MONTH IN RELATION TO racial discrimination. [...] RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Experienced racial discrimination Did not have this experience 67% 52% 19% 11% 14% 7% Felt happy most or Experienced extreme Experienced extreme all the time stress despair Page 3 of 6 POTENTIAL RISKS TO SUPPORTING YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Youth who experienced racial Youth who had experienced racial • Felt their family respected th. [...] YOUTH WHOSE FRIENDS WOULD BE UPSET WITH THEM IF THEY … Experienced racial discrimination Did not have this experience 46% 52% 55% 42% Got drunk Used cannabis Page 4 of 6 Youth who experienced racial discrimination were more likely YOUTH WHO FELT EXTREME DESPAIR IN THE PAST MONTH to feel hopeful for the future (among those who experienced racial discrimination in the past year) when they: Agree/str.
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