TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Neighborhood safety and neighborhood police violence are associated with psychological distress among English- and Spanish-speaking transgender women of color in New York City: finding from the TURNNT Cohort Study
JO  - Journal of urban health
A1  - Duncan, Dustin T.
A1  - Radix, Asa
A1  - Trinh-Shevrin, Chau
A1  - Lim, Sahnah
A1  - Khan, Maria
A1  - Schneider, John A.
A1  - Herrera, Cristina
A1  - Watson, Kim
A1  - Scheinmann, Roberta
A1  - Contreras, Jessica
A1  - Torrats-Espinosa, Gerard
A1  - Dharma, Christoffer
A1  - Park, Su Hyun
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Transgender women of color (TWOC) experience high rates of police violence and victimization compared to other sexual and gender minority groups, as well as compared to other White transgender and cisgender women. While past studies have demonstrated how frequent police harassment is associated with higher psychological distress, the effect of neighborhood safety and neighborhood police violence on TWOC's mental health is rarely studied. In this study, we examine the association between neighborhood safety and neighborhood police violence with psychological distress among TWOC. Baseline self-reported data are from the TURNNT ("Trying to Understand Relationships, Networks and Neighborhoods among Transgender Woman of Color") Cohort Study (analytic n = 303). Recruitment for the study began September 2020 and ended November 2022. Eligibility criteria included being a TWOC, age 18-55, English- or Spanish-speaking, and planning to reside in the New York City metropolitan area for at least 1 year. In multivariable analyses, neighborhood safety and neighborhood police violence were associated with psychological distress. For example, individuals who reported medium levels of neighborhood police violence had 1.15 [1.03, 1.28] times the odds of experiencing psychological distress compared to those who experienced low levels of neighborhood police violence. Our data suggest that neighborhood safety and neighborhood police violence were associated with increased psychological distress among TWOC. Policies and programs to address neighborhood police violence (such as body cameras and legal consequences for abusive officers) may improve mental health among TWOC.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1099-3460
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-024-00879-3
ID  - ref1
ER  -