Joshua Kaufman

Psychiatric Social Worker with LAUSD school mental health services unit

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Psychiatric Social Worker with LAUSD school mental health services unit

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A survey of 6,000 kids at 7 of LA’s inner city high schools reveal symptoms of what professionals call “clinical depression” largely due to a fear of violence.

Depression in South LA Schools

A survey of 6,000 kids at 7 of LA’s inner city high schools reveal symptoms of what professionals call “clinical depression” largely due to a fear of violence.

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