Based on the views of families in two London boroughs, Southwark and Lambeth, the research found that “racism wore away at children’s wellbeing”.
Children’s professionals were also involved in the research. They said that “racial trauma, day-to-day microaggressions, and concerns about a pervasive lack of racial justice” were “an additional layer of discrimination” that impacts on children's mental health.
Previous academic research is also examined, showing that “children have been found to be more vulnerable to the negative health effects of racism than adults”.
One academic, who works in Southwark and Lambeth, told researchers that parents in Black communities “needed to routinely upskill their children from an early age to navigate a world and daily experiences” of “racism, fear, threat and being treated differently or unfairly”.
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