New research published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that exposure to officer-involved killings of unarmed Black individuals is linked to worse sleep health among Black adults in the US. The study found that there were significant increases in short and very short sleep following these killings. The findings highlight the impact of structural racism, specifically police violence, on sleep health among Black adults. The study used data from national surveys and Mapping Police Violence to reach its conclusions. These findings support the need for institutional reforms to address biased policing and eliminate officer-involved killings in the Black community. Limitations of the study include reliance on self-reported data and a lack of information on nonfatal police encounters.
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Black Adults Have Worse Sleep Health After Exposure to Officer-Involved Killings
