Some immigrants in LA County struggle with post-election fear, anxiety. Here's where to seek help

According to a study published last year by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the percentage of immigrant adults in California with “serious psychological distress” increased by 50% between 2015 and 2021. The study defines serious psychological distress as severe, diagnosable mental health conditions, like depression and anxiety. 

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“Of course we can’t directly say that the [Trump] administration caused these increases,” Padilla-Frausto, a lead author of the study, told LAist. “But what we’re saying is that there was an association between this time period of the administration and mental health outcomes.”