Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism - Mexican Immigrants Have Good Mental Health

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Mexican Immigrant Kids Have Good Mental Health

5 Dec 2005

Michelle Trudeau

New research by the University of Texas at Austin indicates children of Mexican immigrants have surprisingly good mental health, despite the many obstacles they face. NPR contributing correspondent Michelle Trudeau reports on the findings of the study, which looked at kindergarten-age students across the United States.

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