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Abstract：
Transgender women of color (TWOC) experience high rates of police violence and victimization compared to other sexual and gender minority groups, as well as compared to other White transgender and cisgender women. While past studies have demonstrated how frequent police harassment is associated with higher psychological distress, the effect of neighborhood safety and neighborhood police violence on TWOC\'s mental health is rarely studied. In this study, we examine the association between neighborhood safety and neighborhood police violence with psychological distress among TWOC. Baseline self-reported data are from the TURNNT (\"Trying to Understand Relationships, Networks and Neighborhoods among Transgender Woman of Color\") Cohort Study (analytic n = 303). Recruitment for the study began September 2020 and ended November 2022. Eligibility criteria included being a TWOC, age 18-55, English- or Spanish-speaking, and planning to reside in the New York City metropolitan area for at least 1 year. In multivariable analyses, neighborhood safety and neighborhood police violence were associated with psychological distress. For example, individuals who reported medium levels of neighborhood police violence had 1.15 [1.03, 1.28] times the odds of experiencing psychological distress compared to those who experienced low levels of neighborhood police violence. Our data suggest that neighborhood safety and neighborhood police violence were associated with increased psychological distress among TWOC. Policies and programs to address neighborhood police violence (such as body cameras and legal consequences for abusive officers) may improve mental health among TWOC.
摘要：
与其他性和性别少数群体相比，有色人种变性人妇女(TWOC)遭受警察暴力和受害的比例很高，以及与其他白人变性人和顺性人女性相比。尽管过去的研究表明，警察骚扰的频繁程度与更高的心理困扰有关，邻里安全和邻里警察暴力对TWOC心理健康的影响很少研究。在这项研究中,我们研究了TWOC中邻里安全与邻里警察暴力与心理困扰之间的关联。基线自我报告的数据来自TURNNT(“试图了解关系，跨性别女性有色人种之间的网络和邻里关系\“)队列研究(分析n=303)。该研究的招聘始于2020年9月，并于2022年11月结束。资格标准包括TWOC，18-55岁，英语或西班牙语，并计划在纽约市都会区居住至少一年。在多变量分析中，邻里安全和邻里警察暴力与心理困扰有关。例如,与那些经历过低水平的邻里警察暴力的人相比，报告中等水平的邻里警察暴力的人经历心理困扰的几率是1.15[1.03，1.28]倍。我们的数据表明，社区安全和社区警察暴力与TWOC中心理困扰的增加有关。解决邻里警察暴力的政策和计划（例如人体摄像头和虐待人员的法律后果）可能会改善TWOC的心理健康。
