Candice Hargons is an associate professor in the University of Kentucky’s Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology and the founding director of the Center for Healing Racial Trauma.
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State lawmakers are considering a similar move against the therapy, which is already banned in 20 states.
Twenty states already ban the practice on minors. Covington, Kentucky, passed a similar law this year.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics posted to Twitter on Sunday night that "racism is a public health issue," and the tweet linked to the AAP's 2019 policy statement about the impact of racism on child and adolescent health.