The Influence of Stress on Unhealthy Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms of Black and White Young Adults • Jason D. Boardman, University of Colorado at Boulder ; Kari Alexander, University of Colorado at Boulder

Racial Disparities in Mental Health Outcomes: Possible Explanations for Unexpected Advantages among African-American Adolescents • Cynthia G. Colen, Ohio State University ; Bethany Boettner, Ohio State University

Racial Differences in Patterns of Adolescent Alcohol Use and Associations with Adolescent and Adult Illicit Drug Use in the United States: A Latent Class Analysis • Maria R. Khan, University of Maryland ; Charles M. Cleland, National Development and Research Institutes (NDRI) ; Amanda T. Berger, University of Maryland

Racial Differences in Risk Factors Associated with Suicidal Behavior among Young Adults in the United States • Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, University of Puerto Rico ; Julie A. Phillips, Rutgers University