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Piper KN, Pankow J, Wood JD. Juvenile probation staff perceptions of engaging families in substance use services. FAMILY RELATIONS 2024; 73:2079-2102. [PMID: 38881821 PMCID: PMC11175584 DOI: 10.1111/fare.12974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Objectives Study objectives were to (a) understand juvenile justice staff members' experiences with engaging families in youth substance use services and (b) identify staff-perceived barriers to family engagement across steps of substance use service provision. Background Lack of family involvement in juvenile justice system substance use (SU) services is a key barrier to successful treatment of justice-involved youth. Method From June through November 2015, 33 focus groups were conducted at juvenile justice system probation sites across seven states. There were 263 participants, which included juvenile justice probation and behavioral health staff. Results Strategies to engage families in services were highly variable across the 33 juvenile justice sites. Juvenile justice staff members identified barriers to family engagement in SU services including family discomfort, distrust of juvenile justice staff, lack of family service compliance, difficulties accessing SU services, lack of transportation, insurance and cost barriers, low perceived need for treatment, lack of SU education, and SU treatment stigma. Conclusion and Implications Barriers to family engagement directly impact the success of SU service provision in juvenile justice settings. Implementation of strategies to engage families of justice-involved youth (e.g., providing tangible, informational, and emotional support to families, and involving families in juvenile justice policy and care decisions) are critical to improving SU outcomes among this vulnerable population.
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- Kaitlin N Piper
- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
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- Department of Criminal Justice, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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Smith H, Wilson M, Donovan B, Jones J, Butler T, Nathan S, Simpson P. Factors associated with unintended pregnancy and contraceptive practices in justice-involved adolescent girls in Australia. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0304825. [PMID: 38889164 PMCID: PMC11185493 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Despite a decline in unintended teenage pregnancy in Australia, rates remain higher amongst justice-involved adolescent girls, who are more likely to be from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, have histories of abuse, substance use and/or mental health issues. Furthermore, exposure to the criminal justice system may alter access to education and employment and opportunities, potentially resulting in distinct risk-factor profiles. We examine factors associated with unintended pregnancy, non-contraceptive use and Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) in a sample of sexually active, justice-involved adolescent girls from Western Australia and Queensland. METHODS Data from the Mental Health, Sexual Health and Reproductive Health of Young People in Contact with the Criminal Justice System (MeH-JOSH) Study was analysed on 118 sexually active adolescent girls. Participants were aged between 14 and 17 years, purposefully sampled based on justice-system involvement and completed an anonymous telephone survey. We constructed two multivariate models taking reproductive outcomes as the dependent variables. RESULTS Over one quarter (26%, 30/118) reported a past unintended pregnancy, 54 did not use any contraception at their last sexual encounter, and 17 reported LARC use. Following adjustments in the multivariate analysis, lifetime ecstasy use was associated with both unintended pregnancy (aOR 3.795, p = 0.022) and non-contraception use (aOR 4.562, p = 0.004). A history of physical abuse was also associated with both any contraception (aOR 3.024, p = 0.041) and LARC use (aOR 4.892, p = 0.050). Identifying as Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, education/employment status and geographic location appeared to have no association. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that justice-involved adolescent girls have distinct risk factors associated with unplanned pregnancy and contraception use compared to the general population, but more research is required to understand the mechanisms and contexts underlying these risk factors. How exposure to physical violence may encourage contraception and LARC use, in particular, warrants further attention as does the association with ecstasy use.
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- Helene Smith
- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- National Drug & Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Piper KN, Jahn A, Escoffery C, Woods-Jaeger B, Nunn A, Schwartz DP, Smith-Curry C, Sales J. A mixed methods evaluation of family-driven care implementation in juvenile justice agencies in Georgia. HEALTH & JUSTICE 2024; 12:8. [PMID: 38407654 PMCID: PMC10895769 DOI: 10.1186/s40352-024-00261-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND Improving family engagement in juvenile justice (JJ) system behavioral health services is a high priority for JJ systems, reform organizations, and family advocacy groups across the United States. Family-driven care (FDC) is a family engagement framework used by youth-serving systems to elevate family voice and decision-making power at all levels of the organization. Key domains of a family-driven system of care include: 1) identifying and involving families in all processes, 2) informing families with accurate, understandable, and transparent information, 3) collaborating with families to make decisions and plan treatments, 4) responding to family diversity and inclusion, 5) partnering with families to make organizational decisions and policy changes, 6) providing opportunities for family peer support, 7) providing logistical support to help families overcome barriers to participation, and 8) addressing family health and functioning. FDC enhances family participation, empowerment, and decision-making power in youth services; ultimately, improving youth and family behavioral health outcomes, enhancing family-child connectedness, and reducing youth recidivism in the JJ setting. METHODS We evaluated staff-perceived adoption of the eight domains of FDC across detention and community services agencies in the state of Georgia. We collected mixed methods data involving surveys and in-depth qualitative interviews with JJ system administrators, staff, and practitioners between November 2021- July 2022. In total, 140 individuals from 61 unique JJ agencies participated in surveys; and 16 JJ key informants participated in qualitative interviews. RESULTS FDC domains with the highest perceived adoption across agencies included identifying and involving families, informing families, collaborative decision-making and treatment planning, and family diversity and inclusion. Other domains that had mixed or lower perceived adoption included involving families in organizational feedback and policy making, family peer support, logistical support, and family health and functioning. Adoption of FDC domains differed across staff and organizational characteristics. CONCLUSIONS Findings from this mixed methods assessment will inform strategic planning for the scale-up of FDC strategies across JJ agencies in the state, and serve as a template for assessing strengths and weaknesses in the application of family engagement practices in systems nationally.
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- Kaitlin N Piper
- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Olsen EM, Whiteley LB, Giorlando KK, Beausoleil N, Tolou-Shams M, Esposito-Smythers C, Brown LK. The Role of Family Factors in the Outcomes of Court-Involved Youth. YOUTH VIOLENCE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE 2023; 21:309-324. [PMID: 38274153 PMCID: PMC10809991 DOI: 10.1177/15412040231179110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Court-involved youth (CIY) comprise a significant portion of the U.S. population and have a high prevalence of psychiatric illness and substance use. Youth delinquency has also been associated with family variables and parenting practices. However, it is not known which family factors are most relevant to behavioral outcomes in CIY mandated to outpatient mental health treatment. Self-report measures from 163 CIY (M = 15.19 years; 58.3% male) starting psychiatric care in two U.S. cities were utilized in a cross-sectional analysis to examine the association of parental monitoring and family functioning with the severity and variety of delinquent acts. Results demonstrate that parental monitoring is significantly associated with the delinquent behavior of CIY in mental health treatment, beyond that of psychiatric symptoms and substance use. Improved understanding of influential family factors can enhance tailoring of existing interventions to ensure that they are relevant to the needs of CIY, especially those in psychiatric treatment.
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- Elizabeth M. Olsen
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bradley Hospital, East Providence, RI
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Young Adult Behavioral Health Program, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Young Adult Behavioral Health Program, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bradley Hospital, East Providence, RI
- Young Adult Behavioral Health Program, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
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Stokes ML, Abram KM, Aaby DA, Welty LJ, Meyerson NS, Zawitz CJ, Teplin LA. Substance Use Disorders and HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors in Youth After Juvenile Detention: A 16-Year Longitudinal Study. J Adolesc Health 2023; 73:640-649. [PMID: 37716716 PMCID: PMC10513729 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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PURPOSE To examine the association between substance use disorders (SUDs) and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors in detained youth as they age. METHODS Prospective longitudinal study of a stratified random sample of 1,829 youth aged 10 to 18 years at baseline, sampled between November 1995 and June 1998 from the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Chicago, Illinois, and reinterviewed up to 13 times (to median age 32); 17,766 interviews overall. RESULTS Youth had greater odds of engaging in every risk behavior when they had an SUD compared with when they did not have an SUD. For example, SUD was associated with condomless vaginal sex with a high-risk partner (OR: 2.28, 95% CI: 1.84-2.82). SUD was also associated with multiple partners, although the strength varied by time and sex (e.g., 16 years after baseline, OR: 3.58, 95% CI: 2.46-5.23 females; OR: 2.07, 95% CI: 1.48-2.88 males). Types of SUD-alcohol, comorbid alcohol and marijuana, drugs other than marijuana-were also associated with HIV/AIDS risk behaviors. DISCUSSION SUDs and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors are linked among youth in the juvenile justice system and as they age. There is a longstanding need for targeted and integrated HIV and SUD services, but this need remains unmet.
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- Marquita L Stokes
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Cermak Health Services, Cook County Department of Corrections, Chicago, Illinois; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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Sichel CE, Winetsky D, Campos S, O'Grady MA, Tross S, Kim J, Cohall A, Cohall R, Elkington KS. Patterns and contexts of polysubstance use among young and older adults who are involved in the criminal legal system and use opioids: A mixed methods study. J Subst Abuse Treat 2022; 143:108864. [PMID: 36242819 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Opioid prevention and treatment programs tailored to young adults involved in the criminal legal system are rare. We examined profiles of polysubstance use among younger and older adults involved in the criminal legal system who use opioids, and explored their experiences and motivations related to substance use. Information gleaned can inform the adaptation of existing programs and the development of novel approaches for young adults in the criminal legal system. METHODS Using a sequential mixed methods design we 1) quantitatively identified typologies of polysubstance users among adults aged 18-24 (n = 92) and those age 25 and over (n = 27) involved in the criminal legal system who use opioids, using latent class analysis and 2) qualitatively explored differences in personal motivations, cultural influences, and psychosocial contexts of substance use by class. RESULTS Our quantitative results supported a three-class typology: the majority of participants were in Class I (73 %, n = 87) and reported using primarily alcohol and marijuana. Participants in Classes II (15 %, n = 18) and III (12 %, n = 14) endorsed distinct and complicated polysubstance use profiles. Further, participants in Classes I and III were significantly younger than those in Class II. Qualitative analysis allowed us to understand associations between patterns of use, motivations, and contexts among young and older adults, comparing across classes. CONCLUSIONS Our results highlight the importance of attending to the needs of subpopulations based on age and use patterns to adapt and develop targeted treatment and prevention programs for high-risk adults involved in the criminal legal system.
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- STAR Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
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- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University; New York State Psychiatric Institute
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University; HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University; New York State Psychiatric Institute
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- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University; New York State Psychiatric Institute
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Rosen B, Dauria E, Shumway M, Smith JD, Koinis-Mitchell D, Tolou-Shams M. Association of pregnancy attitudes and intentions with sexual activity and psychiatric symptoms in justice-involved youth. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW 2022; 138:106510. [PMID: 38107676 PMCID: PMC10723635 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Context With over one-third of detained girls experiencing teenage pregnancy, it is critical that the juvenile justice system better addresses the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of youth. Although pregnancy attitudes and intentions (PAI) are associated with pregnancy outcomes among the general adolescent population, this relationship has not been examined among justice-involved youth. Methods Participants were drawn from a longitudinal study characterizing trajectories of behavioral and reproductive health and recidivism among newly justice-involved youth in a Northeast family court. Baseline and four-month follow-up data from 288 justice-involved youth (JIY) were analyzed to characterize PAI; examine associations between pregnancy intentions and unprotected sexual activity (i.e., no hormonal, intrauterine, or barrier protection against pregnancy); and explore the relationship between pregnancy intentions and psychiatric symptoms. Results At baseline, 39% of JIY youth were sexually active, 44% of these youth reported inconsistent condom use and 14% had not used birth control at last sexual intercourse. Nearly half of sexually active youth reported some intent around pregnancy and those with any pregnancy intentions were more likely to report depression, low self-esteem, substance use, and trauma history. Pregnancy intentions at baseline predicted higher rates of unprotected sexual activity at four months (OR: 16.9, CI = 2.48-115.7). Conclusions This study highlights the importance of developing and implementing more comprehensive SRH assessments and brief interventions for youth entering the justice system.
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- Brooke Rosen
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 401 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356560, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 401 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
- Department of Community and Behavioral Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, United States
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Building 5, Room 7M18, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 401 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 401 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Building 20, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94110, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital Department of Psychiatry, 1 Hoppin St. Coro West, 2nd Floor, Providence, RI 02903, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 401 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Building 5, Room 7M18, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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The Associations of Mental Health Disturbances, Self-Esteem, and Partner Violence Victimization with Condom Use in Spanish Adolescents. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11092467. [PMID: 35566593 PMCID: PMC9104900 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11092467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Risky sexual behaviors, such as not using a condom for preventing sexually transmittable diseases and unwanted pregnancies, are associated with emotional and psychological problems in adolescence, including higher levels of depression, anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem. Adolescents with a history of violence victimization are also at increased risk of engaging in sexual risk behaviors. In this study, we examined the associations between mental health disturbances and partner violence victimization and the non-use of condoms among young people in Spain. We also examined self-esteem as a mediator of mental health problems and unprotected sexual relationships. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 831 adolescents randomly selected from 25 high schools in Spain. From the initial sample, 285 students (144 men and 141 women) from high schools in Alicante (Spain) who reported having experienced sexual activity with at least one partner were approached. The results showed that one in three adolescents between 14 and 19 years old did not use condoms during sexual intercourse. The factors associated with the non-use of condoms in the estimated models of Poisson robust variance were having a history of physical, psychological, or sexual violence; having been expelled from school because of behavioral problems; and having higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress and lower levels of self-esteem. Self-esteem was independently associated with the non-use of condoms. Having lower levels of self-esteem increased the risk of not using a condom during participants’ last sexual intercourse. These findings suggest the importance of developing public health strategies for mental health promotion to increase condom use among adolescents.
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Porche MV, Fortuna LR, Tolou-Shams M. Unpacking the Layers: Dismantling Inequities in Substance Use Services and Outcomes for Racially Minoritized Adolescents. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2022; 31:223-236. [PMID: 35361361 PMCID: PMC10662943 DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2021.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Minoritized youth have lower prevalence rates of substance use disorders (SUD) compared with White peers, but proportionally those that are diagnosed are less likely to engage in specialized care and there are few culturally responsive treatments or programs available. We examine social determinants of SUD, with emphasis on the impact of trauma, including racial trauma, and include an intersectional approach incorporating race, ethnicity, and gender. This review of the literature highlights evidence-based effective clinical practice as examples for the field in developing therapeutic approaches to SUD for this population.
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- Michelle V Porche
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), 1001 Potrero Avenue, Building 5, Room 7M, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California, San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Building 5, Room 7M16, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California, San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Building 5, Room 7M18, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
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Tolou-Shams M, Dauria EF, Rosen RK, Clark MA, Spetz J, Levine A, Marshall BD, Folk JB, Gopalakrishnan L, Nunn A, Lescano C, Goldstein N, Moore K, Sickmund M. Bringing juvenile justice and public health systems together to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of justice-involved youth. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY 2022; 92:224-235. [PMID: 35254846 PMCID: PMC9208729 DOI: 10.1037/ort0000604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Constitutional mandates require access to medical testing and treatment in correctional settings, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care services. These same mandates do not apply to youth supervised in the community, who represent the majority of justice-involved youth. Waiting until youth are in detention settings to provide access to SRH services misses an opportunity to improve health outcomes for youth who have earlier points of contact with the system. This mixed-methods study explored structural intervention development and policy geared toward increasing access to and uptake of SRH prevention, treatment, care, and support services for court-involved, nonincarcerated (CINI) youth. Data were collected from a nationwide survey (N = 226) and qualitative interviews (N = 18) with juvenile justice (JJ) and public health (PH) system stakeholders between December 2015 and January 2017. Results suggest both PH and JJ stakeholders perceive CINI youth as having substantial, largely unmet SRH care needs due to a lack of services, policies, or procedures to address these needs. Barriers to implementing programs and policies to improve SRH services for this population include limited resources (e.g., staffing, time); perceived irrelevance for juvenile court, probation, or other community supervision settings; and concerns about confidentiality, privacy, and information sharing. Recommendations for effective intervention included colocating services, justice-to-community referrals, and service linkages (e.g., through a community health navigator), and staff education around youth SRH confidentiality and information-sharing practices. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Marina Tolou-Shams
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
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- Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital
- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health
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- Department of Health Services Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
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- Center for Health Equity Research, Brown University School of Public Health
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- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University
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- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida
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Randomized Controlled Trial of an Alcohol-related Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention with Adolescents: The Role of Neurocognitive Activation During Risky Decision-Making. AIDS Behav 2021; 25:265-275. [PMID: 33712986 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03190-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Justice-involved youth are at a higher risk of negative outcomes from sexual activity and alcohol use relative to their non-justice involved peers. In the current study, we tested the extent to which variability in neurocognitive response (i.e., activation in the right superior parietal lobule; rSPL) during a risky decision-making task moderated the success of a sexual risk reduction intervention. In a cluster randomized trial blocked by gender, justice-involved adolescents (N = 269) first completed a risky decision-making task during a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) session, then were assigned to an information-only control (GINFO) or sexual risk reduction intervention incorporating alcohol risk reduction content (GPI + GMET) and then re-contacted every three months for one year. Youth in the GPI + GMET intervention reported less sexual risk behavior 12 months after intervention than those in the control. Although neurocognitive activation was associated with sexual risk behavior, it did not moderate intervention outcomes. This risk-reduction intervention appears to work equally well across a range of neurocognitive responses.
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Snow-Hill NL, Donenberg G, Feil EG, Smith DR, Floyd BR, Leve C. A Technology-Based Training Tool for a Health Promotion and Sex Education Program for Justice-Involved Youth: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Form Res 2021; 5:e31185. [PMID: 34591028 PMCID: PMC8517818 DOI: 10.2196/31185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Justice-involved youth are especially vulnerable to mental health distress, substance misuse, and risky sexual activity, amplifying the need for evidence-based programs (EBPs). Yet, uptake of EBPs in the justice system is challenging because staff training is costly in time and effort. Hence, justice-involved youth experience increasing health disparities despite the availability of EBPs. Objective To counter these challenges, this study develops and pilot-tests a prototype of a technology-based training tool that teaches juvenile justice staff to deliver a uniquely tailored EBP for justice-involved youth—PHAT (Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Teens) Life. PHAT Life is a comprehensive sex education, mental health, and substance use EBP collaboratively designed and tested with guidance from key stakeholders and community members. The training tool addresses implementation barriers that impede uptake and sustainment of EBPs, including staff training and support and implementation costs. Methods Staff (n=11) from two juvenile justice settings pilot-tested the technology-based training tool, which included five modules. Participants completed measures of HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) knowledge, sex education confidence, and implementation outcomes such as training satisfaction, adoption, implementation, acceptability, appropriateness, and sustainability. PHAT Life trainers assessed fidelity through two activity role plays participants submitted upon completing the training modules. Results Participants demonstrated increases in HIV and STI knowledge (t10=3.07; P=.01), and were very satisfied (mean 4.42, SD 0.36) with the training tool and the PHAT Life curriculum. They believed that the training tool and curriculum could be adopted, implemented, and sustained within their settings as an appropriate and acceptable intervention and training. Conclusions Overall, the results from this pilot test demonstrate feasibility and support continuing efforts toward completing the training tool and evaluating it within a fully powered randomized controlled trial. Ultimately, this study will provide a scalable option for disseminating an EBP and offers a more cost-effective and sustainable way to train staff in an EBP.
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- Nyssa L Snow-Hill
- Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Influents Innovations, Eugene, OR, United States
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Kan E, Knowles A, Peniche M, Frick PJ, Steinberg L, Cauffman E. Neighborhood Disorder and Risk-Taking Among Justice-Involved Youth-The Mediating Role of Life Expectancy. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE 2021; 31:282-298. [PMID: 33232554 DOI: 10.1111/jora.12596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Neighborhood disorder has been linked to perceptions of shorter life expectancies, and shorter life expectancies have been associated with greater risk-taking. Yet, no studies have combined these two pathways. Using data from the longitudinal Crossroads study, the present study assessed whether life expectancy mediates the association between neighborhood disorder and risk-taking-substance use, crime, and risky sex-among 1,093 justice-involved adolescents. Results indicate that neighborhood disorder was linked to lower estimated life expectancy which in turn related to higher rates of cigarette use, binge drinking, illicit drug use, offending, and casual sex. However, life expectancy did not explain the association between neighborhood disorder and marijuana use or inconsistent condom use.
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- Emily Kan
- University of California, Irvine, USA
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- Louisiana State University & Australian Catholic University, USA
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Yap L, Jones J, Donovan B, Nathan S, Sullivan E, Davison S, Heffernan E, Richards A, Meurk C, Steele M, Fisher C, Ton B, Butler T. The sexual behaviours of adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years involved with the juvenile justice system in Australia: A community-based survey. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0243633. [PMID: 33370362 PMCID: PMC7769256 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Objectives To overcome key knowledge gaps in relation to justice involved and vulnerable young people and their sexual health and to compare this group with their peers from other youth health surveys in Australia to determine the extent of the issues. Methods Young people, aged between 14 and 17 years, who had ever been or were currently involved with the criminal justice system were purposively sampled. The survey was anonymous and delivered using Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI). Results A total of 465 justice involved MeH-JOSH young people, aged between 14 and 17 years, participated in the study: 44% Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) and 37% not attending school. Of the total valid responses, 76% (n = 348) reported having ever had sex, with sexual initiation at a median age of 14 years. We compared these data with their peers in other Australian surveys and found that young people in our study had a higher engagement in sex and start having sex at a younger age, reporting more sexual partners at all ages. Conclusions The sexual behaviours of young people involved in the justice system in this study suggest they may be at a greater risk for sexually transmissible infections than their age-matched peers in the general population. Policymakers should elevate them to a priority population for targeting sexual health services and health promotion.
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- Lorraine Yap
- The Kirby Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- National Drug Research Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- The Kirby Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Population Health, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- National Drug Research Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- State Forensic Mental Health Service, North Metropolitan Health Service, & Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Queensland Forensic Mental Health Service, Brisbane, Australia
- Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Brisbane, Australia
- The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Immunisation Program and BBV/STI Unit, Communicable Diseases Branch Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Forensic Mental Health Service, Brisbane, Australia
- Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Brisbane, Australia
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- Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Brisbane, Australia
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- Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Population Health, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Population Health, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Huang S, Gardner S, Piper KN, Coleman AS, Becan JE, Robertson AA, Elkington KS. Bridging Systems to Implement HIV/STI Programming Within the Juvenile Justice System: Strengths and Challenges of a Local Change Team Approach. AIDS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR AIDS EDUCATION 2020; 32:432-453. [PMID: 33112673 DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2020.32.5.432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Justice-involved youth are at risk for HIV/STIs but do not access services. The complex challenges of improving the delivery of health-related services within juvenile justice (JJ) settings warrant exploration of strategies to close this service gap. This study describes the successes and challenges of utilizing a local change team (LCT) strategy comprising JJ and health agency staff to implement HIV/STI programming in JJ settings, across six counties in six states in the U.S. Five focus groups comprising n = 28 JJ and health agency staff who served as LCT members were conducted. Results demonstrated the structured nature of the collaborative process and strength of commitment among LCT members were necessary for successful implementation of HIV/STI programming. The use of LCTs comprising membership of JJ and (behavioral) health systems has broader applicability to other health and behavioral health issues faced by youth on probation that JJ staff may feel ill equipped to address.
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- Sofia Huang
- Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
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- Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
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Elkington KS, O'Grady MA, Tross S, Wilson P, Watkins J, Lebron L, Cohall R, Cohall A. A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a cross-systems service delivery model to improve identification and care for HIV, STIs and substance use among justice-involved young adults. HEALTH & JUSTICE 2020; 8:20. [PMID: 32797292 PMCID: PMC7427909 DOI: 10.1186/s40352-020-00121-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Justice-involved young adults (JIYA) aged 18-24 are at significant risk for HIV and problematic substance use (SU) but are unlikely to know their HIV status or be linked to HIV or SU treatment and care. Intensive efforts to increase screening and improve linkage to HIV and SU services for JIYA are needed that address youth as well as justice and health/behavioral health system-level barriers. METHODS MoveUp is a four-session intervention that integrates evidence-based protocols to promote HIV and STI testing, HIV and SU behavioral risk reduction and engagement in treatment for JIYA. MoveUp is delivered onsite at an alternative sentencing program (ASP) by HIV testing outreach workers from a youth-focused medical and HIV treatment program. N = 450 youth are randomized following baseline assessment into two groups: MoveUp or standard of care. Youth are followed for 12 months following the intervention; unprotected sexual behavior, substance use, HIV and STI testing as well as treatment linkage will be assessed at 3, 6, 9 and 12-months. DISCUSSION This study is one of the first to systematically test an integrated screen/testing, prevention intervention and linkage-to-care services program (MoveUp), using evidence-based approaches to address the overlapping HIV/STI and substance use epidemics in JIYA by providing on-site services to identify HIV/STI and SU risk and treatment need within justice-settings as well as linkage to services in the community. This approach, capitalizing on health and justice partnerships, represents an innovation that can capitalize on missed opportunities for engaging JIYA in health care.
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- Katherine S Elkington
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
- Clinical Medical Psychology, HIV Center of Clinical and Behavioral Studies, 1051 Riverside Drive, #15, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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- University of Connecticut, School of Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT, 06030-6325, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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Elkington KS, Spaulding A, Gardner S, Knight D, Belenko S, Becan JE, Robertson AA, Oser C, DiClemente R. A System-Level Intervention to Encourage Collaboration Between Juvenile Justice and Public Health Agencies to Promote HIV/STI Testing. AIDS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR AIDS EDUCATION 2020; 32:337-355. [PMID: 32897134 PMCID: PMC9426765 DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2020.32.4.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Justice-involved youth are at high risk for HIV and STIs, and justice agencies are uniquely poised to offer HIV/STI testing. However, testing in these settings is not routine and represents a missed opportunity. This study describes a system-level implementation intervention designed to increase access to HIV/STI testing through juvenile justice (JJ) and public health agency collaboration across six counties in six states in the United States. Local change teams, active facilitation, and training were utilized to facilitate agency partnerships and development of HIV/STI practice change protocols. Five counties established health and JJ partnerships and four counties successfully implemented their protocols. Sites with HIV/STI education and testing protocols behaviorally screened 98.5% of youth and tested 41.2% of those youth; 0% were HIV+ and 43.2% had an STI. The intervention provides a feasible, scalable solution, through promoting partnerships between JJ and health agencies, to link youth to testing and treatment services.
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- Katherine S. Elkington
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
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- Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
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- Department of Criminal Justice, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
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- Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
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- Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York University (NYU) College of Global Public Health, New York, NY
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Gibson LP, Gust CJ, Gillman AS, Bryan AD, Feldstein Ewing SW. Mechanisms of Action for Empirically Supported Interventions to Reduce Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Adolesc Health 2020; 67:53-60. [PMID: 32169523 PMCID: PMC7311249 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Adolescents are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Interventions to reduce adolescent sexual risk often have modest outcomes. Understanding of the mechanisms of program effectiveness is needed to develop stronger interventions. We used a randomized controlled trial to examine mechanisms of response to two empirically supported interventions: motivational interviewing versus behavioral skills training. METHODS A total of 262 adolescents (mean age = 15.89 years, standard deviation = 1.24; 34% female and 61% Latinx) were recruited from juvenile justice programs in the U.S.; all youth were randomized to motivational interviewing or behavioral skills training. Primary outcomes included (1) theory-based mechanisms (condom use attitudes, norms, self-efficacy, and intentions measured before and immediately after the interventions); and (2) risky sexual behavior (frequency of unprotected sex) and condom use measured 3 months postintervention. RESULTS Both interventions significantly increased positive attitudes toward condom use, self-efficacy for condom use, and intentions to use condoms post-test, with no differences by condition. Neither intervention impacted norms for condom use. Both interventions significantly decreased risky sexual behavior and increased condom use at the 3-month follow-up. The pattern of associations of Theory of Planned Behavior constructs to behavior were of similar magnitude in the two groups. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate common mechanisms of action for these two interventions and support the use of transdiagnostic mechanisms of treatment impact for sexual risk reduction.
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- Laurel P. Gibson
- Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO USA
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- Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO USA
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- Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO USA
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- Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO USA,,Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO USA
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- Division of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Selitsky L, Markowitz N, Baxa DM, Kaljee L, Miree CA, Islam N, Burse C, Newaz R, Dankerlui D, Jacobsen G, Joseph C. Self-report of domestic violence and forced sex are related to sexual risk behaviors in a sample of juvenile detainees. HEALTH & JUSTICE 2020; 8:15. [PMID: 32577955 PMCID: PMC7313184 DOI: 10.1186/s40352-020-00116-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Justice-involved youth have higher rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and a higher prevalence of the associated sexual risk behaviors. Sexual risk behaviors are also associated with alcohol and drug use. Research suggests that a history of trauma is an important predictor of alcohol and drug use in youth offenders, and therefore is a likely contributor to sexual risk behavior in this population. The objective of this analysis is to determine the association of trauma, specifically, domestic violence and forced sex, to six sexual risk behaviors and a history of chlamydia among detained youth. METHODS The analysis uses data from a convenience sample of detainees assenting to HIV testing conducted December 2016 - August 2017 using the state-certified Voluntary Counseling Testing and Referral (VCTR) process. RESULTS Of the 379 youth that received VCTR at the facility, 308 (81.3%) were used in this analysis. Report of domestic violence was significantly associated with sex under the influence of alcohol and was also significantly associated with sex under the influence of marijuana. Forced sex was associated with a sexual partner of unknown HIV status. CONCLUSIONS Traumatic experiences were related to sexual risk behaviors in this analysis, and substance use was strongly implicated in the association. Trauma is known to be a catalyst to sexual risk behaviors, substance use, and delinquency in adolescence. Results support the findings of other investigators and re-iterate the need for trauma-informed interventions that can improve the life trajectories of detained youth.
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- Lea Selitsky
- Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Henry Ford Health System and School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA
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- William Beaumont School of Medicine, Oakland University, Rochester, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, USA
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- Global Health Initiative, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, 1 Ford Place, Detroit, Michigan USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, 1 Ford Place, Detroit, Michigan USA
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- Global Health Initiative, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, 1 Ford Place, Detroit, Michigan USA
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- Global Health Initiative, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, 1 Ford Place, Detroit, Michigan USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, 1 Ford Place, Detroit, Michigan USA
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Tolou-Shams M, Brown LK, Marshall BDL, Dauria E, Koinis-Mitchell D, Kemp K, Poindexter B. The Behavioral Health Needs of First-Time Offending Justice-Involved Youth: Substance Use, Sexual Risk and Mental Health. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2020; 28:291-303. [PMID: 34220180 DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2020.1774023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This study examines substance use, emotional/behavioral symptoms and sexual risk among first-time offending, court-involved, non-incarcerated (FTO-CINI) youth. Youth and caregivers (N=423) completed tablet-based assessments. By time of first justice contact (average 14.5 years old), 49% used substances, 40% were sexually active and 33% reported both. Youth with co-occurring substance use and sexual risk had more emotional/behavioral symptoms; youth with delinquent offenses and females had greater co-occurring risk. Time of first offense is a critical period to intervene upon high rates of mental health need for those with co-occurring substance use and sexual risk to prevent poor health and legal outcomes.
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- Marina Tolou-Shams
- University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences; 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA.,Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Division of Infant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; 222 Richmond St, Providence, RI 02903, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital; 593 Eddy St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health; 121 S Main St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences; 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA.,Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Division of Infant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; 222 Richmond St, Providence, RI 02903, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital; 593 Eddy St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; 222 Richmond St, Providence, RI 02903, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital; 593 Eddy St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; 222 Richmond St, Providence, RI 02903, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital; 593 Eddy St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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Shekar A, Gross A, Luebbers E, Honsky J. Effects of an Interprofessional Student-Led Sexual Education Program on Self-Efficacy and Attitudes About Sexual Violence in Youths in Juvenile Detention. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2020; 33:302-306. [PMID: 31874315 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2019.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE We aim to explore the impact of an interprofessional graduate student-led sexual education curriculum on sexual self-efficacy, perceived importance of sexual consent, and willingness to intervene against sexual violence in the high-risk population of detained youths. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Medical, nursing, social work, and physician assistant students implemented a 3-session, comprehensive sexual health curriculum for detained youths (n = 253). INTERVENTIONS AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The curriculum from Son et al (2017) was adapted to include a more targeted curriculum on consent and safe relationships. Youths completed pre- and postintervention assessments that evaluated their sexual self-efficacy and violence-related beliefs and behaviors. RESULTS Detained youths completing the curriculum showed statistically significant increases in the sexual self-efficacy (P < .001), view of the importance of consent (P < .001), and willingness to intervene (P = .0027). The subset of male individuals and adolescents aged 17-19 years achieved statistically significant improvement in each category; adolescents aged 12-14 years did not. Female participants showed statistically significant improvement in sexual self-efficacy scores only. CONCLUSIONS The curriculum addressing topics of consent and sexual violence was effective in improving detained youths' belief in their ability to safely navigate a sexual encounter and their attitudes toward sexual assault. Additional research on gender- and age-specific programming and the long-term impact on sexual health risk behaviors is needed.
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- Anjali Shekar
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Parrish DE. Achieving Justice for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System. SOCIAL WORK 2020; 65:149-158. [PMID: 32280972 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swaa005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Female involvement in the juvenile justice system has steadily increased in the United States over the past three decades. During this time, as male arrests have declined, female arrests have increased. Although many social workers have responded to these trends with a national call to identify and address the unique needs of these girls, we lack much high-quality research, including empirically supported interventions or programming to serve the needs of female youths involved in the justice system. This article provides a summary of the extant research that helps document the unique needs of these female youths and national policy efforts and practice considerations for social work practitioners. These needs and policy initiatives offer important opportunities for social workers to conduct research to improve the understanding of this population and also ways in which to provide services that address these youths' complex needs. The article concludes that these female youths-most of whom are not a danger to society-need services instead of involvement in the justice system.
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- Danielle E Parrish
- School of Social Work, Baylor University, 4100 S. Main Street, Houston, TX 77002
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Elkington KS, Robertson AA, Knight DK, Gardner SK, Funk RR, Dennis ML, Oser C, DiClemente R. HIV/STI Service Delivery Within Juvenile Community Supervision Agencies: A National Survey of Practices and Approaches to Moving High-Risk Youth Through the HIV Care Cascade. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2020; 34:72-80. [PMID: 32049557 PMCID: PMC7044763 DOI: 10.1089/apc.2019.0157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Justice-involved youth (JIY) are at considerable risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but are disconnected from treatment and prevention. Juvenile justice agencies providing community supervision (CS) are well positioned to provide HIV prevention, testing, and prompt referral to treatment for JIY. However, we lack an understanding of juvenile CS agency responses to HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) needs among JIY. We conducted a nationwide systematic assessment of how juvenile CS agencies identify, refer, and move youth through the HIV care cascade using a nationally representative sample of 195 juvenile CS agencies across 20 states. Two-thirds of CS agencies did not offer any HIV-/STI-related services, and 82% reported no collaboration with health agencies. Screening or referral for HIV risk behaviors was reported by 32% of the CS agencies and 12% for any intervention or prevention for HIV/STI risk behaviors. Between 21% and 30% of agencies were unaware of the location of local HIV/STI services. HIV/STI prevention training was not a priority for directors and was ranked second to last out of 16 training topics. Agencies where staff expressed need for HIV risk training and where specific court programming was available were more likely to provide or refer for HIV/STI screening and/or testing. Agencies were more likely to provide or refer for services if they provided pre-trial/pre-adjudication supervision, parole, or court programming. Considering the low provision of HIV/STI-related services and limited collaboration between health and justice agencies, interventions that promote cross-system collaboration designed to minimize barriers and facilitate identification, referral, and linkage to HIV services for JIY are necessary.
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- Katherine S. Elkington
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
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- Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
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- Department of Sociology and Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- Department of Behavioral Science, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York University, New York, New York
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Knowles A, Rinehart JK, Steinberg L, Frick PJ, Cauffman E. Risky Sexual Behavior among Arrested Adolescent Males: The Role of Future Expectations and Impulse Control. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE 2020; 30 Suppl 2:562-579. [PMID: 30983069 DOI: 10.1111/jora.12499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The current study evaluates two predictors of adolescent sexual risk-taking, specifically whether impulse control or future expectations predict condom use and casual sex. We examine whether risky sex occurs among youth who tend to act without thinking about the future, or instead, youth who report low future expectations. We consider these relations longitudinally among a sample of sexually active justice-involved adolescent males (N = 752, M age = 15.58) a group at heightened risk for sexual risk-taking. We found that optimistic expectations for the future predict a higher likelihood of engaging in consistent condom use, whereas high impulse control is related to a lower likelihood of casual sex. Implications for intervention and research on positive sexual health are discussed.
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- Louisiana State University System
- Australian Catholic University
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Borschmann R, Janca E, Carter A, Willoughby M, Hughes N, Snow K, Stockings E, Hill NTM, Hocking J, Love A, Patton GC, Sawyer SM, Fazel S, Puljević C, Robinson J, Kinner SA. The health of adolescents in detention: a global scoping review. LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 5:e114-e126. [PMID: 31954434 PMCID: PMC7025881 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(19)30217-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Adolescents detained within the criminal justice system are affected by complex health problems, health-risk behaviours, and high rates of premature death. We did a global synthesis of the evidence regarding the health of this population. We searched Embase, PsycINFO, Education Resources Information Center, PubMed, Web of Science, CINCH, Global Health, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Campbell Library, the National Criminal Justice Reference System Abstract Database, and Google Scholar for peer-reviewed journal articles, including reviews, that reported the prevalence of at least one health outcome (physical, mental, sexual, infectious, and neurocognitive) in adolescents (aged <20 years) in detention, and were published between Jan 1, 1980, and June 30, 2018. The reference lists of published review articles were scrutinised for additional relevant publications. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts, and three reviewed full texts of relevant articles. The protocol for this Review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42016041392). 245 articles (204 primary research articles and 41 reviews) were included, with most primary research (183 [90%]) done in high-income countries. A high lifetime prevalence of health problems, risks, and conditions was reported in detained adolescents, including mental disorders (0–95%), substance use disorders (22–96%), self-harm (12–65%), neurodevelopmental disabilities (2–47%), infectious diseases (0–34%), and sexual and reproductive conditions (pregnant by age 19 years 20–37%; abnormal cervical screening test result 16%). Various physical and mental health problems and health-risk behaviours are more common among adolescents in detention than among their peers who have not been detained. As the social and structural drivers of poor health overlap somewhat with factors associated with exposure to the criminal justice system, strategies to address these factors could help to reduce both rates of adolescent detention and adolescent health inequalities. Improving the detection of mental and physical disorders, providing appropriate interventions during detention, and optimising transitional health care after release from detention could improve the health outcomes of these vulnerable young people.
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- Rohan Borschmann
- Justice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre for Adolescent Health; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
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- Justice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Justice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Justice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre for Adolescent Health; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Justice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Justice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Sexual Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Justice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre for Adolescent Health; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre for Adolescent Health; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre for Adolescent Health; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Orygen Youth Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Justice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre for Adolescent Health; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Mater Research Institute-UQ, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Staton M, Dickson MF, Tillson M, Leukefeld C, Webster JM, Knudsen HK, Oser CB. A preliminary examination of substance use risk among metropolitan and non-metropolitan girls involved in the juvenile justice system. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2020; 29:46-57. [PMID: 33762805 DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2020.1827471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Research is limited on geographic differences in substance use risk factors among juvenile justice-involved girls. This secondary data analysis from one state juvenile justice system, collected as part of the NIH/NIDA funded JJTRIALS cooperative agreement, assessed criminogenic needs at intake for 160 girls from metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties. Although girls from different geographic areas did not differ significantly on key variables of interest, including substance use risk and related criminality variables, findings suggest that substance use risk is related to criminal history, substance-related offenses, and relationship problems among justice-involved girls. Implications include gender-specific juvenile justice programming and research.
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- Michele Staton
- Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky.,Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky
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- Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky.,Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky
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- Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky.,Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky
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- Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky.,Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky
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- Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky.,Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky
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- Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky.,Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky
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- Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky.,Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky
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Dembo R, Faber J, Cristiano J, Wareham J, Krupa J, Schmeidler J, Terminello A, DiClemente RJ. Individual- and Community-Level Factors in the STD Status of Justice-Involved Youth: Multi-Group, Exploratory Two-Level Analysis. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2019; 48:2171-2186. [PMID: 31214909 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-018-1387-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Justice-involved youth display higher prevalence rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), in comparison with youth in the general population, highlighting a critical public health concern. Individual factors are important predictors of STDs, but only provide a partial understanding of this public health issue. Communities experiencing higher levels of disorder and lower levels of cohesion tend to have fewer institutional resources available, which may impact sexual risk behavior and STDs. However, few studies have examined the association between community characteristics and STD prevalence among adolescents. The current study examined community-level (n = 106) characteristics and individual-level attributes in explaining STDs among justice-involved youth (n = 1233: n = 515 female; n = 718 male). At the individual level, results showed older males and those with more drug-related problems were more likely to be STD positive, while females with more sexual partners and those with less drug-related problems were more likely to be STD positive. At the community level, females residing in areas with fewer educated residents were more likely to be STD positive. These gender differences were significant, suggesting a gendered perspective is important for understanding STD infection. The justice system represents a critical opportunity in the treatment and prevention of STDs for youth.
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- Richard Dembo
- Criminology Department, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA.
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- Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc., Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Criminal Justice, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc., Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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Gardner SK, Elkington KS, Knight DK, Huang S, DiClemente RJ, Spaulding AC, Oser CB, Robertson AA, Baird-Thomas C. Juvenile justice staff endorsement of HIV/STI prevention, testing, and treatment linkage. HEALTH & JUSTICE 2019; 7:15. [PMID: 31485779 PMCID: PMC6724232 DOI: 10.1186/s40352-019-0096-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND While involvement in the legal system offers an opportunity to educate, screen, and treat high-risk youth, research shows that staff attitudes toward these practices can serve as barriers to implementation. The current study investigates the degree to which JJ staff endorse HIV prevention, testing, and treatment linkage practices with youth under community supervision and examines differences between individuals who supervise youth (e.g., juvenile probation officer) and those working in non-supervisory roles (e.g., case manager, assessment specialist). METHODS Juvenile justice staff consenting to participation in JJ-TRIALS completed an initial staff survey (N = 501). Survey items measured perceived importance of HIV/STI prevention (4 items); perceived importance of HIV/STI testing (7 items); and perceived importance of HIV/STI treatment linkage (8 items). RESULTS Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was computed (SAS CALIS procedure) for each of the three domains. Findings suggest that while staff recognize that youth are at risk for HIV/STIs and require provision of HIV/STI prevention and treatment linkage, attitudes concerning the importance of procuring or providing testing services for youth is substantially lower. Furthermore, analytic models comparing staff with and without supervision responsibilities (computed using SAS PROC MIXED) indicated that attitudes differed by site and staff responsible for supervision rated HIV treatment linkage practices as less important compared to non-supervising staff. CONCLUSIONS Establishing partnerships with health agencies equipped with resources and skillsets to provide HIV/STI testing and related services may be an effective model to promote greater awareness and use of best practices among JJ staff and more effectively address the unmet needs of this high-risk population of youth.
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- Sheena K. Gardner
- Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, 1 Research Blvd., Suite 103, Starkville, MS 39759 USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, #15, New York, NY 10032 USA
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- Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, 3034 Sandage Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76109 USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, #15, New York, NY 10032 USA
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- College of Global Public Health, New York University, 715 #719, Broadway, New York, NY 10003 USA
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
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- Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky, 1531 Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, KY 40506 USA
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- Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, 1 Research Blvd., Suite 103, Starkville, MS 39759 USA
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- Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, 153 Mississippi Parkway, Canton, MS 39046 USA
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Parrish DE, von Sternberg K, Benjamins LJ, Duron JF, Velasquez MM. CHOICES-TEEN: Reducing Substance-Exposed Pregnancy and HIV among Juvenile Justice Adolescent Females. RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 2019; 29:618-627. [PMID: 31680759 PMCID: PMC6824550 DOI: 10.1177/1049731518779717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The feasibility and acceptability of CHOICES-TEEN - a 3-session intervention to reduce overlapping risks of alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP), tobacco-exposed pregnancy (TEP) and HIV - was assessed among females in the juvenile justice system. METHODS Females 14-17 on community probation in Houston, Texas were eligible if presenting with aforementioned health risks. Outcome measures - obtained at one- and three-months post baseline - included the Timeline Followback, Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8, session completion/checklists, Working Alliance Inventory-Short, and open-ended questions. Twenty-two participants enrolled (82% Hispanic/Latina; mean age=16). RESULTS The results suggest strong acceptability and feasibility with high client satisfaction and client/therapist ratings, 91% session completion, and positive open-ended responses. All youth were at risk at baseline, with the following proportions at reduced risk at follow-up: AEP (90% 1-month; 71.4% at 3-months; TEP (77% of smokers (n=17) at reduced risk at 1-month; 50% at 3-months); and HIV (52.4% 1-month; 28.6% at 3-months).
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Scott CK, Dennis ML, Grella CE, Funk RR, Lurigio AJ. Juvenile justice systems of care: results of a national survey of community supervision agencies and behavioral health providers on services provision and cross-system interactions. HEALTH & JUSTICE 2019; 7:11. [PMID: 31201642 PMCID: PMC6717998 DOI: 10.1186/s40352-019-0093-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Youth involved in the juvenile justice (JJ) system have high needs for behavioral health services, especially related to substance use and mental disorders. This study aimed to understand the extent to which elements in the cascade model of behavioral health services for JJ-involved youth are provided to youth by Community Supervision (CS) and/or Behavioral Health (BH) providers. In order to understand interactions across CS and BH systems, this study used a multistage probabilistic survey design to sample CS agencies and their primary BH service providers of substance use and mental health treatment in the United States. Parallel surveys were administered to both CS and BH providers regarding: characteristics of youth served, BH services available, whether services were provided directly and/or by referral, use of evidence-based practices (EBPs), and methods of collaboration, referral, and information exchange across CS and BH providers. RESULTS The findings from weighted national estimates demonstrate that youth referred from CS to the BH programs represent a more severe sub-group of youth under CS supervision. There are established cross-system relationships for assessment and referral for substance use and mental health treatment, but less so for prevention services. Most CS programs refer youth to BH providers for these services, which typically utilize more highly trained staff to provide EBPs to a majority of the youth served. More intensive substance use and mental health treatment, aftercare, and recovery support services were limited in availability. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that although many elements in a cascade model of BH services for JJ-involved youth have been implemented within local systems of care through collaboration between CS and BH providers, there are several underdeveloped areas and potential for attrition across the service cascade. Greater attention to providing services to youth with higher levels of severity, aftercare services, and recovery support is warranted within a multi-systemic framework.
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- Christy K Scott
- Chestnut Health Systems, 221 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL, 60610, USA.
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- Chestnut Health Systems, 221 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL, 60610, USA
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- Chestnut Health Systems, 221 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL, 60610, USA
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Hoskins D, Marshall BDL, Koinis-Mitchell D, Galbraith K, Tolou-Shams M. Latinx Youth in First Contact with the Justice System: Trauma and Associated Behavioral Health Needs. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2019; 50:459-472. [PMID: 30483922 PMCID: PMC6482072 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-018-0855-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This study examines the prevalence of trauma exposure and its association with psychiatric symptoms, substance use, and sexual activity among First-Time Offending, Court-Involved Non-Incarcerated (FTO-CINI) Latinx youth. Latinx youth (N = 181), ages 12-18, were recruited from a family court in the Northeastern region of the United States as part of a longitudinal cohort study of 423 FTO-CINI youth. Baseline data on trauma exposure and symptoms, psychiatric symptoms, substance use (alcohol/marijuana), and sexual activity among the Latinx sample were analyzed by age, gender, and offense type (status versus delinquent). Almost three-quarters of Latinx FTO-CINI youth reported lifetime trauma exposure. Almost half of Latinx youth reported lifetime marijuana use, 30% reported lifetime alcohol use, and 33% reported lifetime sexual activity. Females reported higher rates of internalizing symptoms and greater affect dysregulation. Trauma-exposed youth were more likely than their non-exposed peers to have reported more externalizing symptoms; trauma-exposed females compared to trauma-exposed males reported more severe internalizing symptoms. Latinx FTO-CINI females may have different behavioral health needs than their male counterparts. Court-based screening and assessment practices should attend to the specific behavioral needs of this unique, underserved population.
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- David Hoskins
- Center for Vulnerable Child, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, 727 52nd Street, Oakland, CA, 94609, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Division of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatry, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Tolou-Shams M, Harrison A, Hirschtritt ME, Dauria E, Barr-Walker J. Substance Use and HIV Among Justice-Involved Youth: Intersecting Risks. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep 2019; 16:37-47. [PMID: 30734906 PMCID: PMC6597179 DOI: 10.1007/s11904-019-00424-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review discusses recent advances in research on the intersection of HIV prevention and substance use among youth involved with the justice system. We discuss current themes of recent findings and provide guidance for researchers, policymakers, and clinicians on the next steps in advancing work in this nascent area. RECENT FINDINGS Of the 46 studies that measured HIV risk and substance use among justice-involved youth, 56% were cross-sectional designs, 22% were intervention trials, and 22% were longitudinal designs. Cross-sectional studies suggested that substance use is highly associated with HIV risk behaviors. Longitudinal analyses underscored the importance of understanding contextual risk factors, such as trauma and violence. Intervention trials demonstrated improved scientific rigor of behavioral approaches. Despite recent advances, research in this field remains limited. Future directions include longer follow-up periods, consideration of biomedical HIV-prevention interventions, and a focus on dissemination and implementation science of efficacious interventions.
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- Marina Tolou-Shams
- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Division of Infant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Division of Infant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA, USA
- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, 401 Parnassus Ave, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Division of Infant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- ZSFG Library, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Sales JM, Wasserman G, Elkington KS, Lehman W, Gardner S, McReynolds L, Wiley T, Knudsen H. Perceived importance of substance use prevention in juvenile justice: a multi-level analysis. HEALTH & JUSTICE 2018; 6:12. [PMID: 29766374 PMCID: PMC5953914 DOI: 10.1186/s40352-018-0070-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Youth under juvenile justice (JJ) supervision are at high-risk of adverse outcomes from substance use, making prevention important. Few studies have examined prevention-related attitudes of JJ employees, yet such attitudes may be important for implementing prevention programs. Attitudes toward prevention may reflect individual characteristics and organizational contexts. METHODS Mixed effects regression was used to analyze data from 492 employees in 36 sites participating in the Juvenile Justice-Translational Research on Interventions for Adolescents in the Legal System (JJ-TRIALS) cooperative agreement. JJ employees' perceived importance of substance use prevention was measured. Staff-level variables included attitudes, job type, and demographic characteristics. Site-level variables focused on use of evidence-based screening tools, prevention programs, and drug testing. RESULTS On average, JJ employees rated substance use prevention as highly important (mean = 45.9, out of 50). JJ employees generally agreed that preventing substance use was part of their agency's responsibility (mean = 3.8 on scale ranging from 1 to 5). At the site level, 72.2% used an evidence-based screening tool, 22.2% used one or more evidence-based prevention program, and 47.2% used drug testing. Reported importance of prevention was positively associated with site-level use of screening tools and drug testing as well as staff-level attitudes regarding prevention being consistent with the agency's mission. CONCLUSIONS The associations between screening and prevention attitudes suggest that commitment to identifying youth needs may result in greater openness to preventing substance use. Future efforts to implement substance use prevention within JJ agencies charged with supervising youth in the community may benefit from highlighting the fit between prevention and the agency's mission.
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- Jessica M. Sales
- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road, Room 570, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
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- Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 78, New York City, NY 10032 USA
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- Texas Christian University, 3034 Sandage Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76129 USA
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- Mississippi State University, 1 Research Blvd., Suite 103, Starkville, MS 39759 USA
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- Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 78, New York City, NY 10032 USA
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- National Institute on Drug Abuse, Frankfort, USA
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- University of Kentucky, 845 Angliana Avenue, Room 204, Lexington, KY 40508 United States
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Gillman AS, Yeater EA, Feldstein Ewing SW, Kong AS, Bryan AD. Risky Sex in High-Risk Adolescents: Associations with Alcohol Use, Marijuana Use, and Co-Occurring Use. AIDS Behav 2018; 22:1352-1362. [PMID: 28905247 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1900-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Risky sexual behavior and substance use appear to be interconnected behaviors among adolescents, but data are scarce regarding the extent to which sexual risk behavior is associated with high levels of marijuana and alcohol use, both separately and in combination. 301 adolescents were recruited from a short-term detention facility, and substance use and risky sexual behavior were assessed. We found that adolescents who frequently used marijuana, but not alcohol, reported significantly less risky sex as well as greater intentions to use condoms than either adolescents who frequently used alcohol, but not marijuana, or adolescents who frequently used both substances. Substance use status as a predictor of future risky sexual behavior followed a similar pattern. When designing interventions to reduce substance use in the context of risky sex, it might be especially effective to target efforts toward reducing harm associated with alcohol use, either alone or in combination with marijuana use.
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- Arielle S Gillman
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Muenzinger D244, 345 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309-0345, USA.
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- Psychology Department, University of New Mexico, MSCO3 2220, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, M/C DC7P, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, MSC 10 5590, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-0001, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Muenzinger D244, 345 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309-0345, USA
- Psychology Department, University of New Mexico, MSCO3 2220, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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Dembo R, Faber J, Cristiano J, DiClemente RJ, Krupa JM, Wareham J, Terminello A. Psychometric Evaluation of a Brief Depression Measure for Justice-Involved Youths: A Multigroup Comparison. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2018.1431990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc., Tampa, FL, USA
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- Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc., Tampa, FL, USA
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Tolou-Shams M, Brogan L, Esposito-Smythers C, Healy MG, Lowery A, Craker L, Brown LK. The role of family functioning in parenting practices of court-involved youth. J Adolesc 2018; 63:165-174. [PMID: 29310009 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Court-involved youth engage in risky sex behaviors at higher rates than non-offending peers and are at particular risk for adverse sexual health outcomes. Parenting practices, such as parent-child sexual communication and parental monitoring, may protect court-involved youth from engaging in risky sexual behavior. Parent psychological distress and family dysfunction may, however, compromise parenting practices for court-involved youth. This study examined associations among parent mental health symptoms, family functioning, and parenting practices within 157 parent-youth dyads who were court-referred for mental health treatment. Results revealed that greater parent mental health symptoms were directly related to greater family dysfunction and indirectly associated with poorer parental monitoring through worse family functioning. Findings suggest that directly addressing parent mental health needs in family-based adolescent sexual health programming for court-involved youth may be effective in improving parent-child relationships and family processes that support long term sexual health outcomes for adolescents.
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- Marina Tolou-Shams
- UCSF Department of Psychiatry & Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Bldg 5, Room 7M18, San Francisco, CA, USA 94110.
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- Violence Prevention Initiative, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2716 South Street, Room 13-251, Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, CORO East, 167 Point Street, Suite 161, Providence, RI, USA 02903.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, CORO East, 167 Point Street, Suite 161, Providence, RI, USA 02903.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, CORO East, 167 Point Street, Suite 161, Providence, RI, USA 02903.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, CORO East, 167 Point Street, Suite 161, Providence, RI, USA 02903; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, CORO East, 167 Point Street, Suite 161, Providence, RI, USA 02903.
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Thornton LC, Frick PJ, Ray JV, Wall Myers TD, Steinberg L, Cauffman E. Risky Sex, Drugs, Sensation Seeking, and Callous Unemotional Traits in Justice-Involved Male Adolescents. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY 2017; 48:68-79. [PMID: 29236522 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2017.1399398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The current study examined whether callous-unemotional (CU) traits predicted risky sexual behavior (i.e., unprotected sex, casual sex) and whether substance use and sensation seeking mediated this relationship over 24 months in justice-involved young men. Participants (N = 1,216) were an ethnically and racially diverse sample (46.3% White Latino, 38% Black, 15.7% White non-Latino) of first-time offending male adolescents (ages 13-17 years) from 3 U.S. cities. Participants completed 5 self-reported interviews at 6-month intervals over 2 years. Bootstrapped mediation analyses were conducted to test direct effects of CU traits on risky sexual behaviors, as well as indirect effects through substance use and sensation seeking. CU traits at baseline were positively associated with risky sexual behavior 18-24 months later. CU traits were also associated with the hypothesized mediators, sensation seeking and substance use, measured 6-12 months after baseline. CU traits exerted direct effects on later unprotected sex and casual sex, as well as indirect effects through substance use but not sensation seeking. These effects were largely unchanged when accounting for the youth's level of self-reported delinquency. These findings demonstrate that CU traits predict later risky sexual outcomes, and this is at least partly explained by substance use. Further, the findings highlight the importance of CU traits for several outcomes that are of significant public health concern among justice-involved adolescents, namely, risky sexual behavior and substance use.
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- Laura C Thornton
- a Center for Neurobehavioral Research , Boys Town National Research Hospital
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- b Department of Psychology , Louisiana State University.,c Learning Sciences Institute of Australia , Australian Catholic University
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- d Department of Criminal Justice , University of Central Florida
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- f Department of Psychology, Temple University.,g Department of Psychology, King Abdulaziz University
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- h Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine
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Tolou-Shams M, Harrison A, Conrad SM, Johnson S, Brown LK. Challenges to conducting adolescent HIV prevention services research with court-involved youth. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW 2017; 83:201-208. [PMID: 34276117 PMCID: PMC8281964 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Multiple assessment studies demonstrate that juvenile offenders are at increased risk for contracting HIV and other STIs relative to their non-offending counterparts. Such data are used to support the implementation of adolescent HIV prevention interventions within the juvenile justice system. Despite the compelling data related to high rates of unprotected sexual activity, pregnancy, STIs, substance use and psychiatric symptoms, there are very few empirically supported HIV prevention interventions for this adolescent subgroup. Using our experience conducting HIV prevention research studies with court-involved, non-incarcerated (CINI) youth we identify salient and unique challenges to consider when conducting HIV prevention intervention research with this population. Obstacles to consider include lack of "buy-in" and engagement from justice staff and families about the need for youth sexual health promotion and HIV prevention services and logistical barriers (time, transportation, space) related to conducting intervention research with a community-based sample of justice-involved youth. We consider these various challenges and provide recommendations for researchers on how to overcome barriers to continue to develop evidence-based HIV prevention services for communities of youth in need.
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- Marina Tolou-Shams
- University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, United States
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Division of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatry, United States
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- University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, United States
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Division of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatry, United States
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- Rhode Island Hospital Department of Psychiatry, United States
- Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, United States
- Roger Williams University, Department of Psychology, United States
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- Northeastern University, Department of Applied Psychology, United States
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- Rhode Island Hospital Department of Psychiatry, United States
- Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, United States
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Parks MJ. Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors Among US Adults With and Without Jail Experience: Implications for Health Promotion. Behav Med 2017; 43:296-306. [PMID: 27128140 DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2016.1165172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Contact with correctional facilities adversely affects midlife health status and contributes to health disparities in the United States. Sexual health of correctional populations has become a focus for public health research and health promotion programs. Relying on the Health Belief Model, most research has focused almost exclusively on case studies of inmates' disease risk, perceptions of disease susceptibility, and condom use. There is a dearth of research on attitudes and behaviors beyond disease risk perceptions and condom use, particularly within a nationally representative sample of adults. Utilizing social cognitive theory, theory of reasoned action, and related theories, this study examines four alternative sexual attitudes and behaviors among a nationally representative sample of adults with and without jail experience. Results show that jail experience is associated with attitudes concerning sexual exclusivity and intimacy, as well as group sex participation and number of partners. Results also demonstrate that alcohol consumption is strongly associated with jail experience and all four outcomes. Findings offer implications for health promotion within correctional populations. Community-based programs focused on correctional populations could be a fruitful line of public health practice, and programs should take into account social contexts, broad attitudes, and risk factors such as substance abuse.
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Udell WA, Hotton AL, Emerson E, Donenberg GR. Does Parental Monitoring Moderate the Impact of Community Violence Exposure on Probation Youth's Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior? JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES 2017; 26:2556-2563. [PMID: 29085237 PMCID: PMC5659629 DOI: 10.1007/s10826-017-0769-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The present study examined whether parental monitoring buffers the negative effects of communtity violence exposure on probation youth's substance use and sexual risk behaviors. Among a sample of 347 Chicago youth on probation, ages 13-17 years, parental monitoring did not moderate the relationship between community violence exposure and probation youth's sexual risk and substance use. However, parental monitoring was independently associated with less engagement in sexual risk and substance use, and community violence exposure was independently associated with more risk behavior among probation youth. The present study contributes to the growing literature on the impact of community violence exposure and parenting on adjudicated youth risk.
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- Wadiya A Udell
- University of Washington Bothell, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Community Psychology Program
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Community Outreach Intervention Projects
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Community Outreach Intervention Projects
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Community Outreach Intervention Projects
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
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Cunningham K, Martinez DA, Scott-Sheldon LAJ, Carey KB, Carey MP. Alcohol Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors among Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2017; 26:353-366. [PMID: 29204066 DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2017.1305934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Adolescents with psychiatric disorders appear to be at increased risk for acquiring HIV and other sexually transmitted infections; however, little is known about the prevalence of behavioral risk factors in this population. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the prevalence of alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors among adolescents with psychiatric disorders. Electronic database searches identified studies sampling adolescents diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and assessing both alcohol and sexual risk behaviors. Fourteen studies sampling 3,029 adolescents with psychiatric disorders were included. The majority of adolescents with psychiatric disorders report alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors. Risk reduction interventions targeting these two behaviors are needed.
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- Karlene Cunningham
- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.,Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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Son J, Miller WM, Tossone K, Butcher F, Kuo K. The Effect of Interprofessional Student-Led Reproductive Health Education on Youths in Juvenile Detention. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2017; 30:370-375. [PMID: 27871918 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of an interprofessional student-led comprehensive sexual education curriculum in improving the reproductive health literacy among at-risk youths in detention. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We performed a prospective cohort study involving 134 incarcerated youth and an interprofessional team of 23 medical, nursing, and social work students, who participated in a comprehensive reproductive health curriculum over the course of 3 days. INTERVENTIONS, AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Basic reproductive health knowledge, confidence in condom use with a new partner, and self-efficacy with regard to contraception use and sexual autonomy were assessed before and after completion of the curriculum. We also assessed the student teachers' level of comfort with teaching reproductive health to adolescents and their perception of interprofessionalism. RESULTS Incarcerated youth showed a statistically significant increase in knowledge regarding sexually transmitted infections as well as self-reported confidence in condom use (P = .002). Self-efficacy in contraception use and sexual autonomy did not show significant improvement. Qualitative analysis of student teachers' surveys revealed theme categories regarding perception of youth, perception of self in teaching youth, perception of interacting with youth, and perception of working in interprofessional teams. CONCLUSIONS Our program might represent a mutually beneficial community relationship to improve reproductive health literacy in this high-risk youth population.
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- Ji Son
- Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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Conrad SM, Queenan R, Brown LK, Tolou-Shams M. Psychiatric Symptoms, Substance Use, Trauma, and Sexual Risk: A Brief Report of Gender Differences in Marijuana-Using Juvenile Offenders. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2017; 26:433-436. [PMID: 31263348 DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2017.1322017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Given the continued increases in proportion of young girls entering the juvenile justice system, identifying factors to incorporate into gender responsive programming for these youth is of paramount importance to improving their behavioral health and legal outcomes. Psychiatric factors, including sexual abuse, marijuana use and HIV/STI sexual risk behaviors have been studied, but among detained youth. With increased emphasis on diverting young girls from incarceration, informing prevention and intervention programs about girls' psychiatric symptom profile and co-occurring risk behavior while in the community, but court-involved is of timely relevance. Therefore preliminary associations, by gender, between psychiatric symptoms, history of sexual abuse, substance use and HIV/STI sexual risk behavior among a pilot sample (N=60) of court-involved, non-incarcerated (CINI) youth were explored. Results from chi-square and t-test analysis indicate important gender differences. Girls have higher rates of depression and trauma symptoms, report higher rates sexual abuse and sexual risk behavior. These results provide some initial data related to risk factors for community supervised samples that can be used to begin to inform gender-specific juvenile justice programming.
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- Selby M Conrad
- Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.,Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center, Providence, Rhode Island.,The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.,Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center, Providence, Rhode Island.,The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- University of California San Francisco, Division of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Adolescents involved with the juvenile justice system have higher rates of risky sexual behaviors, resulting in high rates of sexually transmitted infections and increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus, early or complicated pregnancy, and parenting issues. Comorbid substance abuse, gang association, mental health issues, and history of having been abused as children result in further elevated rates. Girls and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youths represent growing subpopulations with special risks. Increasingly diverted to community-based alternatives, juvenile justice-involved teens obtain most of their medical care from community providers, who need to understand their risks to provide appropriate, optimal care.
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- Ann L Sattler
- Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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Scott CK, Dennis ML, Lurigio AJ. The effects of specialized probation and recovery management checkups (RMCs) on treatment participation, substance use, HIV risk behaviors, and recidivism among female offenders: main findings of a 3-year experiment using subject by intervention interaction analysis. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY 2017; 13:53-77. [PMID: 28966568 PMCID: PMC5618717 DOI: 10.1007/s11292-016-9281-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- College of Arts and Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Dembo R, Krupa J, Wareham J, Schmeidler J, DiClemente RJ. A Multigroup, Longitudinal Study of Truant Youths, Marijuana Use, Depression, and STD-Associated Sexual Risk Behavior. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2017; 26:192-204. [PMID: 28507425 DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2016.1260510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Truant youth are likely to engage in a number of problem behaviors, including sexual risky behaviors. Previous research involving non-truant youth has found sexual risk behaviors to be related to marijuana use and depression, with differential effects for male and female youth. Using data collected in a NIDA funded, prospective intervention project, results are reported of a male-female, multi-group, longitudinal analysis of the relationships among truant youth baseline sexual risk behavior, marijuana use, and depression, and their sexual risk behavior over four follow-up time points. Results indicated support for the longitudinal model, with female truants having higher depression scores, and showing stronger relationships between baseline depression and future engagement in sexual risk behavior, than male truants. Findings suggest that incorporating strategies to reduce depression and marijuana use may decrease youth sexual risk behavior.
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- Richard Dembo
- University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa. FL 33620
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- University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa. FL 33620
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- Wayne State University, 3278 Faculty/Administrative Building, Detroit, MI 48202
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Abram KM, Stokes ML, Welty LJ, Aaby DA, Teplin LA. Disparities in HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors After Youth Leave Detention: A 14-Year Longitudinal Study. Pediatrics 2017; 139:e20160360. [PMID: 28115541 PMCID: PMC5260145 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-0360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To examine changes in the prevalence of 15 HIV/AIDS sex and drug risk behaviors in delinquent youth during the 14 years after they leave detention, focusing on sex and racial/ethnic differences. METHODS The Northwestern Juvenile Project, a prospective longitudinal study of 1829 youth randomly sampled from detention in Chicago, Illinois, recruited between 1995 and 1998 and reinterviewed up to 11 times. Independent interviewers assessed HIV/AIDS risk behaviors using the National Institutes on Drug Abuse Risk Behavior Assessment. RESULTS Fourteen years after detention (median age, 30 years), one-quarter of males and one-tenth of females had >1 sexual partner in the past 3 months. One-tenth of participants reported recent unprotected vaginal sex with a high-risk partner. There were many sex and racial/ethnic differences. For example, African American males had 4.67 times the odds of having >1 partner than African American females (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.22-6.76). Over time, compared with non-Hispanic white males, African American males had 2.56 times the odds (95% CI, 1.97-3.33) and Hispanic males had 1.63 times the odds (95% CI, 1.24-2.12) of having multiple partners, even after adjusting for incarceration and age. Non-Hispanic white females were more likely to have multiple partners than racial/ethnic minority females. CONCLUSIONS Although rates decrease over time, prevalence of sex risk behaviors are much higher than the general population. Among males, racial/ethnic minorities were at particular risk. The challenge for pediatric health is to address how disproportionate confinement of racial/ethnic minority youth contributes to disparities in the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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- Karen M Abram
- Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and
- Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and
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Clements-Nolle K, Larson S, Buttar A, Dermid-Gray L. Childhood Maltreatment and Unprotected Sex among Female Juvenile Offenders: Evidence of Mediation by Substance Abuse and Psychological Distress. Womens Health Issues 2017; 27:188-195. [PMID: 28087129 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Research has shown that childhood maltreatment is associated with sexual risk taking among female juvenile offenders; however, the mechanisms by which maltreatment influences sexual risk remain poorly understood. We assessed whether substance abuse, psychological distress, and dating violence mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and unprotected sex. METHODS Sexually active female juvenile offenders (13-17 years of age) completed audio computer-assisted self-interviews (n = 232). Logistic regression with a risk decrement approach, the Sobel test, and the Goodman I test were used to evaluate mediation. RESULTS Maltreatment before sixth grade was common in our sample, including physical abuse (48.7%), sexual abuse (14.7%), supervision neglect (57.3%), and physical neglect (18.5%). Cumulative childhood maltreatment was also high with 42.2% reporting two or more types. In the fully adjusted model, cumulative childhood maltreatment remained associated with unprotected sex (odds ratio, 2.43; 95% confidence interval, 1.27, 4.65). The percent of the total effect in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and unprotected sex that was mediated by substance abuse was 16.4% (Sobel = 2.54 [p = .01]; Goodman I = 2.49 [p = .01]) and psychological distress accounted for 23.7% (Sobel = 2.55 [p = .01]; Goodman I = 2.51 [p = .01]). Dating violence was not a significant mediator in our analyses. CONCLUSION We found a strong relationship between childhood maltreatment and unprotected sex among female juvenile offenders that was partially mediated through substance abuse and psychological distress. These findings can be used to develop public health strategies to increase condom use among female juvenile offenders. Trauma-informed approaches to sexual health promotion that address substance abuse and psychological distress are warranted.
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- University of Nevada, Reno School of Community Health Sciences, Reno, Nevada
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- University of Nevada, Reno School of Community Health Sciences, Reno, Nevada
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- University of Nevada, Reno School of Community Health Sciences, Reno, Nevada
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Tolou-Shams M, Conrad S, Louis A, Shuford SH, Brown LK. HIV testing among non-incarcerated substance-abusing juvenile offenders. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2016; 27:467-9. [PMID: 25720046 DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2014-0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Juvenile offenders are a subgroup of adolescents at particular risk for HIV/STI infection. Although HIV prevalence among these youth is low (<1%) in the US, rates of other STIs, unprotected sexual activity, multiple partners, and incidents of substance use during sex are high compared with other adolescent populations. Many of these youth will enter the adult criminal justice system, which is known to have an extremely high rate of HIV infection. US constitutional mandates provide HIV/STI testing for incarcerated juveniles, but close to 80% of juvenile arrestees are never detained. Moreover, although they engage in similar HIV risk behaviors as those detained, they have limited access to available HIV/STI testing services. Thus, our study examined rates of lifetime HIV testing among a pilot sample of 60 court-involved, substance-using juveniles monitored in the community to explore rates of testing and the reasons related to lifetime testing among a high-risk, yet understudied US juvenile population.
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Karoly HC, Callahan T, Schmiege SJ, Ewing SWF. Evaluating the Hispanic Paradox in the Context of Adolescent Risky Sexual Behavior: The Role of Parent Monitoring. J Pediatr Psychol 2016; 41:429-40. [PMID: 25972373 PMCID: PMC4829736 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Revised: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE In the United States, Hispanic adolescents are at elevated risk for negative outcomes related to risky sexual behavior. To evaluate potential protective factors for this group, we examined the fit of the Hispanic Paradox for sexual behavior among high-risk youth and the moderating role of parent monitoring. METHOD We enrolled 323 justice-involved Hispanic youth (73% male; mean age 16 years), and measured generational status, parent monitoring (monitoring location, who children spend time with outside of school, family dinner frequency), and sexual risk behavior. RESULTS There were no main effects for generational status on sexual behavior. Parent monitoring of location moderated the relationship between generational status and sexual behavior, such that greater monitoring of location was associated with less risky sexual behavior, but only for youth second generation and above. CONCLUSIONS Rather than direct evidence supporting the Hispanic Paradox, we found a more nuanced relationship for generational status in this sample.
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- Hollis C Karoly
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado,
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and
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