A5062107878- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Community Health and Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Family Support in Illness
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Sex work and related issues
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Health
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
2024
University of California, Los Angeles
2012-2023
Neurobehavioral Systems
2012-2023
University of Oregon
2023
George Washington University
2023
Yale University
2023
Rush University Medical Center
2023
University of California, Irvine
2023
Hudson Institute
2020
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2019
The objective of the study is to use social network analysis examine acceptability a youth-led, hybrid face-to-face and online networking HIV prevention program for homeless youth.Seven peer leaders (PLs) engaged youth (F2F) in creation digital media projects (e.g. You Tube videos). PL F2F recruited (OY) participate MySpace Facebook communities where was disseminated discussed. resulting networks were assessed with respect size, growth, density, relative centrality positions homophily ties....
Abstract We examined the social network composition among newly homeless youth over time and assessed how pro-social problematic peers affected sexual drug-using HIV/AIDS risk-behaviours 183 in Los Angeles County, California. The percentage of who reported that ‘most’ or ‘all’ their friends were attending school, had jobs, got along with families was 73%, 24%, 50% respectively. Logistic regression models indicated presence these reduced HIV risk behaviours at two years; odds HIV-risk lower a...
This paper focuses on patterns of social affiliation viewed historically as sociocultural adaptations to stresses associated with minority group status. Data are from a community-based sample 927 Black adults residing in large metropolitan area. Specifically, this analysis assesses the extent which such close family ties, religious involvement, and participation voluntary associations diminish detrimental impact chronic economic strain level depressive symptoms. The findings provide no...
The Risk Amplification and Abatement Model (RAAM) demonstrates that negative contact with socializing agents amplify risk, while positive abates risk for homeless adolescents. To test this model, the likelihood of exiting homelessness returning to familial housing at 2 years stably over time are examined longitudinal data collected from 183 newly adolescents followed in Los Angeles, CA. In support RAAM, unadjusted odds revealed engagement prosocial peers, maternal social support, continued...
Peer-based prevention programs for homeless youth are complicated by the potential reinforcing high-risk behaviors among participants. The goal of this study is to understand how could be linked positive peers in programming understanding where social and physical space located, these ties associated with substance use, role networking technologies (e.g., internet cell phones) process. Personal network data were collected from 136 adolescents Los Angeles, CA. Respondents reported on...
Cross‐national comparisons of homeless youth in Melbourne, Australia, and Los Angeles, CA, United States were conducted. Newly ( n = 427) experienced 864) recruited from each site. Compared to the younger, more likely be school or jail, demonstrated fewer sexual substance use risk acts, suicidal reported less need for social services. Across sites, older, male, engage use, report greater services, make work, health‐related Homeless have different behavioral profiles Australia States,...
Family-centered preventive interventions have been proposed as relevant to mitigating psychological health risk and promoting resilience in military families facing wartime deployment reintegration. This study evaluates the impact of a family-centered prevention program, Families OverComing Under Stress Family Resilience Training (FOCUS), on adjustment children. Two primary goals include (1) understanding relationships distress among family members using longitudinal path model assess...
ObjectiveThis study evaluates the longitudinal outcomes of Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS), a family-centered preventive intervention implemented to enhance resilience and reduce psychological health risk in military families children who have high levels stress related parental wartime service.MethodWe performed secondary analysis evaluation data from large-scale service implementation FOCUS collected between July 2008 December 2013 at 15 installations United States Japan. We...
We examined interconnections among runaway and homeless youths (RHYs) how aggregated network structure position was associated with HIV risk in this population.We collected individual social data from 136 RHYs. On the basis of these data, we generated a sociomatrix, accomplished visualization "spring embedder," k-cores. used multivariate logistic regression models to assess associations between peripheral nonperipheral recent unprotected sexual intercourse.Small numbers nominations at level...
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), condom use, post-exposure (PEP), and sexual partner reduction help to prevent HIV acquisition but have low uptake among young people. We aimed assess the efficacy of automated text messaging monitoring, online peer support, strengths-based telehealth coaching improve adherence PrEP, PEP adolescents aged 12-24 years at risk in Los Angeles, CA, USA, New Orleans, LA, USA.
This study examined demographic, sociocultural, familial background, and health-related risk factors for major depression in a community sample of African Americans.Data came from probability 865 urban American adults, 20 years age older, who were given the structured National Institute Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule.The findings indicated 1-year prevalence 3.1% depression. While age, residential mobility, health status, stressful life events significantly associated with...
Objectives. Differential attachment styles have been linked to differential emotion regulation and ability cope with stress in samples of young adults. There are few data on older adults despite the fact that relationships said play a significant role psychological well-being throughout life span. The goal study was examine patterns Methods. Participants were 800 community-dwelling European Americans African (M = 74 years) living large urban community. Attachment measures included family...
The authors examine how the properties of peer networks affect amphetamine, cocaine, and injection drug use over 3 months among newly homeless adolescents, aged 12 to 20 in Los Angeles (n = 217; 83% retention at months) Melbourne 119; 72% months). Several hypotheses regarding effects social network on influence process are developed. Multivariate logistic regression analyses show that higher concentrations peers recruitment were associated with increased likelihood amphetamine cocaine...
Over the past decade, studies into impact of wartime deployment and related adversities on service members their families have offered empirical support for systemic models family functioning a more nuanced understanding mechanisms by which stress trauma reverberate across partner relationships. They also advanced our ways in may contribute to resilience children parents contending with stressors serial deployments parental physical psychological injuries. This study is latest series...
This article examines how newly homeless adolescents' discrimination experiences were associated with exiting homelessness after 6 months. A sample of 262 adolescents, aged 12 to 20 years, recruited and followed longitudinally (6-month retention rate = 88%). Discrimination was related being gay, lesbian, or bisexual (LGB). from family homelessness. Other than those who LGB, adolescents reported their families more likely exit did not report such discrimination. Suggestions for future...
Using an Attachment Theory conceptual framework, associations were investigated among positive paternal and maternal relationships, recent problem behaviors 501 currently homeless runaway adolescents (253 males, 248 females). Homeless youth commonly exhibit such as substance use, various forms of delinquency risky sex behaviors, report more emotional distress than typical adolescents. Furthermore, attachments to their families are often strained. In structural equation models, relationships...
Abstract Community psychology is commented upon from the perspective of a community psychologist who was trained in Psychology Program at University Michigan Ann Arbor. Her background and training are reviewed. A brief survey research on homelessness as frame for presented. Concluding remarks provided future psychology.