A5051820650- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Reproductive tract infections research
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Yale University
2020-2025
Center for Health Justice
2020-2024
United States Department of Justice
2023-2024
We tested the feasibility and acceptability of a group therapy treatment that addresses intersecting stigma-related stressors theorized to drive elevated mental health risk, sexual their co-occurrence among Black Latino gay, bisexual, other men who have sex with (GBM). First, we modified an existing 10-week, one-on-one, cognitive-behavioral addressing co-occurring risks GBM develop group-based, intersectionally informed for color. Then, open pilot was conducted (
We aim to estimate the impact of various mitigation strategies on COVID-19 transmission in a US jail beyond those offered national guidelines.
Limited research has examined how multiple forms of oppression (e.g., racism, heterosexism, transphobia)-manifesting across levels interpersonal, structural)-can place Black and Latinx lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, other sexual/gender minority (LGBTQ+) adolescents at increased risk for internalizing psychopathology, including depression. Utilizing a national sample 2,561 LGBTQ+ (aged 13-17), we associations among depressive symptoms several adolescent-focused manifestations...
More than half of the adult population in United States has ever had a family member incarcerated, an experience more common among Black individuals. The impacts incarceration on well-being are not fully understood.
Improving physical and mental healthcare delivery to incarcerated patients people with carceral histories provides an opportunity improve health equity more broadly. This article a medical curriculum perspective led by the firsthand narratives of two women lived expertise incarceration in collaboration interdisciplinary professions students faculty. Together we state that recognizing humanity individuals involvement precedes ability provide ethical or equitable healthcare: this begins...
Communities of color are disproportionately impacted by gun violence. Unlocking potential community-led solutions could be the key to quelling violence epidemic and its impact on these communities. In this qualitative study, we explored community perspectives local assets that may prevent mitigate We conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews (n = 45) among individuals not directly involved in (i.e., shooting victim or perpetrator) despite having a high probability being New Haven, CT....
Criminal justice system costs in the United States have exponentially increased over last decades, and providing health care to individuals released from incarceration is costly. To better understand how manage state budgets for those who been incarcerated, we aimed assess state-level of an enhanced primary program, Transitions Clinic Network (TCN), chronically-ill older recently prison.We linked administrative data Connecticut Department Correction, Medicaid, Mental Health Addiction...
This study examined differences by sexual and gender minority (SGM) incarceration statuses in mental health indicators among youth. Population-based, cross-sectional data are from the 2019 Minnesota Student Survey (N = 72 324) includes public school students (Mage 15.49) youth incarcerated juvenile correctional facilities 15.48). We categorized into 4 groups: (1) non-SGM schools, (2) facilities, (3) SGM (4) facilities. Multivariable regression models assessed associations after controlling...
ABSTRACT Objectives To estimate the impact of various mitigation strategies on COVID-19 transmission in a U.S. jail beyond those offered national guidelines. Methods We developed stochastic dynamic model one large urban among staff and incarcerated individuals. divided outbreak into four intervention phases: start outbreak, depopulation jail, increased proportion people single cells, asymptomatic testing. used next generation method to basic reproduction ratio, R 0 , each phase. estimated...
Limited research has focused on how substance use and sexual risk behaviors differ among individuals impacted by the criminal legal system based social identities. Using National Survey Drug Use Health, we estimated relative for reporting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) intersectional groups with involvement using modified Poisson regression. We then utilized multivariate logistic regression marginal effects to measure associations between STIs estimate whether these varied elevated...
Over half a million individuals return from United States prisons and millions more jails every year, many of whom with complex health social needs. Community workers (CHWs) perform diverse roles to improve outcomes in disadvantaged communities, but no studies have assessed their role as integrated members primary care team serving returning incarceration. Using data participants who received through the Transitions Clinic Network, model that integrates CHWs lived experienced incarceration...
Introduction. The risk of infectious disease transmission, including COVID-19, is disproportionately high in correctional facilities due to close living conditions, relatively low levels vaccination, and reduced access testing treatment. While much progress has been made on describing mitigating COVID-19 other jails prisons, there are open questions about which data can best predict future outbreaks. Methods. We used facility demographic health collected from 24 prison the Pennsylvania...