A5002448139- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Community Health and Development
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
The Ohio State University
2012-2024
National Postdoctoral Association
2016
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2015
Homeless youth represent a vulnerable and understudied population. Little research has prospectively identified factors that may place at risk for experiencing homelessness. The current study utilizes data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-97 (NLSY-97) to examine predictors homelessness as young adult (before age 25). NLSY-97 includes nationally representative sample 8,984 youth. Data were first collected these when they between ages 12 18 years. examined whether individual...
Journal Article Homeless Youths' Caretakers: The Mediating Role of Childhood Abuse on Street Victimization and Housing Instability Get access Natasha Slesnick, Slesnick PhD, is professor; Jing Zhang, a postdoctoral fellow; Brittany Brakenhoff, MS, graduate student in human development family science, Department Human Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus. Address correspondence to 1797 Neil Avenue, 135 Campbell Hall, Columbus, OH 43210; e-mail: slesnick.5@osu.edu. Search for other works...
Substance-abusing mothers and their children are more likely to experience a range of social, behavioral, psychological difficulties. Despite the significant challenges faced by these families, little is known about experiences in treatment. The current study analyzed 12 sessions family therapy using thematic analysis identify common themes that arose during discussion between substance-abusing therapy. Mothers' ages ranged from 28 35 years old, children's 14 old. Four 3 families were coded...
Service use predicts exit from homelessness and improvements in physical mental health among youth experiencing (YEH). However, service YEH remains low. This study uniquely examined youths' reported needs patterns of during after the COVID-19 pandemic. Baseline data were a large opioid prevention project conducted midwestern, service-rich metropolitan area. (n = 240), between ages 18–24 years, recruited drop-in center other non-service locations. Youth completed self-report questionnaires...
Investigations of chronic physiologic stress measured by hair cortisol are rapidly expanding among community samples adolescents and adults. However, research examining youth experiencing homelessness is nascent despite the youths' increased risk for adverse exposures subsequent impaired mental health.This paper aimed to examine feasibility collecting measuring diverse gain an understanding variation in participation.Analysis survey participation data from three pilot studies was conducted....
Abstract Background While research on substance using youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) is increasing, there a dearth of information regarding effective prevention interventions for these youth. Suicide the leading cause death among YEH and most do not access services that may be available to them. Therefore, this study seeks address gap in literature with goal identify an suicide intervention can readily adopted by communities serve Methods Three hundred ( N = 300) recent use suicidal...