A5067622650- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Family Support in Illness
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Community Health and Development
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2016-2025
University of North Carolina Health Care
2014-2024
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2024
Behavioral Health Services
2024
University of Pittsburgh
2021-2022
West Virginia University
2021
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
2021
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2021
State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services
2021
Virginia Commonwealth University
2021
Because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, "Circuit-breaker" safety distancing was implemented in Singapore from April to May 2020. Schools and workplaces were closed parents had balance telecommuting with parenting responsibilities. Coupled high degree economic uncertainty reduced social support, these circumstances are hypothesized increase stress. Based on Parental Stress Model, this study aims understand how parents' perceived impact COVID-19 increased harsh parent-child...
Cases of child abuse and neglect that involve black children are reported to substantiated by public welfare agencies at a rate approximately twice cases white children. A range studies have been performed assess the degree which this racial disproportionality is attributable bias in physicians, nurses, other professionals mandated report suspected victimization. The prevailing current explanation posits presence among reporters within system has led large overrepresentation competing mainly...
Many researchers have examined the cumulative effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and found that higher levels ACEs increase risk for worsening health conditions. Recent research has moved beyond simple counting ACEs, to develop a more nuanced understanding ways in which are experienced. Despite evidence experienced differentially by race, limited attention been paid these differences. The objective current study is understand whether groupings similarly across racial groups. A...
Objective To examine if maltreatment predicted increased risk of hospital-based treatment prior to age 18 years for asthma, cardio-respiratory, and non-sexually transmitted infectious disease in a sample low-income children. Methods This study used administrative data from multiple systems follow children 12–18 (N = 6,282). Cox regression was explore the first hospital by category. Negative binomial relationship between recurrent total care episodes. Results Controlling individual, family,...
Purpose: Because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, “Circuit-breaker” safety distancing was implemented in Singapore from April to May 2020. Schools and workplaces were closed parents had balance telecommuting with parenting responsibilities. Coupled high degree economic uncertainty reduced social support, these circumstances are hypothesized increase stress. Based on Parental Stress Model, this study aims understand how parents’ perceived impact COVID-19 increased harsh parent-child...
Objective:To identify profiles of parents’ work-family balance (WFB) and social support examine their links with parenting stress marital conflict.Background:As part the “Circuit-breaker” distancing measure to address COVID-19, government Singapore closed schools workplaces from April-May 2020. Although this helped reduce transmission rates, for working parents, period had been a challenging experience home while providing care children full-time. Problems in work-home interface can have...
Abstract Background and aims Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) reduces harms associated with (OUD), including risk of overdose. Understanding how variation in MOUD duration influences overdose is important as health‐care payers increasingly remove barriers to treatment continuation (e.g. prior authorization). This study measured the association between continuation, relative discontinuation, opioid‐related among Medicaid beneficiaries. Design Retrospective cohort using landmark...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) deployed in a community setting comparing in-home with the standard office-based intervention. Child behavior, parent stress, functioning, and attrition were examined.Using quasi-experimental design, standardized measures at three time points collected from parent-child dyads (n=120) thirty-seven families completing treatment.Growth modeling analyses indicate significant improvements child outcomes both...
In Brief Objective: the United States, over 6 million children were referred to child protective services in 2012. Black are overrepresented among investigated for abuse and neglect. Understanding why black disproportionately reported maltreatment is critical informing policy practice solutions. Two competing theories attribute disproportionality either racial bias or concentrated risk factors. Although prior work has focused on national data, this study examines relationship between factors...
Abstract Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been consistently linked to a reduction in healthy psychological adjustment among youth. Emergent evidence suggests that there are culturally specific ACEs, such as racial discrimination, particularly harmful the mental health of Black However, impact discrimination on youth relative other ACEs remains underexplored. The present study aimed address this gap by examining extent which was associated with and elucidating unique associations...
Importance Federal and state agencies granted temporary regulatory waivers to prevent disruptions in access medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, including expanding telehealth MOUD. Little is known about changes MOUD receipt initiation among Medicaid enrollees pandemic. Objectives To examine of any MOUD, (in-person vs telehealth), proportion days covered (PDC) with after from before declaration public health emergency (PHE). Design, Setting, Participants...
Parental involvement in their adolescents’ education plays an important role promoting children's academic outcomes. Yet, more research is needed to examine the relationship between parenting practices and parental warmth as well consider potential joint contribution of from both fathers mothers. Thus, primary purpose current study extent which patterns across mothers moderate association grade point average (GPA) school engagement behaviors. Latent profile analysis was conducted identify...
Background Intimate partner violence can lead to deaths of one or both partners and others (i.e., corollary victims). Prior studies do not enumerate the societal cost intimate violence-related fatalities, exclude victims from most analyses, describe groups who bear highest costs violence. Objective We examine racial/ethnic gender-based disparities in potential years life lost (PYLL) among mortality. Methods used 16 US states’ 2006–2015 National Violent Death Reporting System data estimate...
Abstract Background An important yet overlooked feature of prominent prevention programs serving expectant mothers is the exclusion women with children. This study examines ( n = 3,260) participating in a program without parity criteria, and compares demographic characteristics, risk status, service use, child maltreatment outcomes. Methods A longitudinal, prospective comparing primiparous 1,890) multiparous 1,370) nurse home visiting program. Patient groups are compared using bivariate...