A5091153438- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Media Influence and Health
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Travel-related health issues
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
Johns Hopkins University
2024-2025
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
2022-2023
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2022-2023
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
2022-2023
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
2022-2023
Research on firearm purchaser licensing laws has found population level reductions in firearm-related mortality. Limited research been conducted specifically examining the impact of these among adolescents and emerging adults. We obtained death data from National Center for Health Statistics 1990-2019. generated state-year rates homicide suicide, stratified by involvement, decedents aged 15-24. race ethnicity (white, Black, Hispanic) to assess differential policy effects. used stacked...
Purpose: Transgender and gender expansive (TGE) youth experience elevated risk for substance use other health inequities compared to cisgender peers. The purpose of this study was examine associations between protective environments—perceived community tolerance, perceived family support, housing stability—and recent binge drinking, lifetime high-risk (HRSU; cocaine, methamphetamines, and/or heroin), self-rated in a sample TGE youth. Methods: This secondary analysis 1567 aged 13–24 years...
Gatherings where people are eating and drinking can increase the risk of getting spreading SARS-CoV-2 among who not fully vaccinated; prevention strategies like wearing masks physical distancing continue to be important for some groups. We conducted an online survey characterise fall/winter 2020-2021 holiday gatherings, decisions attend employed during before gatherings. determined associations between practicing strategies, demographics COVID-19 experience. Among 502 respondents, one-third...
Abstract Local media narratives play an important role in how people interpret and propose solutions for health issues their community. This research characterized about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and/or social determinants of (SDOH) coverage substance use. Scans covered articles published the Detroit Free Press Cincinnati Enquirer from March 1, 2019 to June 2021 2021. used search terms opioids Included were coded analyzed why use substances, prevent use, ACEs or SDOH relate While...