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Marta I. Mulawa; Sharron L. Docherty; Donald E. Bailey Jr.; Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda; Isaac M. Lipkus; Schenita D. Randolph; Qing Yang; Wei Pan – Prevention Science, 2024
Systemic racism is pervasive in US society and disproportionately limits opportunities for education, work, and health for historically marginalized and minoritized racial and ethnic groups, making it an urgent issue of social justice. Because systemic racism is a social determinant of health prevalent across multiple social and institutional…
Descriptors: Racism, Access to Health Care, Mental Health, Racial Discrimination
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Elizabeth Rink; Sarah A. Stotz; Michelle Johnson-Jennings; Kimberly Huyser; Katie Collins; Spero M. Manson; Seth A. Berkowitz; Luciana Hebert; Carmen Byker Shanks; Kelli Begay; Teresa Hicks; Michelle Dennison; Luohua Jiang; Paula Firemoon; Olivia Johnson; Mike Anastario; Adriann Ricker; Ramey GrowingThunder; Julie Baldwin – Prevention Science, 2024
Multilevel interventions (MLIs) are appropriate to reduce health disparities among Indigenous peoples because of their ability to address these communities' diverse histories, dynamics, cultures, politics, and environments. Intervention science has highlighted the importance of context-sensitive MLIs in Indigenous communities that can prioritize…
Descriptors: Intervention, Access to Health Care, Indigenous Populations, Community Involvement
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Jessica N. Fish; Evelyn C. King-Marshall; Rodman E. Turpin; Elizabeth M. Aparicio; Bradley O. Boekeloo – Prevention Science, 2024
Despite significant social and legal progress, LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other sexual and gender minority) populations continue to experience higher rates of mental health and substance use disorders than their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. Effective LGBTQ+ affirmative mental health care is essential for…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health
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Robert W. S. Coulter; Nicholas Szoko; Jessica Frankeberger; Brian Adams; Kelley A. Jones; Carla D. Chugani; Jocelyn Anderson; Janine Talis; Heather L. McCauley; Elizabeth Miller – Prevention Science, 2024
Sexual violence (SV) on college campuses disproportionately affects cisgender (nontransgender) women, sexual minorities (e.g., gays/lesbians, bisexuals), and gender minority (e.g., transgender/nonbinary) people. This study investigates gender and sexual behavior differences in common SV intervention targets--SV-related knowledge, prevention…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Sexual Orientation, LGBTQ People, Violence
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Jack Stevens; Joseph Rausch; Ngozi Osuagwu; Robyn Lutz – Prevention Science, 2024
Communities may often lack the resources to deliver intensive programs to assist teen mothers, and many eligible adolescents may decline participation in lengthy interventions. Therefore, alternative approaches involving less resource and time may be needed. Behavioral economics (BE) can inform the development of such novel interventions. BE often…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Mothers, Internet
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Ana Maria Meléndez Guevara; Sarah Lindstrom Johnson; Charlie Wall; Kristina Lopez – Prevention Science, 2024
Service engagement is critical when working with children and families experiencing chronic adversities because of their socially marginalized status. Further, sociodemographic disparities exist in service engagement within service systems including Community-Based Behavioral Health; likely in part, a result of structural issues driving…
Descriptors: Family Attitudes, Family (Sociological Unit), Health, Access to Health Care
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Heather D. Tevendale; Lucas Godoy Garraza; Megan A. M. Brooks; Emilia H. Koumans; L. Duane House; Hope M. Sommerfeldt; Anna Brittain; Trisha Mueller; Taleria R. Fuller; Lisa Romero; Amy Fasula; Lee Warner – Prevention Science, 2024
The impact of community-wide teen pregnancy prevention initiatives (CWIs) on local U.S. birth rates among adolescents aged 15 to 19 years was examined using synthetic control methodology within a quasi-experimental design. CWIs were implemented in 10 U.S. communities from 2010 to 2015. Each initiative implemented evidence-based teen pregnancy…
Descriptors: Prevention, Adolescents, Pregnancy, Community Health Services
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Maura Shramko; Cara Lucke; Kristine Piescher – Prevention Science, 2024
Social determinants of health (SDOH)--conditions in which children live, learn, and play--affect child health and well-being. Publicly funded services in education and child welfare systems are important resources to support child well-being, but cross-system coordination is rare. Leveraging integrated administrative data from 60,287 6th graders…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Social Services, Access to Health Care, Race