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Brook, Judith S.; Lee, Jung Yeon; Brown, Elaine N.; Finch, Stephen J.; Brook, David W. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2012
In this 15-year longitudinal study the authors investigated individual and contextual factors that predispose adolescents from a disadvantaged urban area to drug dependence in adulthood. Adolescents were recruited from schools serving East Harlem in New York City. Of the 838 participants followed to adulthood, 59% were women, 55% were African…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Risk, Substance Abuse, Adolescents
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Park, Jung Min; Metraux, Stephen; Brodbar, Gabriel; Culhane, Dennis P. – Child Welfare, 2004
An analysis of 8,251 homeless children in New York City found that 18% of them received child welfare services over the five-year period following their first shelter admission, and an additional 6% had a history of having received such services before their first shelter admission. Recurrent use of public shelters, exposure to domestic violence,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Welfare Services, Housing Needs, Family Violence