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Gisselle Soto Rivas; Margaret Canady; Gina Klemm; Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis; Alyssa F. Harlow – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Mental health care is critical to improving mental health but factors associated with student utilization are poorly understood. Methods: Data were from high school students (N = 2933; mean age = 15.7 ± 0.6) enrolled in a California cohort. We examined associations of sociodemographic factors, substance use, and mental health symptoms…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Adolescents, High School Students
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Fallin-Bennett, Amanda; Goodin, Amie – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) high school students as well as related environment and school-level risk and protective factors were examined. Methods: Data was acquired from the 2015 CDC's Youth Behavior Risk Survey for Kentucky (N = 2577). Prevalence of substance use was calculated for…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Bullying, Correlation, Homosexuality
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Gattamorta, Karina A.; Salerno, John P.; Castro, Amanda J. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Little research exists examining the impact of multiple minority identities, particularly sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and sex on health-risk behaviors like mental health, substance use, violence, and sexual risk among high school students in the United States. In this study, we use a nationally representative dataset to examine…
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, Health Behavior, High School Students, Drinking