Substance Use, Mental Health, and Child Welfare Profiles of Juvenile Justice-Involved Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth
| Autor: | Christine E. Grella, David Farabee, Elizabeth S. Barnert, Sangeeta Mondals, Ivy Hammond, Eraka Bath, Sarah M Godoy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders Child Welfare Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine parasitic diseases Injury prevention medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Justice (ethics) Psychiatry Sex trafficking Mental Disorders Human factors and ergonomics Original Articles Los Angeles Mental health 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Human Trafficking Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Juvenile Delinquency Female Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol |
| ISSN: | 1557-8992 1044-5463 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/cap.2019.0057 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To describe the substance use profiles of youth impacted by commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) and explore associations between substance use with mental health diagnoses and child welfare involvement. Methods: Data were systematically extracted from the court files of 364 youth who participated between 2012 and 2016 in Los Angeles County's Succeeding Through Achievement and Resilience (STAR) Court, a juvenile delinquency specialty court for youth impacted by CSE. Descriptive statistics and multivariate regression analyses were conducted to quantify associations between youths' substance use with mental health diagnoses and child welfare involvement. Results: Of the 364 youth impacted by CSE involved in the STAR Court, 265 youth had documented contact with a psychiatrist while in court—of whom, 73% were diagnosed with at least one mental health challenge. Before STAR Court participation, 74% of youth were the subject of one or more child welfare referral; of these youth, 75% had prior out-of-home care. Eighty-eight percent of youth reported substance use, the most prevalent illicit substances were marijuana (87%), alcohol (54%), and methamphetamine (33%). Controlling for age and race, youth impacted by CSE with a diagnosed general mood disorder had more than five times the odds of reporting substance use compared with those without a mood disorder diagnosis (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 5.80; 95% confidence interval CI: 2.22–18.52; p |
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