Child incarceration and long-term adult health outcomes: a longitudinal study
| Autor: | Laura S. Abrams, Elizabeth S. Barnert, Eraka Bath, Lello Tesema, Paul J. Chung, Bergen B. Nelson, Tumaini R. Coker, Christopher Biely, Rebecca N. Dudovitz, Ning Li |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Gerontology
Male Longitudinal study Health Status Policy and Administration Poison control Criminology Health Professions (miscellaneous) Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Health care Longitudinal Studies Offender health Child Pediatric Juvenile offenders Public health 05 social sciences Substance Abuse Age Factors Hispanic or Latino Health policy Justice and Strong Institutions Suicide Mental Health Public Health and Health Services Female 0305 other medical science Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Adult medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Young offenders Article 03 medical and health sciences Clinical Research Injury prevention Behavioral and Social Science medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Peace 030505 public health business.industry Prevention Prisoners United States Black or African American Good Health and Well Being Socioeconomic Factors Generic health relevance business |
| Zdroj: | International journal of prisoner health, vol 14, iss 1 |
| Popis: | PurposeAlthough incarceration may have life-long negative health effects, little is known about associations between child incarceration and subsequent adult health outcomes. The paper aims to discuss this issue.Design/methodology/approachThe authors analyzed data from 14,689 adult participants in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to compare adult health outcomes among those first incarcerated between 7 and 13 years of age (child incarceration); first incarcerated at>or=14 years of age; and never incarcerated.FindingsCompared to the other two groups, those with a history of child incarceration were disproportionately black or Hispanic, male, and from lower socio-economic strata. Additionally, individuals incarcerated as children had worse adult health outcomes, including general health, functional limitations (climbing stairs), depressive symptoms, and suicidality, than those first incarcerated at older ages or never incarcerated.Research limitations/implicationsDespite the limitations of the secondary database analysis, these findings suggest that incarcerated children are an especially medically vulnerable population.Practical implicationsPrograms and policies that address these medically vulnerable children’s health needs through comprehensive health and social services in place of, during, and/or after incarceration are needed.Social implicationsMeeting these unmet health and social service needs offers an important opportunity to achieve necessary health care and justice reform for children.Originality/valueNo prior studies have examined the longitudinal relationship between child incarceration and adult health outcomes. |
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