Youth experiencing systemic oppression (s) face heightened challenges to wellbeing.
Critical consciousness, comprised of reflection, motivation, and action against oppression …

Recently, research has reported that the rates of suicide among Black children between the
ages of 5 to 12-years-old are increasing as they are now more likely to commit suicide than …

Background: The relationship between drug use and poor sexual health outcomes in Black
adolescent females such as diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and …

Repeated exposure to violent crime and drug use among youth of color can have negative
health and behavioral outcomes. Using a community trauma theoretical framework, this …

Black girls in the US experience high levels of discrimination and adversity. Resilience is a
term used within social work, psychology, and health professions to indicate positive …

Substance abuse and sexual health research tends to overlook the resiliency skills that
Black adolescent girls possess. Using a strengths-based lens, this study examines the role …

Leveraging publicly available data about schools” absenteeism from the New Jersey
Department of Education, the present study examined how neighborhood-level resource …

(1) Background: Substance use among inner-city adolescents is at an alarming rate in
Nigeria. Despite their high exposure to this risk, limited experimental tests have been …

Psychological sense of community is defined as feelings of belongingness and a shared
belief that community members will meet one another's needs. Psychological sense of …

There is an emerging interest in studying social action and civic engagement as a part of the
developmental process. Studies among youth of color indicate that empowerment has been …