The mental health of black youth affected by community violence: Family and school context as pathways to resilience

DT Boyd, KV Jones, CR Quinn, A Gale, EDG Williams… - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
Black youth who experience community violence occupy multiple environments with varying
levels of influence on how they display resiliency to prevent adverse mental health …

Mental health service utilization, school experiences, and religious involvement among a national sample of Black adolescents who attempted suicide: examining …

JR Goodwill, M Yasui - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 2022 - Springer
Prior suicide attempt serves as one of the strongest predictors of future suicide attempt and
risk for death by suicide among youth. Disparities, however, persist in determining which …

Suicidal ideations and attempts within the family context: The role of parent support, bonding, and peer experiences with suicidal behaviors

DT Boyd, CR Quinn, KV Jones, OWJ Beer - Journal of racial and ethnic …, 2021 - Springer
The rate of suicidality is increasing faster in Black American youth than in any other group in
the USA. Researchers have found that family-level factors are important environmental …

Reasons for suicide in Black young adults: A latent class analysis

JR Goodwill - Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2024 - Springer
Background Suicides have increased among Black youth in the US, though it remains
unclear if these trends persist into young adulthood. Further, even less is known about the …

Race, criminalization and urban mental health in the United States

JR Pamplin, NC Kelsall, KM Keyes… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
There is evidence of significant negative impact of criminalization on mental health;
however, more robust research is needed to address the limitations of the current literature …

The Relationship between Religion, Substance Misuse, and Mental Health among Black Youth

CR Quinn, B Waller, A Hughley, D Boyd, R Cobb… - Religions, 2023 - mdpi.com
Studies suggest that religion is a protective factor for substance misuse and mental health
concerns among Black/African American youth despite reported declines in their religious …

Parental legal system involvement, positive childhood experiences, and suicide risk

LG Bravo, J Meza, SJ Schiff, C Ahmed, T Elliot… - …, 2024 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: To examine whether adverse parental legal system involvement
(incarceration, arrest) was associated with suicide risk, accounting for other adverse …

Do We Belong? Examining the Associations Between Adolescents' Perceptions of School Belonging, Teacher Discrimination, Peer Prejudice and Suicide

DT Boyd, A Gale, CR Quinn… - Journal of racial and …, 2023 - Springer
In the USA, suicide is a leading cause of death for adolescents ages 12 to 18 (National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 2019). Given the urgency of this public health crisis, this …

Individual and contextual risk and protective factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among Black adolescents with arrest histories

CR Quinn, EB Duprey, DT Boyd, R Lynch, M Mitchell… - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
Black adolescents in the United States have experienced an increase in suicidal thoughts
and behaviors (STBs). Since Black adolescents are overrepresented in the youth …

Building stronger bonds: The impact of family support and communication on suicidal behaviors among Black men who have sex with men

DT Boyd, CR Quinn, KV Jones, B Waller… - Suicide and Life …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction It has been well documented that men who identify with a sexual orientation
other than heterosexual are at a greater risk for suicide‐related outcomes. What is less …