The Youth Advocate Programs Policy and Advocacy Center has released “Safely Home.” This report highlights cost-effective, community-based alternatives to incarceration for high-needs youth. Some key findings: More than 8 of 10 youth remained arrest-free and 9 of 10 were at home after completing their community-based programs. Intensive programs based in the community can serve 3 […]
Special Populations
Latino Voices: The Impacts of Crime and Criminal Justice Policies on Latinos
Latino Voices is a report on Latino experiences with crime and the criminal justice system in California. The report is available in English and Spanish. Here are some statistics from the report: Victims of Crime Latinos are murdered twice as much as whites in California — and more by strangers. Latinos are more likely to be […]
Familism, Family Environment, and Suicide Attempts among Latina Youth
This study examined the relationship between familism and family environment type as well as the relationship between family environment type and suicide attempts among Latina youth. Latina teen attempters (n=109) and non-attempters (n=107) were recruited from the NYC area. Latent class analysis revealed three family environment types: tight-knit; intermediate-knit; and loose-knit. Tight-knit families (high cohesion […]
What’s Wrong with the Poor? Psychiatry, Race, and the War on Poverty
In the 1960s, policymakers and mental health experts joined forces to participate in President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. In her insightful interdisciplinary history, physician and historian Mical Raz examines the interplay between psychiatric theory and social policy throughout that decade, ending with President Richard Nixon’s 1971 veto of a bill that would have provided […]
The Southeastern Health Equity Report Card
The Southeastern Health Equity Council (SHEC) has released the first Health Equity Report Card for the Southeastern region! Some of the key findings include: In the Southeast, the percentage of racial and ethnic minorities with health insurance is lower than the national average. All Southeastern states scored an “F” in food security and had poor […]
2014 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
While Americans overall are living longer and healthier lives, large gaps remain between the healthiest and least healthy counties, a study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute finds. Now in its fifth edition, the 2014 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps ranked counties by health outcomes — length […]