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“How they look at it is not how I lived it”: How Research, Policy, and Practice Regarding Family Court Child Custody Decision-making Erase Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence
Approximately 10-15% of separating families have contested child custody arrangements that require dispute resolution (mediation and/or litigation) with 40-80% of those cases involving intimate partner violence (IPV) ... -
“I Use Because I'm in Pain”: Perspectives on Harm Reduction Services and Unmet Needs Among People Who Use Fentanyl
BackgroundDespite King County pledging over $10 million to harm reduction measures in 2021, overdose deaths in the area have steadily risen with increasing rates predominantly caused by an increase in use of illicit fentanyl, ... -
"I'm afraid I won't make it to 19": Longitudinal Development and Impact of Future Orientation on Health Risk Behaviors among African American and Latino Young Men
How young people conceptualize and cognitively represent their futures- as full of positive potential or constraints and negative possibilities--bears influence on their developmental trajectories. Future orientation is ... -
Incarceration and the life course: Predictors, correlates, and consequences of juvenile incarceration
The United States has the highest juvenile incarceration rate of any industrialized nation in the world. Research has shown that incarceration can have many iatrogenic effects on youth as they transition to adulthood. The ... -
Indigenous Connectedness as a Framework for Relational Healing within Alaska Native Child Welfare
This study was embedded within the Alaska Native child welfare context to fill a gap in the literature that further theorized and made evident the key concepts and mechanisms of Indigenous child wellbeing. Twenty-five ... -
Informing integrated interventions for trauma and smoking: The role of gender from childhood to adulthood
Integrated interventions for trauma and substance use often overlook smoking despite evidence that interpersonal traumas and smoking are related. When integrated treatments are specifically designed to address smoking and ... -
Integrating Holistic Services for Birthing People into a Hospital Setting
Perinatal mood disorders, experienced by over one in ten pregnant people in high-income nations, are considered the number one concern impacting the health and well being of the pregnant person and their child during birth ... -
It Does Matter for Us, Too: Implications of Digital Divide among Older Americans
In the U.S., older adults have long overrepresented a digitally marginalized group who did not fully benefit from the digital lifestyle. Despite the rapid adoption of digital technology, the digital divide among older ... -
“It's Always in the Back of your Mind”: LGBTQ Partners’ Experiences of Discrimination in Health Care for Serious Illnesses
Abstract “It's Always in the Back of your Mind”: LGBTQ Partners’ Experiences of Discrimination in Health Care for Serious Illnesses Danae G. Dotolo Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Taryn Lindhorst, Professor School of ... -
“It’s Not You; It’s Me:” The Representation of Teen Dating Violence in Young Adult Literature and its Implications for Prevention
PURPOSE: Teen dating violence (TDV) continues to be a significant social justice issue. The prevention of TDV requires an attention to risk and protective factors across ecological system levels. The media is one of the ... -
Judging parents: Courts, child welfare, and criteria for terminating parental rights
(2013-04-17)Few legal proceedings in the U.S. have more profound consequences for families than the termination of parental rights. Previously described as family law's "death penalty," termination leads to the complete severance of ... -
Latinos in Mental Health: Barriers impacted amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic and their Potential Improvements
University of Washington Abstract Latinos in Mental Health: Barriers Impacting Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic and their Potential Improvements Adely Martinez Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Dr. David La Fazia Department ... -
"Lean into the Lizzo:" Internet spaces as therapeutic publics in eating disorder recovery
Atypical anorexia (AAN) is a restrictive eating disorder (ED) in which “all of the criteria for anorexia nervosa (AN) are met, except that despite significant weight loss, the individual’s weight is within or above the ... -
“Maybe I Really Am Too Fat to Have an Eating Disorder”: A Mixed Methods Study of Weight Stigma and Healthcare Experiences in a Diverse Sample of Patients with Atypical Anorexia
Within mental disorders, anorexia nervosa (AN) has the second highest mortality rate, second only to opiate addiction; additionally, AN patients experience impairments in multiple spheres including psychological, social, ... -
Mental Health Experiences within the Hmong American LGBTQ Community: A Qualitative Research Project
This qualitative research project explores the life experiences of six second-generation Hmong Americans individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ). The six participants ... -
The Mental Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults: Do Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Play Differential Roles?
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults evidence significant physical and mental health disparities as a result of their marginalized status, yet little is known regarding pathways that link risks associated ... -
Mental Health Service Access in Arizona: A Qualitative Examination of Ecological Impacts for the Latinx Population
Latinx persons experience mental health needs at rates similar to White individuals; however, they do not have the same utilization rates as their White counterparts. Research has indicated that multiple logistical factors ... -
A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Child Maltreatment and Dating Violence in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
(2012-09-13)Objective: To investigate the relationship between experiencing child maltreatment and later involvement in an abusive dating relationship during adolescence and young adulthood (under the age of 25) and to examine possible ... -
Mexican Immigrants Under the 45th U.S. Presidency Impacts of Heightened Immigration Enforcement and Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
The lives of various immigrant populations in the United States have been placed under a powerful microscope with the existing executive administration. Its focus on immigrants from Mexico, in particular, began during the ... -
Micro, Mezzo & Macro Levels of Implementation: An Examination of Minnesota’s Cultural and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure Grant Program
Using Minnesota’s Cultural and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure Grant (CEMIG) program as a case study, this dissertation, using a multi-paper format, analyzes how race, ethnicity, and culture interact with large-scale, ...