An Assessment of the Role of Parental Incarceration and Substance Misuse in Suicidal Planning of African American Youth and Young Adults

Quinn, Camille R.; Beer, O; Boyd, Donté T.; Tirmazi, Taqi; Nebbitt, Von E.; Joe, Sean

doi:10.1007/s40615-021-01045-0

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“…Despite its limitations, our study has several strengths, including the focus on Black youth and their mental health, who remain an understudied and underserved population ( Quinn et al 2020 ). This is especially important given the recent and dramatic increase in Black youth and young adults dying by suicide ( Boyd et al 2022a , 2022b ; Jones et al 2021 ; Lindsey et al 2019 ; Quinn et al 2022b , 2022c ). Our study findings suggest a need to focus on Black youth who reported lower (poorer) mental health, even if they also endorsed S/R.…”

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

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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 involvement. However, few studies have investigated the associations among religion, substance misuse, and mental health among Black youth. Informed by Critical Race Theory, we evaluated the correlations between gender, depression, substance misuse, and unprotected sex on mental health. Using multiple linear regression, we assessed self-reported measures of drug use and sex, condom use, belief in God, and religiosity on mental health among a sample of Black youth (N = 638) living in a large midwestern city. Results indicated drug use, and sex while on drugs and alcohol, were significant and positively associated with mental health symptoms. Belief in God was negatively associated with having sex while on drugs and alcohol. The study’s findings suggest that despite the many structural inequalities that Black youth face, religion continues to be protective for Black youth against a myriad of prevalent problem behaviors.

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“…Methodological limitations of current literature such as study design, participant selection and outcome classification must be addressed in future studies. The impact of urbanization on mental health commit suicide in the past 12 months, relative to those without a currently incarcerated mother [52]. Although these estimates are striking, the models that generated them were not appropriately specified.…”

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“…Since 2020, incarceration has been one of the more frequently studied aspects of criminalization in regards to mental health, both in terms of the impact of first-hand experiences of incarceration [28–30,31 ▪ ,32 ▪ ,33–35,36,37 ▪▪ ,38–48], and the impact of having a family member incarcerated [49,50 ▪ ,51,52] (Table 1).…”

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“…However, many studies of this association are replete with methodological concerns such as selection bias or poor confounder control, which limit confidence in the findings. For example, a study of 190 public housing residents in a mid-Atlantic city reported that people with a currently incarcerated mother had 15 times the odds of making a plan to commit suicide in the past 12 months, relative to those without a currently incarcerated mother [52]. Although these estimates are striking, the models that generated them were not appropriately specified.…”

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Race, criminalization and urban mental health in the United States

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Purpose of reviewAs efforts to increase policing and roll back criminal legal system reforms in major U.S. cities rise, the collateral consequences of increased criminalization remain critical to document. Although the criminalization of mental illness has been well studied in the U.S., the mental health effects of criminalization are comparatively under-researched. In addition, despite extreme racial disparities in U.S. policing, there is limited understanding of how criminalization may contribute to racial disparities in mental health.Recent findingsLiterature included in this review covers various types of criminalization, including direct and indirect impacts of incarceration, criminalization of immigration, first-hand and witnessed encounters with police, and the effects of widely publicized police brutality incidents. All forms of criminalization were shown to negatively impact mental health (depression, anxiety and suicidality), with evidence suggestive of disproportionate impact on Black people.SummaryThere 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. These limitations include few analyses stratified by race, a lack of focus on nonincarceration forms of criminalization, few longitudinal studies limiting causal inference, highly selected samples limiting generalizability and few studies with validated mental health measures.

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“…Black youth often experience community and neighborhood factors (e.g., neighborhood poverty) that disproportionately put them at risk of being exposed to contextual factors that can have detrimental effects on their psychological wellbeing [ 7 , 8 , 9 ]. Specifically, research demonstrates that Black youth are more likely to live in low income and under-resourced communities that puts them at risk of being exposed to community violence in their neighborhoods [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ]. Moreover, researchers have found community violence to be associated with detrimental mental health outcomes for youth [ 15 , 16 , 17 ].…”

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The Mental Health of Black Youth Affected by Community Violence: Family and School Context as Pathways to Resilience

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Black youth who experience community violence occupy multiple environments with varying levels of influence on how they display resiliency to prevent adverse mental health outcomes. Considering the recent rise of mental health concerns (i.e., increase in suicidal outcomes) among Black youth, along with the abundance of research illustrating the detrimental impact of community violence, more research is needed to examine how different environmental factors (e.g., family and school) shape how youth protect their mental health while displaying resiliency navigating community violence. The purpose of this study was to examine how family and school contexts predict Black youths’ ability to display resiliency to navigate community violence and prevent adverse mental health outcomes. This study utilized a path analysis to examine the associations between parent relationships, parent bonding, school climate, resilience to adverse community experiences, community violence, and mental health among 548 Black adolescents in Chicago. Findings highlight that parent relationships, parent bonding, and school climate influence the association between resilience to community violence and mental health outcomes among Black youth. Implications for mental health practice and policy among Black youth are discussed.

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An Assessment of the Role of Parental Incarceration and Substance Misuse in Suicidal Planning of African American Youth and Young Adults

Cited by 13 publications

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

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

Race, criminalization and urban mental health in the United States

The Mental Health of Black Youth Affected by Community Violence: Family and School Context as Pathways to Resilience

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