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View article: Leveraging generative AI to simulate mental healthcare access and utilization
Leveraging generative AI to simulate mental healthcare access and utilization Open
Purpose This article examines how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can simulate, analyze, and enhance mental health care journeys for individuals from diverse backgrounds, supporting improved access, personalization, and outcomes. D…
View article: Subtypes of Bullying and Types of Substance Use among Urban African American Adolescents: Who Is Likely to Use What?
Subtypes of Bullying and Types of Substance Use among Urban African American Adolescents: Who Is Likely to Use What? Open
The present study examined the types of drugs likely to be used by bullies, victims, and bully/victims. Participants comprise African American adolescents from three high schools, one youth church group, two community youth programs, and f…
View article: Anticipatory Violence and Health Among Black Adults in the United States
Anticipatory Violence and Health Among Black Adults in the United States Open
This study analyzes the relationship between anticipatory community and police violence and health outcomes including mental and physical well-being, sleep problems, and functional disability. Using data from a nationally representative su…
View article: Perceptions, Attitudes, and Experiences Regarding Mental Health Care Among Young Black Men
Perceptions, Attitudes, and Experiences Regarding Mental Health Care Among Young Black Men Open
Mental health service research has insufficiently examined young Black men’s (YBM; ages 18–25) mental health care consumption patterns, obscuring their unmet mental health needs. Concurrently, the literature indicates YBM face unmet servic…
View article: “I am a survivor!”: Violently Injured Black Men’s Perceptions of Labeling After a Violent Firearm Injury
“I am a survivor!”: Violently Injured Black Men’s Perceptions of Labeling After a Violent Firearm Injury Open
Self-appraisal after a life-altering event is a critical process for individuals, often comprised by assigned labels that may not align with an individuals’ perceptions of themselves or of their situation. Existing research within this vic…
View article: What's missing? Violently injured Black men's narratives around Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
What's missing? Violently injured Black men's narratives around Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Open
All participants experienced at least one ACE. Three themes arose from the interviews: youth incarceration, family separation and loss, and housing transition. Men at risk for violent injury experience ACEs beyond those measured in the cur…
View article: Protect and Provide: Perceptions of Manhood and Masculinities Among Disabled Violently Injured Black Men in a Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program
Protect and Provide: Perceptions of Manhood and Masculinities Among Disabled Violently Injured Black Men in a Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Open
Exploring the post-injury lives of those who have survived gunshot wounds is essential to understanding the entire scope of firearm violence. The lives of Black male firearm violence survivors are transformed in various ways due to their i…