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Exploring Factors of Diagnostic Timing Among Black Autistic Youth
The goal of the present study was to compare profiles among Black families of autistic youth who were identified Early (≤ 2 years of age), Mid (age 3...
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Adverse Childhood Experiences Predicting Psychological Distress among Black Youth: Exploring Self-Control as a Moderator
Contextual risk factors, such as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), have a significant impact on the mental health of Black youth. Surprisingly,...
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Racial Discrimination Experiences and Friendship Network Dynamics Among Black and Latinx Youth
Despite a robust volume of evidence documenting adverse effects of racial discrimination experiences on adolescent adjustment outcomes, relatively...
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It Runs in the Family: Parent Racial Worries and Youth Internalizing Problems Within Black Families
Racial discrimination is related to mental health challenges for Black youth and parents. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of...
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All Things Considered: Examining Mentoring Relationships Between White Mentors and Black Youth in Community-Based Youth Mentoring Programs
BackgroundCommunity-based youth mentoring programs are popular interventions that serve a large number of Black youths throughout the country....
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“I wasn’t Enrolled”: Exploring the Educational Narratives of Black Caribbean Youth Navigating Out-of-Home Care in Ontario’s Child Welfare System
The educational system is the leading referral source for Black families involved in Ontario’s child system. Across both the education and child...
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Racial and Practical Barriers to Diagnostic and Treatment Services for Black Families of Autistic Youth: A Mixed-Method Exploration
The present study explored the role race-related barriers and practical barriers to treatment participation play in treatment effectiveness and...
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Beyond Systems of Oppression: The Syndemic Affecting Black Youth in the US
Adolescence is a challenging time fraught with developmental changes that influence sociocultural identity, psychosocial and biological development....
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A Community-Partnered Qualitative Study on Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Perceived Impact on Black and Latinx Youth Mental Health and Community-Driven School Policy Recommendations
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted the well-being of K-12 students, positioning youth mental health as a public health priority. School...
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Intersectionality and Social Security Age-18 Redetermination: Reducing the Stress and Trauma of Transition for Black Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities
Greater attention is being paid to the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities. We are also at a period of reckoning with the vestiges of...
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Taking the good with the bad?: Social Media and Online Racial Discrimination Influences on Psychological and Academic Functioning in Black and Hispanic Youth
Though increasing attention is being paid to adolescents’ social media use, racially/ethnically-marginalized youth remain under-represented in that...
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Participation and Engagement Barriers Faced by Young Black Women Within Health Promotion Youth Programming and Community Drop-In Spaces
Community drop-in spaces for young adults offer important youth programming that support the healthy psychosocial development of young people and...
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Striking the Balance: The Relative Benefits of Goal- and Youth-Focused Approaches to Youth Mentoring Relationships
Targeted, goal-focused approaches to mentoring can improve behavioral and mental health outcomes than more recreational, non-specific approaches....
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The Impact of Mother Support and Natural Mentoring on the Depressive Symptoms of Black Youth
Research indicates both natural mentoring and family factors such as parental support are beneficial for the psychological wellbeing of youth....
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Quantifying the Representation of Black Adolescents in Suicide Intervention Research
This systematic review aimed to quantify the representation of Black youth in U.S. suicide intervention research. Specifically, we sought to evaluate...
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Black and White Adults’ Racial and Gender Stereotypes of Psychopathology Symptoms in Black and White Children
Adults’ judgments of children’s behaviors play a critical role in assessment and treatment of childhood psychopathology. Judgments of children’s...
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Intersectional Disparities in Runaway and Thrownaway Experiences Among Youth by Sexual Minority Status and Race/Ethnicity
IntroductionIt is well-documented that sexual minority youth are at a higher risk of experiencing being thrown away and running away from their...
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Skin-deep Resilience and Early Adolescence: Neighborhood Disadvantage, Executive Functioning, and Pubertal Development in Minority Youth
Skin-deep resilience, in which youth overcome adversity and achieve success in psychological and academic domains but at a cost to their...
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Action, but Make It Critical: The Measurement and Developmental Processes of Critical Action for Black and Latinx Youth
Critical action—defined as actions and behaviors aimed at disrupting systems of oppression—is a developmental asset for Black and Latinx youth. Over...
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Assessing Invariance of Universal Ethnic-Racial Identity Measures Among Black Adolescents in the United States
Black immigrants and their children represent a significant and growing share of the U.S. Black population; however, their experiences of their...