2023
Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence
Tong G, Spell V, Horton N, Thornhill T, Keene D, Montgomery C, Spiegelman D, Wang E, Roy B. Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 1545. PMID: 37580653, PMCID: PMC10426138, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15997-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsExposure to ViolenceGun ViolenceHumansMental Health ServicesProspective StudiesPublic HousingConceptsGun violenceHousing assistanceStructural racismHousing stabilityViolence exposureMulti-level interventionsCommunity gun violenceMulti-stakeholder coalitionsRental assistance programsCommunity-based organizationsHousing supportPolicy changesFinancial educationStable housingBeing of individualsViolenceTarget neighborhoodsCommunity membersNew HavenNeighborhood ratesAssistance programsOrganization leadersRacismHavenNeighborhood
2022
Adult criminal outcomes of juvenile justice involvement
Copeland WE, Tong G, Gifford EJ, Easter MM, Shanahan L, Swartz MS, Swanson JW. Adult criminal outcomes of juvenile justice involvement. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 3711-3718. PMID: 35264271, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722000393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDo “Real World” Childhood Mental Health Services Reduce Risk for Adult Psychiatric Disorders?
Copeland WE, Tong G, Shanahan L. Do “Real World” Childhood Mental Health Services Reduce Risk for Adult Psychiatric Disorders? Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 61: 1041-1049.e7. PMID: 35063586, PMCID: PMC9294070, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCausalityChildHumansMental DisordersMental Health ServicesProspective StudiesPsychopathologyConceptsMental health servicesSubstance disordersPsychiatric disordersService useSpecialty mental health service useHealth servicesSpecialty mental health servicesMental health service useHealth service usePopulation-based studyAdult psychopathologyAdult psychiatric disordersCommunity service useChildhood psychiatric disordersAdult psychiatric problemsMental health problemsRisk ratioChronic conditionsImproved outcomesPsychiatric statusSimilar riskHigh riskPsychiatric problemsHealth problemsChildhood disorders
2021
Childhood Gun Access, Adult Suicidality, and Crime
Copeland WE, Tong G, Gifford EJ, Easter MM, Shanahan L, Swartz MS, Swanson JW. Childhood Gun Access, Adult Suicidality, and Crime. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2020042291. PMID: 34210740, PMCID: PMC8785707, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-042291.Peer-Reviewed Original Research