2024
Family Member Incarceration and Loneliness Among Low-Income U.S. Veterans
Testa A, Tsai J. Family Member Incarceration and Loneliness Among Low-Income U.S. Veterans. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2024, 94: 352-361. PMID: 38421747, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily member incarcerationU.S. military veteransLoneliness indexU.S. veteransExposure to incarcerationMilitary veteransVeteran homelessnessPerception of lonelinessFeelings of lonelinessMultinomial logistic regressionLack companionshipIncarcerationConsequences of lonelinessReport feelingLow-incomeVeteran communityPotential adverse consequencesLogistic regressionVeteransSocial relationshipsWell-beingFamily membersIncreased riskLonelinessMultiple Poisson
2023
Examining the Potential Impact of Restricting Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Housing for Individuals With Certain Criminal Convictions in Texas
Witte L, Tsai J, Cuccaro P, Link A, Cox V, Schick V. Examining the Potential Impact of Restricting Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Housing for Individuals With Certain Criminal Convictions in Texas. Housing Policy Debate 2023, 34: 353-371. DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2023.2246943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCriminal historySupportive housing providersExperience of homelessnessCriminal justice involvementHousing providersHistory of homelessnessU.S. policyHousing residentsEthnic minoritiesJustice involvementLow-income individualsCriminal convictionsDrug convictionsHousingHomeless individualsHomelessnessState of TexasResidentsRecovery of individualsConvictionPotential impactPolicyIncarcerationRecidivismRules
2019
Peer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail
Bellamy C, Kimmel J, Costa M, Tsai J, Nulton L, Nulton E, Kimmel A, Aguilar N, Clayton A, O’Connell M. Peer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail. Journal Of Public Mental Health 2019, 18: 188-198. DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-02-2019-0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUS prison populationRe-incarceration ratesAdequate housingSuccessful reentryLocal authoritiesPrison populationRecidivism ratesMental illnessPrisonCriminal recidivismRecidivismSurvival analysisJailSupport programsKaplan-Meyer survival analysisKaplan-Meier survival analysisIncarcerationCommunitySerious mental illnessPeopleMental illness diagnosisProgram impactPeer support programSubstance abuse treatmentPeer supportPeer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail
Bellamy C, Kimmel J, Costa M, Tsai J, Nulton L, Nulton E, Kimmel A, Aguilar N, Clayton A, O’Connell M. Peer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail. Journal Of Public Mental Health 2019, ahead-of-print DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-02-2019-0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUS prison populationRe-incarceration ratesDesign/methodology/approachAdequate housingSuccessful reentryLocal authoritiesMethodology/approachOriginality/valuePrison populationRecidivism ratesPrisonMental illnessCriminal recidivismRecidivismJailSupport programsIncarcerationSurvival analysisKaplan-Meyer survival analysisCommunityKaplan-Meier survival analysisPeopleProgram impactPeer support programSerious mental illness
2016
Diversion of Veterans With Criminal Justice Involvement to Treatment Courts: Participant Characteristics and Outcomes
Tsai J, Flatley B, Kasprow WJ, Clark S, Finlay A. Diversion of Veterans With Criminal Justice Involvement to Treatment Courts: Participant Characteristics and Outcomes. Psychiatric Services 2016, 68: 375-383. PMID: 27903139, PMCID: PMC5752436, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Treatment CourtsVTC participantsTreatment courtsPublic order offencesCriminal justice involvementBetter employment outcomesCriminal justiceHousing outcomesNew incarcerationCriminal offensesJustice involvementEmployment outcomesJail sanctionsOffensesTC participantsMultilevel regression modelsCourtSpecialized servicesOutreach programsJusticeSanctionsAfghanistanHousingIncarcerationService modelLinking Typologies of Childhood Adversity to Adult Incarceration: Findings From a Nationally Representative Sample
Roos LE, Afifi TO, Martin CG, Pietrzak RH, Tsai J, Sareen J. Linking Typologies of Childhood Adversity to Adult Incarceration: Findings From a Nationally Representative Sample. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2016, 86: 584-593. PMID: 27078049, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse child experiencesLatent class analysisChildhood maltreatmentLogistic regression analysisSubstance use problemsNationally Representative SampleRisk factorsRepresentative sampleChildhood adversityPreventative effortsIncarceration riskLow adversityUse problemsRegression analysisRiskMaltreatment experiencesClass analysisMaltreatmentIncarceration
2012
Incarceration Among Chronically Homeless Adults: Clinical Correlates and Outcomes
Tsai J, Rosenheck R. Incarceration Among Chronically Homeless Adults: Clinical Correlates and Outcomes. Journal Of Forensic Psychology Research And Practice 2012, 12: 307-324. DOI: 10.1080/15228932.2012.695653.Peer-Reviewed Original Research