1. United States Youth Arrest and Health Across the Life Course: A Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study
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Tolliver, Destiny G, Abrams, Laura S, Biely, Christopher, Meza, Benjamin PL, Schickedanz, Adam, Guerrero, Alma D, Jackson, Nicholas J, Bath, Eraka, Heard-Garris, Nia, Dudovitz, Rebecca, and Barnert, Elizabeth
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Paediatrics ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Pediatric ,Mental Health ,Pediatric Research Initiative ,Clinical Research ,Depression ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Prevention ,Aetiology ,2.3 Psychological ,social and economic factors ,Mental health ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adult ,Child ,Humans ,United States ,Adolescent ,Young Adult ,Longitudinal Studies ,Health Status ,Self Report ,health inequities ,juvenile justice system ,youth arrest ,Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine ,Pediatrics - Abstract
BackgroundYouth are arrested at high rates in the United States; however, long-term health effects of arrest remain unmeasured. We sought to describe the sociodemographic characteristics and health of adults who were arrested at various ages among a nationally representative sample.MethodsUsing the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, we describe sociodemographics and health status in adolescence (Wave I, ages 12-21) and adulthood (Wave V, ages 32-42) for people first arrested at age younger than 14 years, 14 to 17 years, and 18 to 24 years, compared to never arrested adults. Health measures included physical health (general health, mobility/functional limitations, death), mental health (depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts), and clinical biomarkers (hypertension, diabetes). We estimate associations between age of first arrest and health using covariate adjusted regressions.ResultsAmong the sample of 10,641 adults, 28.5% had experienced arrest before age 25. Individuals first arrested as children (ie, age
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- 2023