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A community assessment of food resources available to college students in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
(2018-08-08)After exploring the limited research available on food insecurity among college students, the goal of this study was to add in-depth information on the resources available to college and university students in the Dallas-Fort ... -
A Metatheoretical Analysis Of Social Support Theory In Application To Military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(Social Work, 2015)More organizations, researchers, and practitioners are now measuring social support with military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD; however, many are measuring very different specific variables under the overarching ... -
A Pilot Evaluation of Jail Programming
(2016-05-06)Women within the corrections system in the United States has reached staggering numbers. Suicide in the United States corrections system is the leading cause of natural death. This research provides an examination of ... -
A QUALITATIVE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND NARRATIVE SYNTHESIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERVENTIONS FOR NON-INTIMATE PARTER
(2018-11-27)Social Workers have an ethical obligation to “monitor and evaluate policies, the implementation of programs, and practice interventions” (National Association of Social Workers, 2017, 5.02A). This study seeks to meet ethical ... -
A RETROSPECTIVE EXPLORATION OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONG A SAMPLE OF OLDER AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN: AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
(2017-05-04)African American women experience domestic violence at a rate that is 35% higher than the domestic violence rate of White women. Moreover, African American women encompass 8% of the U.S. population but account for 22% of ... -
A SCOPING REVIEW OF INTERVENTIONS CONDUCTED FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA
(2021-05-06)The older population in the United States is growing. Within this demographic, ethnic and racial diversity is also on the rise. There are various forms of interventions, such as cognitive activities, regular physical and ... -
A SCOPING REVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT ON SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE AMONG ADULTS IN U.S. PRISONS
(2023-05-22)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 05/15/2025** ABSTRACT: Solitary confinement is a widespread issue that impacts the most vulnerable individuals in our country. The U.S. uses solitary confinement more ... -
A study on factors influencing the status of the working poor in welfare states
(2020-08-28)Background: Labor has not been a sufficient means of preventing poverty since the end of the 20th century. Due to this uncertain relationship between labor and poverty, the working poor issue has reemerged as a social ... -
A WHOLE NEW WORLD: EXPLORING COMING OUT EXPERIENCES OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE U.S.
(2017-05-04)The purpose of this study was to explore the coming out experiences of international students in the U.S. who identified on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer (LGBTQ) spectrum. Between 2015 and 2016 there was a ... -
Abuse, Trauma, And Social Bonding In The Etiology Of Female Delinquency
(Social Work, 2008-08-08)The study was designed to examine the ability of social bonding and abuse variables in explaining the phenomena of female delinquency. An existing data source, the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, provided ... -
Access To Mental Health Care: Clients Perception Of Services Provided By Agape Clinic And Community Care
(Social Work, 2009-09-16)The purpose of this study was to identify whether there is a relationship between acculturation and utilization of mental health services among U.S. born and non-U.S. born Hispanics in the United States. Furthermore, the ... -
Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, Resilience, Self-esteem And General Well-being: A Psychosocial Study Of Colombians In The United States
(Social Work, 2008-09-17)This research sought to identify the factors that contribute to the wellbeing of Colombians in the United States by exploring the differences in their wellbeing across three waves of immigration. It examined the extent to ... -
Acculturative Stress And Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Latino And Asian Immigrants
(Social Work, 2011-07-14)Mental health needs for immigrants are complicated by previous trauma and living in a new country. This study examined acculturative stress (AS) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among immigrants by conducting a ... -
Addressing Fertility Preservation for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2015)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer are informed of their risk of sub-fertility and options for fertility preservation (FP) with the intention that, if ... -
ADHD And Hearing Loss: A Study Examing The Co-occurrence Of The Two Disorders
This paper will present information obtained from a nationwide dataset on the incidence of co-occurring Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and hearing loss. These disorders are frequently studied separately, but ... -
ADHD TREATMENT OUTCOME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL PARENT-CHILD INTERVENTION AND GROUP PARENT-CHILD INTERVENTION WITH THE SAME PROTOCOL
(2015-12-09)This research study aimed to compare between two groups: one with brief parental involvement in ADHD treatment and other with intensive parental involvement in ADHD treatment with the same protocol. This study design is a ... -
ADOPTION DISSOLUTION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ADOPTIVE PARENTS FROM THE USA WHO ADOPTED CHILDREN INTERNATIONALLY
(2017-05-03)The goal of this qualitative dissertation is to explore why some international adoptions result in dissolution. I attempt to answer this question through the experiences of American parents who adopted children internationally ... -
The Adoption Of Restorative Justice As A State Policy Response To Criminal Justice Concerns: A Mixed Methods Inquiry
Over the past two decades, 32 states have enacted legislation supporting the use of restorative justice as crime response. The purpose of this study is to explore the contexts in which restorative justice has been adopted ... -
African American Fathers And Afrocentric Parenting - Factors Associated With Parenting Of Their Children
(Social Work, 2010-11-01)To provide an alternate explanation for the behavior of African American fathers in their parenting using an Afrocentric model, comparing it with the parenting behavior of the Caucasian father, who would use primarily an ... -
AFRICAN AND AFRO-CARIBBEAN IMMIGRANT AND DIASPORA PERSPECTIVES OF POLICE VIOLENCE “IT’S ABOUT CULTURE, NOT RACE”
(2016-12-08)Police violence with minority communities in the U.S. is a growing problem and has gained a lot of national attention in recent years. While the issue seems to be prevalent in the country, the current means to track the ...