@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic brain injury among newly admitted adolescents in the New York City jail system",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2014",
author="Kaba, Fatos and Diamond, Pamela and Haque, Alpha and Macdonald, Ross and Venters, Homer",
volume="54",
number="5",
pages="615-617",
abstract="PURPOSE: Relatively little is known about the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among adolescents who come into contact with the criminal justice system. METHODS: We undertook screening for TBI among newly admitted adolescents in the New York City jail system using a validated TBI screening tool. A convenience sample of 300 male and 84 female screenings was examined. RESULTS: Screening revealed that 50% of male and 49% of female adolescents enter jail with a history of TBI. Incidence of TBI was assessed using patient health records, and revealed an incidence of 3,107 TBI per 100,000 person-years. CONCLUSIONS: Elevated prevalence and incidence of TBI among incarcerated adolescents may relate to criminal justice involvement as well as friction in jail. Given the large representation of violence as a cause of TBI among our patients, we have begun focus groups with them to elicit meaningful strategies for living with and avoiding TBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.12.013",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.12.013"
}