@article{ref1,
title="An exploration of family and juvenile justice systems to reduce youth HIV/STI risk",
journal="Journal of research on adolescence",
year="2015",
author="Elkington, K. S. and Belmonte, K. and Latack, J. A. and Mellins, C. A. and Wasserman, G. A. and Donenberg, G. R. and Hirsch, Jennifer S.",
volume="25",
number="4",
pages="700-716",
abstract="Using in-depth interviews with 20 probation youth (60% female; 35% white; 30% Hispanic; mean age 15years, range=13-17), their caregivers (100% female; mean age 44years, range=34-71) and 12 female probation officers (100% white; mean age 46years, range=34-57), we explored how family and probation systems exacerbate or mitigate sexual risk. We conducted thematic analyses of interviews, comparing narratives of families of sexually risky (n=9) versus non-sexually risky (n=11) youth. Family functioning differed by youth sexual risk behavior around quality of relationships, communication, and limit-setting and monitoring. The involvement of families of sexually risky youth in probation positively influenced family functioning. Data suggest these families are amenable to intervention and may benefit from family-based HIV/STI interventions delivered in tandem with probation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-8392",
doi="10.1111/jora.12163",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jora.12163"
}