@article{ref1,
title="Police stops among at-risk youth: repercussions for mental health",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2019",
author="Jackson, Dylan B. and Fahmy, Chantal and Vaughn, Michael G. and Testa, Alexander",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to examine the proximate mental health consequences of stressful and emotionally charged interactions with police officers among a national sample of at-risk youth who have been stopped by the police. <br><br>METHODS: A sample of 918 youth (average age 15 years) in the U.S. who reported being stopped by police in the most recent wave (2014-2017) of the Fragile Families & Child Wellbeing Study was used in the present study. <br><br>RESULTS: Although age at first stop was not associated with mental health outcomes, youth stopped by police more frequently were more likely to report heightened emotional distress and posttraumatic stress symptoms. <br><br>FINDINGS also indicate that being stopped at school and officer intrusiveness were potent predictors of these adverse emotional and mental health responses to the stop. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Under certain circumstances, the police stop can result in feelings of stigma and trauma among at-risk youth. Youth may benefit when school counselors or social workers provide mental health screenings and offer counseling care after police encounters, particularly when such encounters are intrusive and/or occur at school.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.05.027",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.05.027"
}