@article{ref1,
title="Health and welfare outcomes for adolescents following release from prison in Queensland, Australia: a prospective cohort study",
journal="Adolescents (Basel)",
year="2021",
author="Borschmann, Rohan and de Andrade, Dominique and Kinner, Stuart A.",
volume="1",
number="2",
pages="175-185",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The transition from prison to the community can be a difficult process and may present different challenges for adolescents (aged < 25 years) compared with their older peers. <br><br>METHODS: Using data from a prospective cohort study in Australia, we compared the health and welfare outcomes of adolescents (aged < 25 years) and adults (aged ≥ 25 years) at 1, 3, and 6 months after release from prison. <br><br>RESULTS: After one month, adolescents were less likely to be unemployed (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 0.31; 95% CI 0.15-0.63), report low levels of social support (aOR 0.41; 95% CI 0.21-0.80), or report high psychological distress (aOR 0.50; 95% CI 0.25-0.99). After three months, adults were more likely to have visited a general practitioner (aOR 2.05; 95% CI 1.04-4.07) and adolescents remained less likely to be unemployed (aOR 0.37; 95% CI 0.19-0.74). After six months, adolescents were three times more likely to have used amphetamine-type stimulants (aOR 3.42; 95% CI 1.29-9.09). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents experience different challenges than their older peers when transitioning from prison to the community. Age-specific, integrated support is needed for adolescents during this critical period, including strategies to promote early primary care contact, capitalise on social support networks, and discourage risky substance use.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2673-7051",
doi="10.3390/adolescents1020014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/adolescents1020014"
}