Cook Mekeila C, Barnert Elizabeth, Ijadi-Maghsoodi Roya, Ports Kayleen, Bath Eraka
a Meharry Medical College, Division of Public Health Practice , Nashville , TN.
b University of California, Los Angeles, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs , Los Angeles , California.
Behav Med. 2018 Jul-Sep;44(3):242-249. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2018.1432552.
The study sought to: (1) describe the mental health and substance use profiles among participants of a specialty trafficking court program (the Succeed Though Achievement and Resilience Court); (2) describe youths' mental health and substance use treatment prior to participating in the program; and (3) examine whether abuse influences report of mental health problems and/or substance use. Retrospective case review of court files was performed on commercially sexually exploited youth who volunteered to participate in the court from 2012 to 2014 (N = 184). All participants were female. Mental health problems and report of substance use was high among this population. Substance use differed at statistically significant levels between youth with a documented abuse history compared to those with no abuse history. Substance use also differed by report of mental health problems. Unexpected findings included the high rate of hospitalization for mental health problems and relatively low substance use treatment prior to STAR Court participation. Opportunities for improvement in critical points of contact to identify commercially sexually exploited youth and address their health needs are discussed.
（1）描述一个专门的反人口贩卖法庭项目（成功、成就与恢复力法庭）参与者的心理健康和物质使用情况；（2）描述青少年在参与该项目之前的心理健康和物质使用治疗情况；（3）研究虐待经历是否会影响心理健康问题和/或物质使用的报告。对2012年至2014年自愿参与该法庭的商业性剥削青年的法庭档案进行了回顾性案例审查（N = 184）。所有参与者均为女性。该人群中心理健康问题和物质使用报告的比例较高。有记录的虐待史的青少年与无虐待史的青少年在物质使用方面存在统计学上的显著差异。物质使用情况也因心理健康问题报告的不同而有所差异。意外发现包括心理健康问题的高住院率以及在参与STAR法庭之前相对较低的物质使用治疗率。文中讨论了在识别商业性剥削青年并满足其健康需求的关键接触点上进行改进的机会。
