Impacts of intergenerational substance use and trauma among black women involved in the criminal justice system: A longitudinal analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intergenerational substance use and trauma disproportionately impact racialized women. Yet, how these factors impact outcomes in women involved in the criminal justice system is understudied.

Methods

Using data from 443 participants in the Black Women in a Study of Epidemics, we assessed the impact of intergenerational substance use and trauma on participant drug use and open Child Protective Services (CPS) cases over 18 months. In repeated-measures logistic regression, intergenerational substance and trauma were independent variables, while participants' drug use at each follow-up and any open CPS case (s) served as separate dependent variables. Models were adjusted for criminal justice involvement, age, marital status, education, childhood guardian, number of

SUBMITTER: Jones AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10474323 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature