biostudies-literatureByck GRNational Institute of Drug AbuseNIDA NIH HHSNIAAA NIH HHS1185-93https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4771183biostudies-literatureUnknown56(11)<h4>Background</h4>This study examined whether relocating from a high-poverty neighborhood to a lower poverty neighborhood as part of a federal housing relocation program (HOPE VI; Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere) had effects on adolescent mental and behavioral health compared to adolescents consistently living in lower poverty neighborhoods.<h4>Methods</h4>Sociodemographic, risk behavior, and neighborhood data were collected from 592 low-income, primarily African-American adolescents and their primary caregivers. Structured psychiatric interviews were conducted with adolescents. Prerelocation neighborhood, demographic, and risk behavior data were also included. Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) was used to test associations between neighborhood variables and risk outcomes. HLJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplinesEffect of housing relocation and neighborhood environment on adolescent mental and behavioral health.PMC4771183R01 DA025039R01DA025039K02 AA018755RO1DA025039Henry DSwann GByck GRMustanski BBolland JDick DfalseEffect of housing relocation and neighborhood environment on adolescent mental and behavioral health.<h4>Background</h4>This study examined whether relocating from a high-poverty neighborhood to a lower poverty neighborhood as part of a federal housing relocation program (HOPE VI; Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere) had effects on adolescent mental and behavioral health compared to adolescents consistently living in lower poverty neighborhoods.<h4>Methods</h4>Sociodemographic, risk behavior, and neighborhood data were collected from 592 low-income, primarily African-American adolescents and their primary caregivers. Structured psychiatric interviews were conducted with adolescents. Prerelocation neighborhood, demographic, and risk behavior data were also included. Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) was used to test associations between neighborhood variables and risk outcomes. HL2015-01-01T00:00:00Z2015 Nov2025-04-25T19:02:10.777Z2019-03-27T02:10:08ZS-EPMC47711832565615910.1111/jcpp.12386