0791 Teacher Perception of Child Fatigue and Behavioral Health Outcomes Among Black First Graders in High-Poverty Schools

This study investigated the reliability and validity of Part 1 of the Informal Decoding Inventory (IDI), a free diagnostic assessment used to plan Tier 2 intervention for first graders with decoding deficits. Part 1 addresses single-syllable words and consists of five subtests that progress in difficulty and that contain real word and pseudoword components. The IDI was administered to a sample of 94 first graders who attended three high-poverty schools in a rural district located in a South Atlantic state. The Test of Word Recognition Efficiency–Second Edition (TOWRE-2) was given in the same session. Internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) exceeded .70 for the total scores and all but one subtest. Total scores for real words and pseudowords correlated highly with TOWRE-2 subtests. Confirmatory factor analysis substantiated the five-factor structure of the IDI, and mean comparisons affirmed the order of the subtests in all cases but one. Overall, this preliminary study affirmed the reliability and validity of the IDI. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

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Why Do High-Poverty Schools Have Difficulty Staffing Their Classrooms With Qualified Teachers?

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e565212006-011 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

High Poverty ◽

High Poverty Schools ◽

Qualified Teachers

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Returning Citizens and Point of Entry: Is There a Match?

Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services ◽

10.1177/1044389420956436 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 104438942095643

Author(s):

Sondra J. Fogel ◽

Kim M. Lersch ◽

Daniel Ringhoff ◽

Jessica M. Grosholz

Keyword(s):

Behavioral Health ◽

Neighborhood Effects ◽

Small Body ◽

Criminal Activity ◽

Local Communities ◽

High Poverty ◽

Point Of Entry ◽

Stable Housing ◽

Basic Services ◽

Returning Citizens

The period after incarceration and the influence of neighborhood effects are gaining interest among scholars as a small body of evidence is illustrating the difficulties returning citizens have obtaining basic services and needs, employment, stable housing, and other social and behavioral health supports in the areas where they are being released. Transitional planning efforts to ensure that returning citizens are prepared to engage in society and have necessary supports are often made. However, returning citizens may be in local communities that do not offer needed supports, such as in areas of high poverty and criminal activity, and low employment options. Findings from this study suggest that more attention is needed to where returning citizens are released following their period of incarceration.

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Longitudinal Links between Income Dynamics and Young Adult Socioeconomic and Behavioral Health Outcomes

Youth & Society ◽

10.1177/0044118x21996382 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0044118X2199638

Author(s):

Kendra Whitfield ◽

Laura Betancur ◽

Portia Miller ◽

Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal

Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Behavioral Health ◽

Low Income ◽

Family Income ◽

Adult Outcomes ◽

Income Volatility ◽

Income Loss ◽

Socioeconomic Outcomes ◽

Young Adult Outcomes

Longitudinal links between childhood family income and adult outcomes are well documented. However, research on childhood income volatility and young adult outcomes is limited. This study utilizes data from the NLSY ( N = 6,410) to examine how childhood family income and income volatility relate to socioeconomic outcomes and mental/behavioral health in emerging adulthood. Results show that lower childhood income was associated with young adult socioeconomic and behavioral health outcomes. Higher income volatility was associated with increased depression and teen parenthood during young adulthood. Additional analyses examining trajectories of income volatility illustrated that children in families with unstable income trajectories (i.e., frequent income losses and gains) showed higher depression scores than those with stable trajectories. These findings suggest that income volatility, not just income level or income loss, is important to consider when studying economic disparities in young adult outcomes. Implications for policies and programs for low-income, high-volatility households are discussed.

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‘It’s not about punitive’: exploring how early-career teachers in high-poverty schools respond to critical incidents

Critical Studies in Education ◽

10.1080/17508487.2017.1385500 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 61 (2) ◽

pp. 149-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jo Lampert ◽

Bruce Burnett ◽

Barbara Comber ◽

Angela Ferguson ◽

Naomi Barnes

Keyword(s):

Critical Incidents ◽

Early Career ◽

High Poverty ◽

High Poverty Schools ◽

Early Career Teachers ◽

Career Teachers

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Behavioral Health Outcomes: Strength-based Strategies with Black Communities

Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion ◽

10.1007/978-1-4614-5999-6_319 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 461-479 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Richard V. Briscoe ◽

Debra Mowery ◽

Estrellita “Lo” Berry ◽

Deborah A. Austin

Keyword(s):

Health Outcomes ◽

Behavioral Health ◽

Black Communities ◽

Strength Based

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Value Added of Teachers in High-Poverty Schools and Lower-Poverty Schools

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e721792011-001 ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Tim Sass ◽

Jane Hannaway ◽

Zeyu Xu ◽

David Figlio ◽

Li Feng

Keyword(s):

Value Added ◽

High Poverty ◽

High Poverty Schools

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Measuring Behavioral Health Outcomes

10.1007/978-1-4615-4759-4 ◽

1999 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Robert P. Hawkins ◽

Judith R. Mathews ◽

Laureen Hamdan

Keyword(s):

Health Outcomes ◽

Behavioral Health

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Making Sense of the Interplay of Identity, Agency, and Context in the Development of Beginning Science Teachers in High-Poverty Schools

Studying Science Teacher Identity ◽

10.1007/978-94-6300-379-7_11 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 219-235

Author(s):

Gail Richmond

Keyword(s):

Science Teachers ◽

High Poverty ◽

High Poverty Schools ◽

Making Sense ◽

Beginning Science Teachers

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Presence and influence of trauma in inpatient psychiatric care

International Journal of Healthcare ◽

10.5430/ijh.v5n2p21 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 21

Author(s):

Rachel B. Nowlin ◽

Sarah K. Brown ◽

Jessica R. Ingram ◽

Amanda R. Drake ◽

Johan R. Smith

Keyword(s):

Health Outcomes ◽

Behavioral Health ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Psychiatric Inpatient ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Inpatient Psychiatric Care ◽

Psychiatric Setting ◽

Trauma Informed Care ◽

Inpatient Settings ◽

Positive Correlations

Background: Previous research indicates traumatic exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occur at a higher rate in people with severe mental illness (SMI) than in the general population, and co-occurring PTSD symptoms can worsen outcomes for patients with SMI.Objective: This study assessed the presence and influence of PTSD symptoms in individuals with SMI in an inpatient psychiatric setting, and rates of PTSD diagnoses in this population.Methods: Retrospective analysis of demographic information and behavioral health outcomes, using a representative sample of adult and geriatric inpatient psychiatric patients (N = 4,126).Results: This study found elevated PTSD symptoms in over 65% of patients, and significant positive correlations between PTSD symptomatology and behavioral and emotional dysfunction. This study also explored differences in patients with PTSD symptoms who did and did not receive a PTSD diagnosis, finding associations for admission severity, race, and gender.Conclusions: Traumatization and PTSD symptoms were prevalent in psychiatric inpatient settings, and had an impact on behavioral health outcomes. Recommendations include the use of PTSD screening in behavioral healthcare admission processes, and the furtherance of trauma-informed care for inpatient psychiatric patients with SMI, due to the volume of traumatization and PTSD symptoms in the population.

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