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The Association between Caregiver Substance Abuse and Mental Health Problems and Outcomes for Trauma-Exposed Youth

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Woods-Jaeger, B; Briggs, EC; Vivrette, RL; Lee, RC; Suarez, L; Belcher, HME
Published in: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma
December 1, 2019

Trauma-exposed youth with impaired caregivers (i.e., due to substance use and/or mental health problems) may be at particular risk for negative outcomes. This study utilized data from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Core Data Set to examine the impact of caregiver impairment on youth outcomes. Trauma-exposed youth with an impaired caregiver due to either: substance use (n = 498), mental health problems (n = 231), or both substance use and mental health problems (n = 305) were compared to youth without a reported impaired caregiver (n = 2282) to determine if impaired caregiver status is independently associated with increased likelihood of negative behavioral and mental health outcomes and service utilization after accounting for demographics and exposure to traumatic events. Youth with impaired caregivers compared to those without were more likely to display PTSD, emotional and behavioral problems, suicidality, self-injury, and substance abuse and had higher rates of service utilization (p < 0.05). Differential patterns were observed based on the type of caregiver impairment. Findings support the importance of family-centered assessment and intervention approaches for youth affected by trauma.

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Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma

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EISSN

1936-153X

ISSN

1936-1521

Publication Date

December 1, 2019

Volume

12

Issue

4

Start / End Page

447 / 456

Related Subject Headings

  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Woods-Jaeger, B., Briggs, E. C., Vivrette, R. L., Lee, R. C., Suarez, L., & Belcher, H. M. E. (2019). The Association between Caregiver Substance Abuse and Mental Health Problems and Outcomes for Trauma-Exposed Youth. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 12(4), 447–456. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-019-00251-7
Woods-Jaeger, B., E. C. Briggs, R. L. Vivrette, R. C. Lee, L. Suarez, and H. M. E. Belcher. “The Association between Caregiver Substance Abuse and Mental Health Problems and Outcomes for Trauma-Exposed Youth.” Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma 12, no. 4 (December 1, 2019): 447–56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-019-00251-7.
Woods-Jaeger B, Briggs EC, Vivrette RL, Lee RC, Suarez L, Belcher HME. The Association between Caregiver Substance Abuse and Mental Health Problems and Outcomes for Trauma-Exposed Youth. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. 2019 Dec 1;12(4):447–56.
Woods-Jaeger, B., et al. “The Association between Caregiver Substance Abuse and Mental Health Problems and Outcomes for Trauma-Exposed Youth.” Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, vol. 12, no. 4, Dec. 2019, pp. 447–56. Scopus, doi:10.1007/s40653-019-00251-7.
Woods-Jaeger B, Briggs EC, Vivrette RL, Lee RC, Suarez L, Belcher HME. The Association between Caregiver Substance Abuse and Mental Health Problems and Outcomes for Trauma-Exposed Youth. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. 2019 Dec 1;12(4):447–456.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma

DOI

EISSN

1936-153X

ISSN

1936-1521

Publication Date

December 1, 2019

Volume

12

Issue

4

Start / End Page

447 / 456

Related Subject Headings

  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology