Exposure to Violence and Abuse: The Impacts of Juvenile Trauma on Mental Health

Exposure to Violence and Abuse: The Impacts of Juvenile Trauma on Mental Health

Presenter(s)

Flordeliz Lapso, Jayden A. Lewis

Comments

Presentation: 2:20-3:00, Marianist Hall Learning Space 218

Description

Increasing focus on juvenile mental health creates a need for explanatory methods over the causes, to better inform treatments. Two populations of interest are those with childhood exposure to violence and those in contact with the criminal justice system. This research study examines how exposure to violence and trauma affects mental health and life satisfaction in juveniles. We employed the Pathways to Desistance dataset to evaluate hypotheses informed by literature across multiple disciplines. We gathered dependent and independent variables that follow logically from findings in our literature review. Two forms of regression analysis test the association between the dependent and independent variables. The results demonstrate correlations between specific subject characteristics and the likelihood of victimization, severity of mental illness, and the cumulative impact on future success and satisfaction with life. More specifically we found that if you are a female or you have been exposed to higher levels of victimization you are more likely to have a high severity of illness and be more depressed. This work presents our findings in two contextual studies from distinct perspectives. The two different perspectives allow for the discussions of how we can tackle issues that are mentioned above. If we understand what is happening in the criminal justice system, specifically the jails, and how individuals are impacted by the environments they live in will allow the necessary changes to happen.

Publication Date

4-17-2024

Project Designation

Capstone Project

Primary Advisor

Mark A. Morgan

Primary Advisor's Department

Criminal Justice and Security Studies

Keywords

Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

Exposure to Violence and Abuse: The Impacts of Juvenile Trauma on Mental Health

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