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This study examines: (a) rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample of unaccompanied immigrant children in the United States, and (b) psychometric properties of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale. Caseworkers subcontracted by Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services originally collected data in 2018 from unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras who received post-release services in nine states (n = 149). The overall rate of PTSD in the sample was 8.1%; differences by country of origin were observed. Results from an exploratory factor analysis indicate a three-factor model is the best fit for the data. Internal reliability for the total CPSS scale was excellent (α = .93). Implications for practice and future research are also discussed. For more information: https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2020.1777760
Dr. Alvaro Castillo Carniglia, researcher at CISS - U Mayor, and colleagues at NYU and Columbia University published a paper about the effect of recreational cannabis laws and traffic accidents in Washington and Colorado. These laws were associated with increases of fatal accidents in Colorado, but not in Washington. Read the full paper at https://bit.ly/3dlDVpm
Praveen Kumar, Robert Ethan Dover, Antonia Díaz-Valdés Iriarte, Smitha Rao, Romina Garakani, Sophia Hadingham, Amar Dhand, Rachel G. Tabak, Ross C. Brownson, and Gautam N. Yadama published in Sustainability, a paper titled "Affordability, Accessibility, and Awareness in the Adoption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas: A Case- Control Study in Rural India"
Belen Febres-Cordero, from the Simon Fraser University, British Columbia and other researchers including Dr. Teresita Rocha Jiménez from the Society and Health Research at the Universidad Mayor just published a paper in which they analyze communication strategies to prevent HIV transmission and improve the sexual and reproductive health of female sex workers at the Mexico-Guatemala border. Available at https://muse.jhu.edu/article/756676/pdf
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