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Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement Before Age 18 and Seasonal Patterns of Depression and Anxiety During Adulthood

Article: Silver, Ian A., Nur, Alexandra V., and Faria, Kaylee D. 2026. “Seasonal Mental Health Symptoms Amongst Former Criminal Legal System‐Involved Adolescents.” Journal of Adolescence, 2026; 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70200 1. Background (PDF) Individuals involved in the criminal legal system (CLS) before age 18 (arrest, incarceration in juvenile facility, incarceration in adult facility) face elevated rates ofContinue reading “Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement Before Age 18 and Seasonal Patterns of Depression and Anxiety During Adulthood”

Research Brief: US Medicaid Spending and Health Insurance Coverage for People Involved in the Criminal Legal System as Children.

Article: Silver, Ian A., Dole, Jenna L., and Semenza, Daniel C. 2026. “US Medicaid Spending and Health Insurance Coverage for People Involved in the Criminal Legal System as Children.” Medical Care, 00:000–000. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000002330 1. Background (PDF) Individuals who have contact with the criminal legal system (CLS) before age 18 face serious, long-lasting barriers to healthContinue reading “Research Brief: US Medicaid Spending and Health Insurance Coverage for People Involved in the Criminal Legal System as Children.”

Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement Before Age 18 and Health Insurance Enrollment During Adulthood

Article: Silver, Ian A., Tosto, Samantha A., Newsome, Jamie, and McKay, Alicia d. 2026. “Adulthood Health Insurance Source for Previous Criminal Legal System Involved Pediatrics.” Health Services Research, 61:e70106. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.70106 1. Background (PDF) Individuals involved in the criminal legal system (CLS) before age 18 face wide-ranging collateral consequences upon reentry into the community. These includeContinue reading “Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement Before Age 18 and Health Insurance Enrollment During Adulthood”

Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement During Childhood and Functional Limitations in Early Adulthood

Article: Silver, Ian A., Semenza, Daniel C., and Testa, Alexander. 2026 “Pediatric Criminal Legal System Involvement and Functional Limitations in Early Adulthood.” Academic Pediatrics. 103241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2026.103241. 1. Background (PDF) Contact with the criminal legal system (CLS) during childhood can have lasting impacts on health and well-being. While more than 400,000 children were arrested in 2020,Continue reading “Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement During Childhood and Functional Limitations in Early Adulthood”

Research Brief: Longitudinal Propensity Score Matching-A Demonstration of Counterfactual Conditions Adjusted for Longitudinal Clustering

Article: Silver, I. A., Wooldredge, J., Sullivan, C. J., & Nedelec, J. L. (2021). Longitudinal Propensity Score Matching: A Demonstration of Counterfactual Conditions Adjusted for Longitudinal Clustering. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 37, 267–301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-020-09455-9. 1. Background (PDF) Evaluations of programs, policies, or practices implemented by criminal legal system agencies often rely on quasi-experimental designs toContinue reading “Research Brief: Longitudinal Propensity Score Matching-A Demonstration of Counterfactual Conditions Adjusted for Longitudinal Clustering”

Research Brief: Juvenile Incarceration in Adult Facilities and Adolescent Childrearing

Full Article: Silver, I. A., Brookstein, A. J., & D’Amato, C. (2023). Juvenile incarceration in an adult correctional facility as a risk factor for adolescent childrearing?. Journal of Adolescence, 95(1), 56-69. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12096 1. Background (PDF and Publication) Adolescent childrearing remains a public health and social concern in the United States due to its association withContinue reading “Research Brief: Juvenile Incarceration in Adult Facilities and Adolescent Childrearing”