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Research paper thumbnail of The Psychological Impact of Victimization

International Handbook of Victimology, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of “The Psychological impact of victimization: Mental health outcomes and psychological, legal, and restorative interventions

Research paper thumbnail of Diamonds in the Rough: Bridging Gaps in Supports for At-Risk Immigrant and Refugee Youth

Journal of International Migration and Integration Revue De L Integration Et De La Migration Internationale, Oct 15, 2009

Immigrant youth come to Canada with enormous potential to make a significant, positive contributi... more Immigrant youth come to Canada with enormous potential to make a significant, positive contribution to the future of their adopted country. In many cases, this potential is realised; in others, it is not. The ease with which immigrant youth and their families integrate into Canadian society has a strong impact on their futures; those who become marginalised during this process

Research paper thumbnail of Immigrant and Refugee Youth Settlement Experiences: “A New Kind of War”

International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of A Dynamic and Gender Sensitive Understanding of Adolescents’ Personal and School Resilience Characteristics Despite Family Violence: The Predictive Power of the Family Violence Burden Level

International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 2015

In this cross-sectional study on family violence and resilience in a sample of 5,149 middle-schoo... more In this cross-sectional study on family violence and resilience in a sample of 5,149 middle-school students with a mean age of 14.5 years from four European Union countries (Austria, Germany, Slovenia, and Spain), we worked from the premise that resilience should not be conceptualized as a dichotomous variable. We therefore examined the gender-specific personal and social characteristics of resilience at the three levels "resilient", "near-resilient", and "non-resilient". We also expanded our definition of resilience to include the absence of both externalized and internalized problem behaviours in adolescents who have been exposed to violence in their families. Using multinomial logistic regression we found reliable gender differences in the protective and risk factors between the three resilience levels. We also found that the achieved reliability of our resilience classifications is very high. Our findings suggest that adolescents' positive adjustment despite family violence is affected only in small part by school characteristics. The co-morbidity of social risks in the family and individual factors explains a much larger part of the variance in the analysis. From a content perspective this means that an individual's "resilience status" can be influenced in a focused way by moderating the living environment. These results are discussed in terms of their practical implications for policy.

Research paper thumbnail of Stigma as Perceived and Experienced by People with Mental Illness who receive Compulsory Community Treatment

Stigma Research and Action, Sep 28, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Forensic’ labelling: An empirical assessment of its effects on self-stigma for people with severe mental illness

Research paper thumbnail of Diamonds in the Rough: Bridging Gaps in Supports for At-Risk Immigrant and Refugee Youth

Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l'integration et de la migration internationale, 2009

Immigrant youth come to Canada with enormous potential to make a significant, positive contributi... more Immigrant youth come to Canada with enormous potential to make a significant, positive contribution to the future of their adopted country. In many cases, this potential is realised; in others, it is not. The ease with which immigrant youth and their families integrate into Canadian society has a strong impact on their futures; those who become marginalised during this process

Research paper thumbnail of Forensic' labelling: an empirical assessment of its effects on self-stigma for people with severe mental illness

Psychiatry research, Jan 30, 2011

Increasingly, specialized 'forensic' mental health services are being developed to addr... more Increasingly, specialized 'forensic' mental health services are being developed to address the criminogenic and clinical needs of people with mental illness who are involved in the criminal justice system. Theoretically, the construction of such specialized services can produce simultaneous positive benefits and negative consequences. This mixed methods study examined and compared the level of self-stigma that was experienced by people who receive compulsory community-based treatment services in the forensic (n=52) and civil (n=39) mental health systems of British Columbia, Canada. The quantitative findings indicate that 'forensic' labelling was not associated with elevated levels of self-stigma. Quantitative level of self-stigma was significantly associated with psychiatric symptom severity, history of incarceration, and history of homelessness. The qualitative findings suggest that access to high-quality, well-resourced forensic mental health services may, for ...

Research paper thumbnail of A Comprehensive Review of the Literature on the Impact of Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence for Children and Youth

International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 2014

Children living in homes where intimate partner violence occurs are often exposed to such violenc... more Children living in homes where intimate partner violence occurs are often exposed to such violence through witnessing, seeing its effects, hearing about it, or otherwise being made aware that violence is taking place between parents or caregivers. Exposure to intimate partner violence is considered to be a form of child maltreatment, and affected children are often also the victims of targeted child abuse. This paper presents findings from a comprehensive review of the literature on the impact of exposure to intimate partner violence for children and youth, focusing on: (a) neurological disorders; (b) physical health outcomes; (c) mental health challenges; (d) conduct and behavioural problems; (e) delinquency, crime, and victimization; and (f) academic and employment outcomes. The notion of cascading effects informed our framework and analysis as it became evident that the individual categories of impacts were not only closely related to one another, but in a dynamic fashion also influence each other in multiple and interconnected ways over time. The research reviewed clearly shows that children who are exposed to intimate partner violence are at significant risk for lifelong negative outcomes, and the consequences are felt widely in society.

Research paper thumbnail of The Psychological Impact of Victimization

International Handbook of Victimology, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of “The Psychological impact of victimization: Mental health outcomes and psychological, legal, and restorative interventions

Research paper thumbnail of Diamonds in the Rough: Bridging Gaps in Supports for At-Risk Immigrant and Refugee Youth

Journal of International Migration and Integration Revue De L Integration Et De La Migration Internationale, Oct 15, 2009

Immigrant youth come to Canada with enormous potential to make a significant, positive contributi... more Immigrant youth come to Canada with enormous potential to make a significant, positive contribution to the future of their adopted country. In many cases, this potential is realised; in others, it is not. The ease with which immigrant youth and their families integrate into Canadian society has a strong impact on their futures; those who become marginalised during this process

Research paper thumbnail of Immigrant and Refugee Youth Settlement Experiences: “A New Kind of War”

International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of A Dynamic and Gender Sensitive Understanding of Adolescents’ Personal and School Resilience Characteristics Despite Family Violence: The Predictive Power of the Family Violence Burden Level

International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 2015

In this cross-sectional study on family violence and resilience in a sample of 5,149 middle-schoo... more In this cross-sectional study on family violence and resilience in a sample of 5,149 middle-school students with a mean age of 14.5 years from four European Union countries (Austria, Germany, Slovenia, and Spain), we worked from the premise that resilience should not be conceptualized as a dichotomous variable. We therefore examined the gender-specific personal and social characteristics of resilience at the three levels "resilient", "near-resilient", and "non-resilient". We also expanded our definition of resilience to include the absence of both externalized and internalized problem behaviours in adolescents who have been exposed to violence in their families. Using multinomial logistic regression we found reliable gender differences in the protective and risk factors between the three resilience levels. We also found that the achieved reliability of our resilience classifications is very high. Our findings suggest that adolescents' positive adjustment despite family violence is affected only in small part by school characteristics. The co-morbidity of social risks in the family and individual factors explains a much larger part of the variance in the analysis. From a content perspective this means that an individual's "resilience status" can be influenced in a focused way by moderating the living environment. These results are discussed in terms of their practical implications for policy.

Research paper thumbnail of Stigma as Perceived and Experienced by People with Mental Illness who receive Compulsory Community Treatment

Stigma Research and Action, Sep 28, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Forensic’ labelling: An empirical assessment of its effects on self-stigma for people with severe mental illness

Research paper thumbnail of Diamonds in the Rough: Bridging Gaps in Supports for At-Risk Immigrant and Refugee Youth

Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l'integration et de la migration internationale, 2009

Immigrant youth come to Canada with enormous potential to make a significant, positive contributi... more Immigrant youth come to Canada with enormous potential to make a significant, positive contribution to the future of their adopted country. In many cases, this potential is realised; in others, it is not. The ease with which immigrant youth and their families integrate into Canadian society has a strong impact on their futures; those who become marginalised during this process

Research paper thumbnail of Forensic' labelling: an empirical assessment of its effects on self-stigma for people with severe mental illness

Psychiatry research, Jan 30, 2011

Increasingly, specialized 'forensic' mental health services are being developed to addr... more Increasingly, specialized 'forensic' mental health services are being developed to address the criminogenic and clinical needs of people with mental illness who are involved in the criminal justice system. Theoretically, the construction of such specialized services can produce simultaneous positive benefits and negative consequences. This mixed methods study examined and compared the level of self-stigma that was experienced by people who receive compulsory community-based treatment services in the forensic (n=52) and civil (n=39) mental health systems of British Columbia, Canada. The quantitative findings indicate that 'forensic' labelling was not associated with elevated levels of self-stigma. Quantitative level of self-stigma was significantly associated with psychiatric symptom severity, history of incarceration, and history of homelessness. The qualitative findings suggest that access to high-quality, well-resourced forensic mental health services may, for ...

Research paper thumbnail of A Comprehensive Review of the Literature on the Impact of Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence for Children and Youth

International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 2014

Children living in homes where intimate partner violence occurs are often exposed to such violenc... more Children living in homes where intimate partner violence occurs are often exposed to such violence through witnessing, seeing its effects, hearing about it, or otherwise being made aware that violence is taking place between parents or caregivers. Exposure to intimate partner violence is considered to be a form of child maltreatment, and affected children are often also the victims of targeted child abuse. This paper presents findings from a comprehensive review of the literature on the impact of exposure to intimate partner violence for children and youth, focusing on: (a) neurological disorders; (b) physical health outcomes; (c) mental health challenges; (d) conduct and behavioural problems; (e) delinquency, crime, and victimization; and (f) academic and employment outcomes. The notion of cascading effects informed our framework and analysis as it became evident that the individual categories of impacts were not only closely related to one another, but in a dynamic fashion also influence each other in multiple and interconnected ways over time. The research reviewed clearly shows that children who are exposed to intimate partner violence are at significant risk for lifelong negative outcomes, and the consequences are felt widely in society.