Kristin M. Ferguson

TL;DR: In this article, a model of the effects of different predictors on individuals' levels of fear of crime in Dallas neighborhoods was presented, and several positive influences of social capital on lowering fear were identified, including police presence in the neighborhood, social support networks, neighborhood satisfaction, and collective efficacy.

TL;DR: A critical synthesis of the empirical literature on the girl child is presented, adopting the systematic review method, to examine 16 empirical studies in relation to their geographic settings, definitions of the girlChild, research methods, issues explored, and findings.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a critical synthesis of social resources in relation to children's and youth's wellbeing, using the systematic review method (SR) to identify indicators of family social capital and community social capital, together with common control variables, such as human and financial capital.

TL;DR: Results indicate that greater transience, alcohol addiction, mania, and lower self-efficacy predicted PTSD whereas trauma exposure was associated with alcohol addiction only, and have implications for screening and intervening with traumatized homeless youth across service settings.

TL;DR: The need for screening, assessment, and trauma-informed services for homeless youth who consider multiple types of abuse and victimization experiences is suggested, as well as an approximate twofold increase in meeting depression criteria.