Renee M. Johnson

TL;DR: Mediation analyses showed that perceived discrimination accounted for increased depressive symptomatology amongLGBT males and females, and accounted for an elevated risk of self-harm and suicidal ideation among LGBT males.

TL;DR: Mental health outcomes of children who have witnessed violence in their social environment and/or have been physically abused are examined; victimization was a significant predictor of child aggression and depression; witnessed violence was found to be a significant predict of aggression, depression, anger, and anxiety.

TL;DR: Specific home injury issues include falls among older adults, poisonings among middle-aged adults, fire/burn injuries among older adult and children, and inhalation/suffocation and drowning among young children.

TL;DR: Assessment of the frequency and risk and protective factors of psychological distress, during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in this group of individuals found that searching online or using social media to post about coronavirus, reporting that the outbreak caused major changes to personal life, and perception that the virus was a threat to the US economy, the individual's personal health or finances contributed to distress.

TL;DR: Despite considerable changes in state marijuana policies over the past 15 years, marijuana use among high school students has largely declined, and results indicate that male-female differences in marijuana use decreased over time.