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Structural and Community Change Outcomes of the Connect‐to‐Protect Coalitions: Trials and Triumphs Securing Adolescent Access to HIV Prevention, Testing, and Medical Care
Miller RL, Reed SJ, Chiaramonte D, Strzyzykowski T, Spring H, Acevedo‐Polakovich I, Chutuape K, Cooper‐Walker B, Boyer CB, Ellen JM. Structural and Community Change Outcomes of the Connect‐to‐Protect Coalitions: Trials and Triumphs Securing Adolescent Access to HIV Prevention, Testing, and Medical Care. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2017, 60: 199-214. PMID: 28851064, PMCID: PMC5678968, DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity Coalition Action TheoryAIDS-competent communitiesCommunity mobilization effortsMobilization effortsCoalition leadershipCommunity developmentCoalition's abilityCommunity capabilitiesCapacity buildingCommunity leadersStructural barriersKey informantsCoalition contextCollaborative synergiesYouth healthStructural factorsAction theoryHIV riskYouth HIVCoalitionChange outcomesHIV preventionCommunityYouthAdolescents' access
2019
The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men
Gamarel KE, Nelson KM, Heinze J, Chiaramonte DM, Miller RL, Interventions T. The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men. Substance Use & Misuse 2019, 54: 1787-1798. PMID: 31094618, PMCID: PMC6692916, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1610447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung sexual minority menDrug useSexual minority menMean ageSubstance use behaviorsAlcohol useSubstance useAdverse health behaviorsResilience resourcesMinority menParticipants' mean ageOdds of alcoholHeavy alcohol useMarijuana useMen ages 15One-time surveyReduced oddsProtective effectHealth behaviorsSociodemographic factorsCross-sectional sampleUse behaviorsAge 15MenCrime exposure