Reframing the narrative: Black maternal mental health and culturally meaningful support for wellness

A Parker - Infant Mental Health Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Black mothers with young children have encountered pernicious, multidetermined, racial
disparities in the United States for centuries. However, disorders, risks, and stressors among …

Assessing the effects of population-level political, economic and social exposures, interventions and policies on inclusive economy outcomes for health equity in high …

AK Macintyre, D Shipton, S Sarica, G Scobie… - Systematic …, 2024 - Springer
Background A fairer economy is increasingly recognised as crucial for tackling widening
social, economic and health inequalities within society. However, which actions have been …

Pandemic precarity and everyday disparity: Gendered housing needs in North America

B Parker, C Leviten-Reid - Housing and Society, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We identify key issues for housing researchers, practitioners, and advocates working in the
United States and Canada to consider, both during the COVID-19 pandemic and far beyond …

Material hardship is associated with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among low‐income Black women

SC Holmes, L Callinan, VC Facemire… - … of Traumatic Stress, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The link between socioeconomic status and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
is well established. Given that Black women are disproportionately burdened by both …

Safety nets, maternal mental health, and child mental health outcomes among mothers living in poverty

M Radey, LM McWey - Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2021 - Springer
Of the 40 million people living in poverty in the US, approximately 28% are single mothers
and 18% are children. Low family income is linked with negative outcomes including higher …

Evictions and neighborhood child maltreatment reports

LR Bullinger, K Fong - Housing Policy Debate, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Each year, nearly 2.5 million evictions are filed in the United States. Recent
research links evictions to a host of negative outcomes, but effects on child well-being are …

Within‐family processes among safety nets, maternal parenting stress, and child behavioral problems among low‐income families: The importance of race and …

Q Wu, M Radey, L McWey, EF Millender - Family Process, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Research has long emphasized the adverse effects of poverty on children; however, within‐
family processes of how safety nets offset the effects of poverty differ by race and ethnicity …

Testing the family stress model among Black women receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

SC Holmes, MM Ciarleglio, X Song, A Clayton… - Journal of child and …, 2020 - Springer
Black female primary caregivers who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF) are burdened not only by economic pressure but also by a disproportionate …

“Showing Everybody's True Colors”: Informal networks of low-income single mothers and their young children during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Radey, S Lowe, L Langenderfer-Magruder… - Children and Youth …, 2022 - Elsevier
Extensive evidence suggests low-income mothers depend upon their families and friends for
emotional, practical, and economic support in times of need. This is the first study to examine …

“Knock me down a little bit more”: Support networks of parents impacted by the child welfare system, a mixed methods study

M Radey, LM McWey, C Outler, K Posada - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Families impacted by the child welfare system (CWS) face increased risks of
poverty, family dysfunction, and poor child outcomes. Strong support networks, comprised of …