Housing is a major pathway through which health disparities emerge and are sustained over
time. However, no existing unified conceptual model has comprehensively elucidated the …

Objective To systematically review the evidence for associations between exposure to
community violence and physical health outcomes in children and adolescents. Methods A …

The association between racial discrimination (discrimination) and stress-related alterations
in the neuroendocrine response—namely, cortisol secretion—is well documented in African …

Community violence exposure (CVE) is associated with numerous psychosocial outcomes
among youth. Although linear, cumulative effects models have typically been used to …

A plethora of research on the psychological consequences of community violence exposure
among youth has conceptualized and measured community violence as a single …

This study examined the role of sleep problems and sleep duration on stress-related HPA
axis reactivity among urban, low income adolescents. A total of 84 adolescents (M age 13.36 …

Although there is an abundance of evidence linking the function of the hypothalamic-
pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis to adverse early-life experiences, the precise nature of the …

The current study examined the promotive and protective roles of hyperarousal and
hypervigilance for community violence exposure over time in a sample of African American …

Early exposure to violence during adolescence is related to negative psycho-social
outcomes later in life. In the present study, we examined the influence of cumulative …

Adolescents' exposure to community violence is a significant public health issue in urban
settings and has been associated with poorer cognitive performance and increased risk for …