TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - School-level poverty and persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, suicidality, and experiences with violence victimization among public high school  students
JO  - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
A1  - Demissie, Zewditu
A1  - DeGue, Sarah
A1  - Le, Vi Donna
A1  - Pampati, Sanjana
A1  - Underwood, J. Michael
A1  - Barrios, Lisa C.
A1  - Adkins, Susan Hocevar
A1  - Jones, Sherry Everett
SP  - 1248
EP  - 1263
VL  - 31
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between school-level poverty status and students' persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, suicidality, and  experiences with violence victimization among U.S. high school students. <br><br>METHODS:  Public schools captured in the 2015 and 2017 national Youth Risk Behavior Surveys  were categorized as high-, mid-, or low-poverty based on the percentage of students  eligible for free or reduced-price meals (N=29,448). <br><br>RESULTS: Students in  high-poverty schools were significantly more likely than students in low-poverty  schools to experience persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, experience  suicidal thoughts and attempts, not go to school because of safety concerns, be  threatened or injured with a weapon on school property, be bullied on school  property, be physically forced to have sexual intercourse, and be victims of sexual  and physical dating violence. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: School and community approaches to  address suicide and violence victimization may be especially important for students  living in poverty.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2089
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2020.0092
ID  - ref1
ER  -