TY - JOUR
T1 - Police Contact, Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, and Suicidal Ideation
T2 - Findings From a National Sample of Canadian Adolescents and Young Adults
AU - Jackson, Dylan B.
AU - Testa, Alexander
AU - Fix, Rebecca L.
AU - Semenza, Daniel C.
AU - Nagata, Jason M.
AU - Ganson, Kyle T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024/7/1
Y1 - 2024/7/1
N2 - Background and Objectives: The purpose of this research is to investigate associations between police contact, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), and suicidal ideation (SI) among a national sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults (ages 16-30). Methods: Data used in this study were obtained from the Canadian Study of Adolescent Health Behaviors (N = 940), a national survey of Canadians ages 16-30. Results: Police contact was associated with higher odds of NSSI (OR = 1.98, 95% CI = 1.37, 2.86). Those who reported police contact with intrusion (OR = 2.39, 95% CI = 1.49, 3.38) and police contact with harassment (OR = 3.98, 95% CI = 2.30, 6.88) had higher odds of NSSI relative to respondents with no contact. Finally, any police contact was associated with higher odds of SI (OR = 1.56, 95% CI = 1.04, 2.34) and respondents experiencing police stops with harassment had higher odds of SI compared to those who had never been stopped (OR = 2.48, 95% CI = 1.45, 4.24). Conclusions: Distressing police contact heightens the risk of NSSI and SI among young people. Rigorous evaluation of trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate strategies for identifying and intervening on NSSI and SI following adverse police encounters should be prioritized.
AB - Background and Objectives: The purpose of this research is to investigate associations between police contact, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), and suicidal ideation (SI) among a national sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults (ages 16-30). Methods: Data used in this study were obtained from the Canadian Study of Adolescent Health Behaviors (N = 940), a national survey of Canadians ages 16-30. Results: Police contact was associated with higher odds of NSSI (OR = 1.98, 95% CI = 1.37, 2.86). Those who reported police contact with intrusion (OR = 2.39, 95% CI = 1.49, 3.38) and police contact with harassment (OR = 3.98, 95% CI = 2.30, 6.88) had higher odds of NSSI relative to respondents with no contact. Finally, any police contact was associated with higher odds of SI (OR = 1.56, 95% CI = 1.04, 2.34) and respondents experiencing police stops with harassment had higher odds of SI compared to those who had never been stopped (OR = 2.48, 95% CI = 1.45, 4.24). Conclusions: Distressing police contact heightens the risk of NSSI and SI among young people. Rigorous evaluation of trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate strategies for identifying and intervening on NSSI and SI following adverse police encounters should be prioritized.
KW - adolescent
KW - mental health: suicidal ideation
KW - non-suicidal self injury
KW - police harassment
KW - police intrusion
KW - young adult
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U2 - 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000408
DO - 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000408
M3 - Article
C2 - 38758023
SN - 0160-6379
VL - 47
SP - 202
EP - 208
JO - Family and Community Health
JF - Family and Community Health
IS - 3
ER -