Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)最新文献

{"title":"Adverse Childhood Experiences and Dissociation Among Adults in Rural Alabama: The Moderating Role of Perceived Racial Discrimination.","authors":"Tenesha Littleton, Joana Okine, Sherinah Saasa, Sharlene D Newman","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2562358","DOIUrl":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2562358","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been linked to increased risk of dissociative experiences. Evidence suggests that Black Americans report higher levels of dissociative experiences than their White counterparts, yet the factors contributing to this disparity are not well understood. The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effect of perceived racial discrimination on the relationship between ACEs and dissociative experiences among a sample of adults from predominantly Black communities in rural Alabama.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Participants completed paper-and-pencil surveys across 5 rural sites in Alabama (<i>N</i> = 184). Adverse childhood experiences were measured by the 10-item ACE Study Questionnaire. Dissociative experiences were assessed by the 8-item Brief Dissociative Experiences Scale and perceived racial discrimination was measured by a 5-item subscale of the African American Historical Trauma Questionnaire. Multiple linear regression examined the moderating effect of perceived racial discrimination on the relationship between ACEs and dissociative experiences while controlling for depressive and anxious symptoms as well as sociodemographic factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ninety-two percent of participants were Black Americans. ACEs (<i>b</i> = .32, SE = .04, <i>p</i> < .001) and depressive and anxious symptoms (<i>b </i>= .26, SE = .04, <i>p</i> < .001) were significantly associated with dissociative experiences in the regression model. Perceived racial discrimination moderates the relationship between ACEs and dissociative experiences.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusion: </strong>Findings underscore the need to screen for race-based traumatic stress as a component of equity-centered, trauma-informed mental health care.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"812-827"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145115061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pathways from Childhood Adversity to Prescription Drug Misuse Among Young Adult African Immigrants.","authors":"Angela Madeux, Sherinah Saasa","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2026.2718943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2026.2718943","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>African immigrants remain underrepresented in research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance misuse. This study examined the relationship between ACEs and non-medical prescription drug use (NMPDU) among young adult African immigrants in the United States and explored whether mental health distress, perceived discrimination, and self-esteem mediated this relationship.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Data were drawn from a cross-sectional survey of 599 African immigrants in the United States; analyses focused on a subsample of 297 young adults ages 18-25. Ordinary least squares regression analyses examined the association between ACEs and NMPDU while controlling for age, sex, race, education, income, and immigrant generation. Separate mediation analyses were conducted using PROCESS Macro for SPSS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Approximately 76% of participants reported at least one ACE, and 55% reported NMPDU within the past year. ACEs were significantly associated with greater NMPDU (β = .22, <i>p</i> < .01) after adjusting for covariates. Mediation analyses revealed significant indirect effects through mental health distress, self-esteem, and perceived discrimination, with all indirect effects remaining significant after controlling for covariates.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusion: </strong>Findings suggest that childhood adversity may increase vulnerability to NMPDU through multiple psychosocial pathways, including psychological distress, diminished self-esteem, and experiences of discrimination. Results highlight the importance of culturally responsive, trauma-informed interventions that address these psychosocial risk factors to reduce substance misuse and promote behavioral health among young adult African immigrants.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148802538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"RETRACTED ARTICLE: Gatekeeping Mental Health Care: A Critical Analysis of mhGAP-HIG Implementation in Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis Through an Anti-Oppressive Lens.","authors":"Yekpu Eleen Ndze","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2026.2716789","DOIUrl":"10.1080/26408066.2026.2716789","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ndze, Y. E. (2026). Gatekeeping Mental Health Care: A Critical Analysis of mhGAP-HIG Implementation in Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis Through an Anti-Oppressive Lens. <i>Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work</i>, 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2026.2716789Following publication, concerns were raised by a third-party regarding the accuracy and validity of a number of the references in this article. When requested to provide sources and information for the references of concern, the author responded, however they were unable to fully address the concerns. Additionally, they acknowledged incorrect references and citation-claim mismatches in a number of instances. As a result, the Editor and the Publisher no longer have confidence in the content presented.As verifying the validity of published work is core to the integrity of the scholarly record, we are therefore retracting the article. The author has agreed to retract the article.We have been informed in our decision-making by our editorial policies and the COPE guidelines.The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as 'Retracted'.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-33"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148802536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Developing an Evidence-Informed Haze-To-Care Referral Pathway for Families in South Sumatra: A Public Health Social Work Feasibility Study.","authors":"Andika Pratama, Toni Hidayat, Anif Muchlashin, Adruni Arifina, Pitri Yanti","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2026.2718946","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2026.2718946","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Public health advisories for peatland-fire haze identify exposure yet leave unclear which families need service support. This study developed and pilot-tested the Brief Haze-to-Care Program, an evidence-informed public health social work pathway linking education, family risk screening, safety planning, referral navigation, and follow-up in South Sumatra, Indonesia. Referral completion was the primary outcome.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>From October 2025 to March 2026, a participatory intervention-development and pilot-feasibility design was used in three haze-affected communities with 60 families, 12 community welfare actors, and 6 social service practitioners or social work-informed experts. Data came from program records, interviews, focus groups, and field notes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Program reach was high. Of 60 families, 95.0% attended the education session, 91.7% completed screening, and mean implementation fidelity was 91.0%. Among families receiving referral navigation, 75.9% completed at least one documented referral contact within 3 months. Qualitative findings showed that the pathway made family vulnerability visible, clarified referral decisions, and supported bounded service-navigation roles for community welfare actors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>High reach, fidelity, and referral completion support further testing. Referral gaps identify service coordination and follow-up as priorities for refinement. The Brief Haze-to-Care Program offers a feasible, evidence-informed referral pathway for public health social work in ecological-disaster contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-26"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148765852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Searching the Literature by Meaning: Benchmarking Free and Commercial Word Embedding Models on Social Work Text.","authors":"Brian E Perron, Miao Wang, Nanyi Deng, Eunhye Ahn","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2026.2718944","DOIUrl":"10.1080/26408066.2026.2718944","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Locating relevant studies is the first step of evidence-based practice, yet most searching relies on keyword matching. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools called embedding models search by meaning, but the best-known options are paid commercial services. The study asked which free embedding models best search the social work literature, whether they match the commercial standard, and whether rerankers are needed.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Twelve free embedding models and two commercial OpenAI models were tested on 64,956 social work records (1989-2025) using 150 curated queries. Two frontier AI judges, from families unrelated to every tool evaluated, made 50,328 blind head-to-head comparisons (nDCG@10). A judge-free known-item test (496 queries) and a blind 120-pair expert human instrument provided validation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Free tools matched or beat the commercial standard. Two free models outperformed the paid flagship; a free 300-million-parameter model beat the paid default, essentially tied for first at finding specific papers (91.9%), and with a reranker was the best configuration overall (.846). Keyword search trailed every embedding model (.604 vs. .680-.842). Rerankers rescued weak models but added nothing to the strongest. Judges agreed on 85.5% of comparisons, and committee-to-rater agreement (69-76%) matched or exceeded rater-to-rater agreement (69-71%).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Score differences among leading models are too small to change what a searcher sees; tool choice should rest on size, speed, cost, and privacy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>High-quality, meaning-based search of the social work literature is achievable with free tools on an ordinary computer: no subscription, no queries sent to an outside company.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148725609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Resisting Neuro-Normativity: The REBEL Framework for Neurodivergent Young People and Their Families.","authors":"Sophie Goldingay, R Omond, J Ivelja, J Ryan, D Hitch","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2026.2713495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2026.2713495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study explored parents' experiences of supporting neurodivergent young people to develop a relational framework for neuro-affirming family supports.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Drawing on a newly created Relational Ecosystemic Belonging through Equity and Liberation (REBEL) framework, the paper contributes to theory building about the experiences of parents and caregivers of neurodivergent young people, focusing on what they need to support their young people. The study analyzed 54 survey responses using demographic data and qualitative content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>While parents faced judgment and lack of acceptance of neurodiversity, impacting their ability to create supportive environments, they were creative agents in resisting neuro-normativity and building relational spaces of belonging in the face of systemic ableism and stigma. Nevertheless, they expressed overwhelm from the need to advocate extensively for their neurodivergent young person across health and education systems.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Caregivers' need for more financial and social support for their own wellbeing was viewed within an anti-oppressive social work approach which makes visible the structural power dynamics including impacts of capitalism and individualism, neuro-normativity, and funding approaches which stigmatize and disadvantage neurodivergent young people and their families.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest that to further enhance equity, generate a genuine sense of belonging for neurodivergent young people and their families and resist oppressive power relations created by ableism and stigma, there is a need for a parent program guided by the REBEL framework. This framework is underpinned by an anti-oppressive, anti-ableist social work approach, the neurodiversity paradigm, and acknowledgment of the double empathy problem.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148708795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Modifying Multisystemic Therapy with Telehealth to Expand Reach: Preliminary Feasibility and Outcomes.","authors":"Suzanne E U Kerns, Ruth E Berhanu, Dana Hollinshead, Dana Garofalini","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2026.2714266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2026.2714266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is a well-established evidence-based intervention for adolescents who engage in serious antisocial behavior and substance use and face the risk of out-of-home placement. Although MST is effective, the required implementation delivery model has challenges reaching families in rural or underserved areas, limiting access to care. Telehealth-enhanced MST aims to address this gap by expanding service reach while maintaining treatment fidelity and clinical outcomes. The purpose of this study was to establish preliminary feasibility and similar effectiveness of telehealth-enhanced service delivery of MST compared with standard delivery.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This pilot study used a quasi-experimental multi-informant design to assess implementation effectiveness of telehealth-enhanced MST and compare outcomes with standard MST delivery. Five therapists delivered telehealth-enhanced MST to an analytic sample of 29 youth, who were matched to a comparison group using propensity scores.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The evaluation found no statistically significant differences between the two groups in youth placement status or new arrests at the end of treatment. Telehealth-enhanced MST maintained high fidelity to the MST model and produced clinical outcomes comparable to standard delivery.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Findings are consistent with other studies using telehealth strategies for family therapy in community-based settings. This evaluation highlights an example of how to ensure treatment modifications do not compromise underlying fidelity requirements.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings provide preliminary support for telehealth-enhanced MST as a feasible and acceptable modification that preserves the effectiveness of MST while improving accessibility.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148674715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Autonomous Collective Practices as Evidence for Evidence-Informed Anti-Oppressive Social Work: Insights from Grassroots Responses to Precarity and Social Harm.","authors":"Enrique García Escamilla, Manuel Jesús Maldonado Lozano","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2026.2713491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2026.2713491","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This article analyses how autonomous collective practices developed by social movements in contexts of precariousness can contribute to expanding evidence-informed anti-oppressive social work. Although anti-oppressive social work has emphasized the need to challenge structural oppression, redistribute power, and transform the conditions that produce social suffering, empirical research has largely focused on institutional contexts, paying less attention to community- and movement-based practices outside formal intervention frameworks.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The study is based on a qualitative reanalysis of an ethnobiographical corpus produced between 2016 and 2019 on a network of autonomous initiatives addressing precariousness. The corpus combines 30 biographical interviews, participant observation, and documentary analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analysis identified four main dimensions: the politicization of precariousness; mutual support and autonomy; care, territory, and the reproduction of life; and repression and criminalization. The findings reveal observable effects in terms of dignity, connection, meaning, and collective capacity.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusions: </strong>The article contributes to evidence-informed anti-oppressive social work by recognizing social movements as spaces of situated knowledge, non-institutionalized intervention, resistance, and social transformation. It argues that autonomous collective practices can expand the evidentiary and practical horizons of anti-oppressive social work by showing how communities collectively interpret, contest, and transform precarious living conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148681517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Community Participation and Power Relations in Post-Disaster Recovery: A Qualitative Study from an Anti-Oppressive Social Work Perspective.","authors":"Yasin Erdurak","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2026.2713490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2026.2713490","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study examines the role of community participation in the post-disaster recovery processes of individuals who experienced the February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes from an anti-oppressive social work perspective. Although community participation and solidarity are increasingly emphasized in the post-disaster recovery literature, qualitative studies remain limited on how these processes intersect with institutional trust deficits, inequalities in access to services, stigmatization, power relations, and disaster survivors' experiences of regaining agency.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A phenomenological qualitative research design was adopted. Semi-structured online interviews were conducted with 20 participants recruited through snowball sampling. Data were analyzed using MAXQDA software in accordance with Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four main themes were identified: erosion of trust in institutional support systems; the restorative and limiting nature of informal solidarity; stigma and inequalities in access to psychosocial support; and the reconstruction of belonging and agency through community participation. The findings indicate that community participation is shaped by institutional shortcomings, unequal aid distribution, stigmatization, and unsustainable solidarity practices.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Post-disaster recovery cannot be explained solely through individual psychological recovery or community solidarity. An anti-oppressive social work perspective highlights the need to address recovery through social justice, rights-based service delivery, institutional accountability, participation, and human dignity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Post-disaster social work interventions should be structured through trauma-sensitive, rights-based, participatory, and anti-oppressive approaches. The findings contribute to more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable recovery strategies for post-disaster social work practice and policy.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-25"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148655193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Harassment and Discrimination at U.S. Social Work Conferences: Help-Seeking and Help-Giving Experiences and Perceptions.","authors":"Kristen E Ravi, Lori Messinger, Courtney Cronley, Kate M Chaffin, Melody Huslage","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2026.2707936","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2026.2707936","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of the current study is to understand the experiences and perceptions of help-seeking among individuals who have experienced sexual harassment or discrimination at social work academic conferences.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We conducted a mixed-method cross-sectional survey with 290 social work conference attendees. Chi-square tests, t-tests, and analysis of variance were conducted to examine relationships among key study variables, and content analysis was used to interpret open-ended responses and explain quantitative results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that nearly 90% of participants who experienced harassment or discrimination disclosed the incident to someone, and less than a third filed a formal complaint with the conference leadership. Participants expressed concerns about the potential impact of the disclosure on their careers and the lack of protection from retaliation. Few participants reported that attendees would intervene if they observed harassment and discrimination.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>By better understanding the barriers to reporting, social work academic organizations can adopt best practices to create safer spaces for faculty, staff, and students' professional development. Social Work academic conferences should have highly visible anti-harassment and discrimination policies and codes of conduct that include clear reporting procedures with impartial individuals to receive and respond to reports. Future research should focus on the intentional recruitment of more representative samples, including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ scholars, early-career faculty, doctoral students, male attendees, and non-tenure-track faculty.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148594856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}