Publications by authors named "Mahalia Dixon"
Article Synopsis
- Previous research highlights the need for integrated support services to address issues faced by youth not engaged in education, employment, or training (NEET), but there's a lack of insights on their preferences for these services.
- This study involved Canadian youth aged 14-29 who are NEET or at risk, using a discrete choice experiment to identify their service preferences through a survey covering various service attributes.
- Findings showed that participants preferred services focused on life skills, mentorship, basic income, and job or educational placement, with three main groups identified based on preference for job services, mental health support, or a combination of both.
Background: Recent studies have suggested that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased existing health challenges experienced by transgender (trans) and non-binary people. Additionally, COVID-19 has also negatively impacted youth mental health. However, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to the intersection of youth and trans and non-binary populations is currently not well established.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Given the important implications of youth substance use, it is essential to document and describe changes in substance use during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Methods: This multimethod survey study examines the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on youth substance use among 149 Canadian youth who were using substances at a mid-pandemic period. Participants were 21.
Let's Talk Gender: Ten Things Transgender and Nonbinary Youth Want All Researchers to Know.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
August 2022
Youth view gender as a spectrum of experiences, not the cis-binary framework of girls/women versus boys/men. However, research has historically focused on cisgender people, without considering the rich experiences of transgender and non-binary people. Method.
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