Exploring the Evidence-Based Practice Process with Social Work Practitioners.

Purpose: This study investigates social work practitioners' feasibility, attitudes, and familiarity with the Evidence Based Practice (EBP) process in their work and their ability to access and integrate research into their practice.

Materials And Methods: Social work practitioners ( = 256) were recruited through Reddit and Facebook and completed an online survey. Participants completed demographic questions (e.

Resilience Amid Chaos: Abortion Provision Across the United States During COVID-19.

Pregnant people face many challenges to obtaining abortion services, including cost, stigma, administrative requirements, and legislative barriers. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic added additional barriers for clients and abortion service providers to overcome. The current study uses the longitudinal dataset to explore abortion service provision from April 2020 through November 2020 from a sample of clinics ( = 63) providing abortion services across the United States.

Reproductive Autonomy in Appalachia: An Investigation into Perceived Contraceptive Pressure.

The reproductive autonomy of persons who can give birth can be impeded through forms of interpersonal violence and coercion. Moreover, macro-level factors (e.g.

Effects of COVID-19, Discrimination, and Social Support on Latinx Adult Mental Health.

We investigated the role of COVID-19 exposure and discrimination on depressive and posttraumatic stress symptoms among Latinx adults residing in the southeastern United States. Survey data were collected from 264 Latinx adults. Using structural equation modeling (SEM) procedures, we estimated a structural model for hypothesized direct and indirect relationships between the risk factors of COVID-19 exposure and discrimination, social support, and two mental health conditions: depression and posttraumatic stress.

Policy stress and social support: Mental health impacts for Latinx Adults in the Southeast United States.

Background: Latinx, and especially Mexican and Central American, adults in the United States (U.S.) have been detrimentally impacted by policies under the Trump administration that instilled continual stress associated with immigration enforcement.

"Any Reason is Valid:" How an Unexpected Abortion Disclosure is Received by an Online Community.

This study utilized a social media post by a well-known social media influencer and the accompanying 63 responses to explore feelings and experiences related to abortion. This study employed qualitative thematic analysis and identified three themes related to reasons for abortion (i.e.