Michelle R Munson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 95150 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Michelle R Munson |
| NOMBRES | Michelle R |
| APELLIDO | Munson |
| FIRMA | MUNSON M R |
| AFILIACIONES | New York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3415-8610 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 58 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 246 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 58 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2004 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 8 |
The Transition-Age Youth Special Interest Group
This paper provides an overview of the history and current activities of a group of researchers focused on the experiences of young people who “age out” of foster care in the United States. These transition-age youth (TAY) often have intersecting marginalized identities, as youth of color, queer youth, and youth with disabilities are disproportionately represented in care. Members of the Transition-Age Youth Special Interest Group (TAY-SIG) condu…
“It’s Our Superpower”
African American/Black and Latine (AABL) emerging adults living with HIV have insufficient engagement along the HIV care continuum, and lower rates than their White peers. Some subpopulations (e.g., those with unsuppressed HIV viral load, immigrants) and aspects of their experiences are understudied. This study uses a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design to explore motivational appraisals (e.g., core health goals), generative capabilities …
Examining the Influence of Perceived Neighborhood Environment and Connectedness on the Mental Health Symptoms of Black Adolescent Serious Offenders
Black and Latinx Foreign- and US-Born Young and Emerging Adults Living with HIV
Social Support Among Minoritized Emerging Adults With Serious Psychological Health Issues
This convergent mixed method study examines the role of social support in the lives of minoritized emerging young adults with serious mental illness (YA-SMI), focusing on how they perceive and experience support from family, friends, and other sources. Data were gathered from 114 YA-SMI (ages 18-34) participating in a recovery program. Descriptive analyses revealed that 44% of participants reported family as their only source of support, while ot…
Social processes and engagement along the HIV care continuum
Racial/ethnic and age-related disparities in HIV care continuum engagement are serious in the US. American/Black and Latine (AABL) young/emerging adults living with HIV have the lowest rates of engagement, but aspects of their experiences and some subpopulations are understudied. The present study is grounded in social action theory and uses a sequential explanatory mixed methods design to explore social interaction processes (e.g., social networ…
Understanding African American/Black and Latine young and emerging adults living with HIV
The present study advances knowledge on AABL young/emerging adults living with HIV and highlights ways to improve screening and services
A mixed methods descriptive study of a diverse cohort of African American/Black and Latine young and emerging adults living with HIV
The present study advances what is known about the backgrounds and contexts of diverse and understudied AABL young/emerging adults living with HIV
Identifying ‘Where’ and ‘How’ Peer Support for Youth is Integrated into Community-Based Mental Health Services
Contextualizing social support networks of youth exiting foster care
Transition symptom management careers
Multi-systemic trauma and regulation
Systems of oppression, adult violence exposure, and adverse childhood experiences interact to contribute to traumatic-stress related disorders, which manifest in affective, cognitive, and interpersonal challenges. This paper focuses specifically on emotional/physiological dysregulation as a central driver of trauma-related difficulties. The ability to recognize, assess, and intervene with children and adults for whom the capacity to regulate is c…
Online Education
Social work has a proliferation of online courses. Both nursing and medicine have been using online technology for years with noted success within a variety of subjects. The current scoping review examined empirical research of online learning and satisfaction outcomes in social work, while also comparing results with nursing and medicine. Results showed that most social work studies that examined learning outcomes between online and traditional …
“I Talk to Myself”
The experience of stigma and treatment-seeking among youth and family members receiving first episode psychosis services
Findings support that it is essential to address stigma in FEP services to improve treatment engagement
Engaging Diverse African American/Black and Latine Youth and Emerging Adults Living with HIV into Research
Trauma-Informed Photovoice for Adolescents and Young Adults with Child Welfare Involvement
Youth who age out of foster care face a constellation of challenges associated with navigating the transition to adulthood and often do not have opportunities to express their perspectives. The purpose of this project was to partner with these youth to develop a trauma-informed photovoice program that can be freely utilized in child welfare programming. This youth participatory action research (yPAR) project engaged youth and young adults with ch…
A Systematic Review of Music-Based Interventions to Improve Treatment Engagement and Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents and Young Adults
Ethnic Identity and Mechanisms of Mental Health Service Engagement Among Young Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses
Stigma among historically marginalized young adults with serious mental illnesses
Stigma of mental illness is a significant barrier to mental health service use and recovery. Yet, few studies have examined stigma among marginalized young adults with serious mental illnesses (SMI). This convergent mixed methods study builds knowledge surrounding stigma among a sample of young adults of color with SMI (n=113). The study progressed in two phases. First, a multivariable regression model was estimated to identify factors associated…
Behavioral health and legal system involvement among transition-age youth in foster care
Research shows that young people in foster care experience high levels of behavioral health problems that may lead to life obstacles, including legal system involvement (LSI) during the transition to adulthood. However, few longitudinal studies have examined LSI among foster youth from a behavioral health perspective during the transition to adulthood. To understand adolescent behavioral health conditions associated with adult LSI, we used longit…
Programmatic Support for Peer Specialists that Serve Transition Age Youth Living with Serious Mental Illness
Peer Specialists (PS) often work in outpatient mental health programs serving transition age youth (TAY). This study examines program managers' perspectives on efforts to strengthen PS' professional development. In 2019, we interviewed program managers (n = 11) from two Southern California Counties employed by public outpatient mental health programs (n = 8) serving TAY and conducted thematic analyses. We present themes and illustrative quotes. P…
The Role of Food and Food Behaviors in Intimate Partner Violence
There is a paucity of research that systematically examines how food behaviors play a role in intimate partner violence (IPV). Therefore, this qualitative study aims to answer the broad question, what role do food behaviors play in intimate relationships? Food behavior narratives emerging from participants of court-mandated domestic violence (DV) offender treatment programs were analyzed using grounded theory methods. Five themes emerged. Two des…
Adaptation of a Mental Health Treatment Engagement Intervention for Older Foster Youth
Experiences of Psychosis Among Transition-Age Youth Attending an Outpatient Clinic in a Low-Resourced Community
Objective: This study investigated whether transition-age youth attending a community-based urban outpatient clinic experienced psychosis. The study also explored how those who experienced psychosis, and their social support networks, manage these experiences. Method: Data were collected as part of a feasibility trial of a psychosocial intervention for youth with mental health disorders. The sample included 55 participants ages 16–20. We used Col…
Natural mentoring and psychosocial outcomes among older youth transitioning from foster care
A steady presence in the midst of change
Supportive Relationships Among Former System Youth With Mental Health Challenges
This study explored the supportive relationships that former system youth (FSY; e.g., foster care) with mental health challenges identified as “key” in making the transition to adulthood. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 59 FSY, ages 18 to 25, with mental health challenges. Participants were asked to reflect on their relationships with a key helper or what the literature defines as a natural mentor, “an adult that has been …
Static, dynamic, integrated, and contextualized
Adolescent Experience of Psychotropic Treatment
Despite growing concern over the treatment of adolescents with psychiatric medications, little research has examined youth understandings and interpretations of mental illness and psychotropic treatment. This article reports the exploratory findings of semi-structured and open-ended interviews carried out with 20 adolescents diagnosed with one or more psychiatric disorders, and who were currently prescribed psychiatric medications. Grounded theor…
Emerging adulthood among former system youth
At times I kinda felt I was in an institution”
Quality of Care
For social work practitioners to engage fully in efforts designed to improve the quality of social services, they need to understand what is meant by quality of care, grapple with its complexity, and know how to identify and leverage the key factors most likely to influence it. This article introduces a conceptual model that articulates numerous influences on the quality of social services. It details the macrosystem, consumer, advocacy, organiza…
Former system youth with mental health needs
Stigma experience among adolescents taking psychiatric medication
Quality of Care in the Social Services
In an era of heightened accountability, remarkably little is known empirically about the quality of social work services. This article applies insights from health services research to propose a research agenda on the quality of care in the social services. The agenda calls for studies that address the definition of quality service, variations in quality, the relationship between quality service and outcomes, structural influences on quality, and…
Religious Involvement and Its Association to Risk Behaviors among Older Youth in Foster Care
This study examined religious involvement and its association to risk behaviors (sexual behavior, marijuana use, alcohol use, and cigarette use) among older youth in foster care ( N =383). Three dimensions of religious involvement were assessed—church or religious service attendance, religious practices, and religious beliefs. Findings showed that gender, ethnic group membership, sexual abuse history, and placement type were significantly associa…
Managing moods and parenting
Substance use among older youth transitioning from foster care
Among older youth transitioning from the foster care system, this longitudinal study examined the association of religious and spiritual capital to substance use in the past year at age 19. Participants consisted of African American ( N = 179) and White non‐Hispanic ( N = 133) older youth in foster care. Drawing from social capital theory, it was posited that religious service attendance (a proxy for religious capital) and belief in a spiritual f…
Extracurricular activity participation and educational outcomes among older youth transitioning from foster care
Navigating family roles and relationships
During young adulthood, many transitions occur in family relationships. This paper explores family roles for young adults in the transition years who have been in the custody of the child welfare system and have mood challenges. To capture the voices of this less studied subpopulation, we conducted in‐depth qualitative interviews with 44 young adults in a M idwestern state. Through coding interview transcripts, we identified how these young peopl…
Trajectories of Depression Symptoms among Older Youths Exiting Foster Care
The purpose of this study was to determine the trajectories of depressive symptoms as older youths from the foster care system mature while also examining the correlates of these trajectories. Data came from a longitudinal study of 404 youths from the foster care system in Missouri, who were interviewed nine times between their 17th and 19th birthdays. Depression was assessed with the Depression Outcomes Module and the Diagnostic Interview Schedu…
Predisposition to seek mental health care among Black males transitioning from foster care
Young adult trauma symptoms in the context of community violence exposure
AIMS: The primary purpose of this study is to understand how community violence exposure is associated with both common and unique variance characterizing posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms among young adults living in a low-resourced setting. METHODS: Data were collected using a cross-sectional survey design. Participants were recruited from public housing developments in a city in the eastern United States. Participants completed a survey that…
Perspectives on Psychotropic Medication Treatment Among Young Adults Formerly Served in Public Systems of Care
This study examines the perspectives of psychotropic medications held by young adults with mood disorder diagnoses. This article presents an analysis of qualitative interviews with 52 young adults who had been involved with public systems of care during adolescence and had used psychiatric medications. A concatenated analytic approach was used. First, we used a thematic analysis across cases, then a narrative analysis within selected cases. Two m…
Identity negotiation processes among Black and Latinx sexual minority young adult mental health service users
The transition to adulthood presents particular challenges for Black and Latinx sexual minorities in need of mental health services. Identity formation and marginalization during this developmental period can interfere with help-seeking and lead to health disparities. Identity-specific psychosocial supports are needed to assist young adults to successfully navigate these challenges, but research on identity processes, help-seeking, and service-ut…
Integrated, Overwhelmed, and Distanced
Objective: Young adults who have been involved in child welfare and other public systems of care often have elevated rates of mental health disorders and low rates of mental health service utilization. This study explores the mental health narratives of young adults who previously were involved in public systems of care to understand how they make meaning of their symptoms and professional treatment. Method: We conducted in-depth, face-to-face in…
Mental Health Subgroups Among Vulnerable Emerging Adults, and Their Functioning
Objective: The present study aimed to (a) identify what mental health profiles exist among emerging adults with a history of childhood contact with Child Protective Services (CPS), and (b) examine whether the level of young-adult functioning varies across the profiles. Method: Latent profile analysis was conducted with a nationally representative sample of youths (mean age = 18.99, N = 1,179) who were tracked for an extended time following CPS in…
Voices of parent advocates within the systems of care model of service delivery
Multi-systemic trauma and regulation
Systems of oppression, adult violence exposure, and adverse childhood experiences interact to contribute to traumatic-stress related disorders, which manifest in affective, cognitive, and interpersonal challenges. This paper focuses specifically on emotional/physiological dysregulation as a central driver of trauma-related difficulties. The ability to recognize, assess, and intervene with children and adults for whom the capacity to regulate is c…
Use of Mental Health Services Among Older Youths in Foster Care
OBJECTIVE: This study examined lifetime, 12-month, and current mental health service use among older youths in the foster care system and examined variations in mental health care by race, gender, maltreatment history, living situation, and geographic region. METHOD: The Service Assessment for Children and Adolescents, the Child Trauma Questionnaire, and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule were used in interviews with 406 youths in Missouri's foste…
Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among Older Youths in the Foster Care System
Quality of Care in the Social Services
In an era of heightened accountability, remarkably little is known empirically about the quality of social work services. This article applies insights from health services research to propose a research agenda on the quality of care in the social services. The agenda calls for studies that address the definition of quality service, variations in quality, the relationship between quality service and outcomes, structural influences on quality, and…
Religious Involvement and Its Association to Risk Behaviors among Older Youth in Foster Care
This study examined religious involvement and its association to risk behaviors (sexual behavior, marijuana use, alcohol use, and cigarette use) among older youth in foster care ( N =383). Three dimensions of religious involvement were assessed—church or religious service attendance, religious practices, and religious beliefs. Findings showed that gender, ethnic group membership, sexual abuse history, and placement type were significantly associa…
Substance use and abuse among older youth in foster care
Predisposition to seek mental health care among Black males transitioning from foster care
Quality of Care
For social work practitioners to engage fully in efforts designed to improve the quality of social services, they need to understand what is meant by quality of care, grapple with its complexity, and know how to identify and leverage the key factors most likely to influence it. This article introduces a conceptual model that articulates numerous influences on the quality of social services. It details the macrosystem, consumer, advocacy, organiza…
Voices of parent advocates within the systems of care model of service delivery
Satisfaction with counseling among black males in transition from the foster care system
Natural mentoring and psychosocial outcomes among older youth transitioning from foster care
Adolescent Experience of Psychotropic Treatment
Despite growing concern over the treatment of adolescents with psychiatric medications, little research has examined youth understandings and interpretations of mental illness and psychotropic treatment. This article reports the exploratory findings of semi-structured and open-ended interviews carried out with 20 adolescents diagnosed with one or more psychiatric disorders, and who were currently prescribed psychiatric medications. Grounded theor…
Social Support
Using a personal social network framework, this qualitative study sought to understand how women in substance abuse treatment describe their network members' supportive and unsupportive behaviors related to recovery. Eighty-six women were interviewed from residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment programs. Positive and negative aspects of women's social networks were assessed via open-ended questions. Analysis was guided by grounded th…
Trajectories of Depression Symptoms among Older Youths Exiting Foster Care
The purpose of this study was to determine the trajectories of depressive symptoms as older youths from the foster care system mature while also examining the correlates of these trajectories. Data came from a longitudinal study of 404 youths from the foster care system in Missouri, who were interviewed nine times between their 17th and 19th birthdays. Depression was assessed with the Depression Outcomes Module and the Diagnostic Interview Schedu…
Stigma experience among adolescents taking psychiatric medication
A steady presence in the midst of change
Former system youth with mental health needs
Static, dynamic, integrated, and contextualized
Managing moods and parenting
Emerging adulthood among former system youth
Navigating family roles and relationships
During young adulthood, many transitions occur in family relationships. This paper explores family roles for young adults in the transition years who have been in the custody of the child welfare system and have mood challenges. To capture the voices of this less studied subpopulation, we conducted in‐depth qualitative interviews with 44 young adults in a M idwestern state. Through coding interview transcripts, we identified how these young peopl…
Supportive Relationships Among Former System Youth With Mental Health Challenges
This study explored the supportive relationships that former system youth (FSY; e.g., foster care) with mental health challenges identified as “key” in making the transition to adulthood. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 59 FSY, ages 18 to 25, with mental health challenges. Participants were asked to reflect on their relationships with a key helper or what the literature defines as a natural mentor, “an adult that has been …
Perspectives on Psychotropic Medication Treatment Among Young Adults Formerly Served in Public Systems of Care
This study examines the perspectives of psychotropic medications held by young adults with mood disorder diagnoses. This article presents an analysis of qualitative interviews with 52 young adults who had been involved with public systems of care during adolescence and had used psychiatric medications. A concatenated analytic approach was used. First, we used a thematic analysis across cases, then a narrative analysis within selected cases. Two m…
Mental Health Subgroups Among Vulnerable Emerging Adults, and Their Functioning
Objective: The present study aimed to (a) identify what mental health profiles exist among emerging adults with a history of childhood contact with Child Protective Services (CPS), and (b) examine whether the level of young-adult functioning varies across the profiles. Method: Latent profile analysis was conducted with a nationally representative sample of youths (mean age = 18.99, N = 1,179) who were tracked for an extended time following CPS in…
At times I kinda felt I was in an institution”
Social Context in Mental Health Service Use Among Young Adults
Examining the sources of health communication that young adults with mental health challenges receive regarding service use is critical to curbing the societal concern of unmet mental health needs of this population. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 59 young adults, all of whom were diagnosed with a mood disorder and used public mental health services and additional public systems of care during childhood. Thematic analysis was utili…
Psychology (52 obras) · Medicine (44 obras) · Psychiatry (37 obras) · Mental health (29 obras) · Clinical Psychology (26 obras) · Nursing (24 obras) · Child Welfare and Adoption (22 obras) · Sociology (20 obras) · Clinical Psychology (18 obras) · Social Psychology (18 obras)