Curtis J VanderWaal
Biographic Data
| ID | 6068815 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Curtis J VanderWaal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Curtis J |
| FAMILY NAME | VanderWaal |
| SIGNATURE | VANDERWAAL C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Andrews University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Depression and suicidality
Introduction For many LGBTQ+ individuals, religion has been used to shame and ridicule their identity and behavior leading to feelings of rejection, mental health challenges, and substance use.Method A cross-sectional survey was used to explore religiosity/spirituality and substance use as risk or protective factors for depression and suicidality among 299 LGBTQ+ Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) and former SDA millennials.Results Regression analyses f…
“Life Is Getting Better”
This article explores the perceptions of Millennial-age LBGTQ + individuals raised in conservative Christian families (Seventh-day Adventist) about their coming out experiences with family members. The analysis examines six strategies that participants identified as helping regain family equilibrium post-coming out. These strategies included: parent’s expression of unconditional love, passing of time, having a long-term relationship with a partne…
Reforming Drug Treatment Services to Offenders
For the past 2 decades the U.S. “war on drugs” has contributed to soaring incarceration rates, prison overcrowding, and overly harsh and race-based sentencing. This article calls for reform of drug treatment services for drug-addicted offenders. This article introduces an integrated model for delivering drug treatment services by improving cross-system collaboration along a seamless continuum of care. We offer practical principles and policies fo…
US Public Health Agency Involvement in Youth-Focused Illicit Drug Policy, Planning, and Prevention at the Local Level, 1999–2003
Objectives. We examined local public health agencies’ involvement in community illicit drug policy advocacy and provision related to youths to determine the extent to which public health agencies were involved in local drug policy activities and could potentially provide an infrastructure for policy alternatives. Methods. We conducted telephone interviews from 1999 to 2003 with 1793 US public health agencies in 804 communities surrounding schools…
Community and School Drug Prevention Strategy Prevalence
US Public Health Agency Involvement in Youth-Focused Illicit Drug Policy, Planning, and Prevention at the Local Level, 1999–2003
Objectives. We examined local public health agencies’ involvement in community illicit drug policy advocacy and provision related to youths to determine the extent to which public health agencies were involved in local drug policy activities and could potentially provide an infrastructure for policy alternatives. Methods. We conducted telephone interviews from 1999 to 2003 with 1793 US public health agencies in 804 communities surrounding schools…
Community and School Drug Prevention Strategy Prevalence
Reforming Drug Treatment Services to Offenders
For the past 2 decades the U.S. “war on drugs” has contributed to soaring incarceration rates, prison overcrowding, and overly harsh and race-based sentencing. This article calls for reform of drug treatment services for drug-addicted offenders. This article introduces an integrated model for delivering drug treatment services by improving cross-system collaboration along a seamless continuum of care. We offer practical principles and policies fo…
US Public Health Agency Involvement in Youth-Focused Illicit Drug Policy, Planning, and Prevention at the Local Level, 1999–2003
Objectives. We examined local public health agencies’ involvement in community illicit drug policy advocacy and provision related to youths to determine the extent to which public health agencies were involved in local drug policy activities and could potentially provide an infrastructure for policy alternatives. Methods. We conducted telephone interviews from 1999 to 2003 with 1793 US public health agencies in 804 communities surrounding schools…
“Life Is Getting Better”
This article explores the perceptions of Millennial-age LBGTQ + individuals raised in conservative Christian families (Seventh-day Adventist) about their coming out experiences with family members. The analysis examines six strategies that participants identified as helping regain family equilibrium post-coming out. These strategies included: parent’s expression of unconditional love, passing of time, having a long-term relationship with a partne…
Depression and suicidality
Introduction For many LGBTQ+ individuals, religion has been used to shame and ridicule their identity and behavior leading to feelings of rejection, mental health challenges, and substance use.Method A cross-sectional survey was used to explore religiosity/spirituality and substance use as risk or protective factors for depression and suicidality among 299 LGBTQ+ Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) and former SDA millennials.Results Regression analyses f…
Psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Drug (2 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (2 works) · Poison control (2 works) · Political science (2 works)