Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 75397 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hannabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Franchino-Olsen |
| SIGNATURE | FRANCHINO-OLSEN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4700-5100 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Children’s Voices Matter
Young children should be included in research that investigates their life experiences, as this honors their rights to inclusion and allows their voices to be heard. This paper summarizes key themes, takeaways, and recommendations gathered from a multi-year research study regarding how to include young children in violence against children research, where feedback on the scope, methods, and consequences was sought from child participants and stud…
Prospective Longitudinal Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Mental Health Outcomes
Research suggests a strong, dose–response relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and poor adult mental health outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to systematically investigate the existence and strength of prospective associations between ACEs and adult mental health outcomes: anxiety, depression, psychotic-like experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), self-harm, and suicidality. We searched 12 e…
What Are the Mechanisms Underpinning Intergenerational Transmission of Violence Perpetration? A Realist Review
Successive generations are more likely to carry out acts of violence in households where an individual has either perpetrated or been subjected to violence. While research to date has mostly concentrated on direct associations between violence experience or perpetration in generation 1 and violence perpetration in generation 2, there is limited evidence regarding the underlying mechanisms of the transmission of intergenerational violence perpetra…
How Does the Mother-Daughter Relationship Explain Patterns of Intergenerational Violence? Findings from a Multigenerational Study in South Africa
Interpersonal violence is a pervasive experience for women and girls in South Africa. Interpersonal violence occurs early in development and is sustained over the life course with risks of replication across generations. Most children in South Africa are raised by women as fathers are frequently absent, rendering this caregiving relationship particularly significant. We aimed to understand how the mother/caregiver-daughter relationship may impact…
Contextually Sensitive Polyvictimization Profiles and Physical and Mental Health Outcomes among South African Adolescents from Low-Resource Communities
Adolescents in South Africa may experience violence victimizations in many forms (abuse, bullying, assault) and across many contexts (home, school, community). Polyvictimization is a valuable framework to examine the diversity of violence in adolescents’ lives, particularly when employed alongside person-centered methods such as latent class analysis. This study builds on previous work examining contextually sensitive patterns of polyvictimizatio…
“I’ve accepted it because at the end of the day there is nothing, I can do about it”
In South Africa, Mental Health (MH), HIV, and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) form a syndemic, that disproportionately affects women. These challenges are often co-occurring and create complex adversities for women. Recognising these intersections and the broader socio-cultural dynamics at play is crucial to understanding the layered experiences of these women and developing effective interventions. This research explores the experiences of the w…
Measuring Violence Against Children
Valid, meaningful, and reliable adult retrospective measures of violence against children (VAC) are essential for establishing the prevalence, risk factors, and long-term effects of VAC. We aim to summarize the available evidence on the psychometric properties of adult retrospective VAC measures and to provide evidence-based recommendations for appropriate measure selection. We searched six electronic databases and gray literature for studies tha…
Co-occurring Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Parenting Among Women
Little research exists on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-intimate partner violence (IPV)-mental health (MH) syndemic impact on parenting. The objective of this scoping review is to identify and summarize the available evidence regarding the syndemic relationship between HIV or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), IPV, and poor MH among mothers and caregivers who identify as women. We conducted the review according to the Joanna Bri…
‘Through the drawings…they are able to tell you straight’
Arts-based methods are underutilized in violence research and may offer improved means of understanding these phenomena; but little is known about their value, especially in low-resource settings. A pilot study using a cross sectional sample was conducted in rural South Africa to determine the feasibility and acceptability of using arts-based methods in research with adults and children, in preparation for a longitudinal multigenerational cohort …
Recommendations for Educating Youth about Sex Trafficking
The need to educate youth on sex trafficking in the United States has received considerable attention; however, limited research is available to guide development of educational programming for youth. Perspectives from 32 experts in fields connected to sex trafficking and violence prevention were obtained through focus groups and interviews. Questions focused on goals/purposes of educating youth about sex trafficking, content to include in a scho…
The State of Programs for Educating Youth about Sex Trafficking in the United States
Growing interest in preventing and addressing sex trafficking has led to an increase in the development and implementation of sex trafficking educational programing for youth. We conducted a nationwide scoping scan survey of U.S. programs focused on educating youth about sex trafficking to learn more about existing programs. Staff at 37 programs completed the survey and provided information on program development, content, structure, delivery, an…
Interrupting the intergenerational cycle of violence
Background Violence is a global social and human rights issue with serious public health implications across the life-course. Interpersonal violence is transmitted across generations and there is an urgent need to understand the mechanisms of this transmission to identify and inform interventions and policies for prevention and response. We lack an evidence-base for understanding the underlying mechanisms of the intra- and intergenerational trans…
A Scoping Review of Vicarious Trauma Interventions for Service Providers Working With People Who Have Experienced Traumatic Events
Health and human service providers who aid traumatized individuals frequently experience vicarious trauma (VT). Although VT plays a critical role in service providers’ mental health and well-being, as well as in the quality of their service provision, little information is available concerning the development and implementation of VT interventions for service providers. To advance the development of evidence in this area, we undertook a scoping r…
The Prevalence of Sex Trafficking of Children and Adolescents in the United States
Topic: This scoping review investigated research regarding the magnitude of minor sex trafficking (domestic minor sex trafficking and/or commercial sexual exploitation of children) in the United States, summarizing estimates, methodologies, and strengths and weaknesses of the studies. Method: Using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, peer-reviewed articles and the gray literature were accessed v…
A Response to Edwards, Kulig, and Diamond-Welch (2022)
We are writing in response to Edwards et al.'s letter concerning our recent article focused on experts’ recommendations for educating youth about sex trafficking. We agree with the authors’ points that (1) prevention efforts should target potential victims, perpetrators, and bystanders; (2) gender composition of trafficking prevention programming participants deserves critical consideration; and (3) preventing sex trafficking requires interventio…
Associations Among Violence Victimization and/or Exploitation of Minors and Later Young Adulthood Violence
Little is known about how minor sex exchange (MSE) may impact violence victimization during adulthood. This study investigates potential associations between MSE and forms of interpersonal violence victimization in young adulthood, while controlling for additional forms of violence experienced in childhood and adolescence. Data from The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health ( n = 11,500 ) were used in this analysis. Multivaria…
Frameworks and Theories Relevant for Organizing Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children/Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Risk Factors
The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) are abusive and exploitative practices occurring to children and youth across the United States. Prevention efforts should understand the factors that increase vulnerability and how these factors interact to eventually lead to exploitation. Understanding the mechanisms of action of these factors is best done within relevant frameworks and models. This …
Vulnerabilities Relevant for Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children/Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking
The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) occur across the United States, violating the rights and health of far too many children and youth. Adequate prevention efforts should seek to understand the factors that make minors vulnerable to sexual exploitation in order to properly design programs to prevent victimization. This review presents the identified risk factors collected via a systemati…
Educating Students about Sex Trafficking and Responding to Students’ Needs
There is growing interest in educating youth about sex trafficking, coupled with a recognition that both traditional and alternative schools are promising venues for addressing sex trafficking and reaching students with such content. As principals play a key role in determining the programming and protocols in their schools, the current investigation surveyed principals in traditional and alternative public schools in one southeastern state regar…
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Minor sex trafficking of girls with disabilities
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the associations between minor women’ (girls’) disability status and victimization via minor sex trafficking. Design/methodology/approach This investigation used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, a large, nationally-representative sample of in-school adolescents in the USA that began in 1994. The analysis included bivariate associations between physical dis…
Minor sex trafficking of girls with disabilities
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the associations between minor women’ (girls’) disability status and victimization via minor sex trafficking. Design/methodology/approach This investigation used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, a large, nationally-representative sample of in-school adolescents in the USA that began in 1994. The analysis included bivariate associations between physical dis…
Minor sex trafficking of girls with disabilities
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the associations between minor women’ (girls’) disability status and victimization via minor sex trafficking. Design/methodology/approach This investigation used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, a large, nationally-representative sample of in-school adolescents in the USA that began in 1994. The analysis included bivariate associations between physical dis…
Frameworks and Theories Relevant for Organizing Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children/Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Risk Factors
The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) are abusive and exploitative practices occurring to children and youth across the United States. Prevention efforts should understand the factors that increase vulnerability and how these factors interact to eventually lead to exploitation. Understanding the mechanisms of action of these factors is best done within relevant frameworks and models. This …
Vulnerabilities Relevant for Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children/Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking
The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) occur across the United States, violating the rights and health of far too many children and youth. Adequate prevention efforts should seek to understand the factors that make minors vulnerable to sexual exploitation in order to properly design programs to prevent victimization. This review presents the identified risk factors collected via a systemati…
Educating Students about Sex Trafficking and Responding to Students’ Needs
There is growing interest in educating youth about sex trafficking, coupled with a recognition that both traditional and alternative schools are promising venues for addressing sex trafficking and reaching students with such content. As principals play a key role in determining the programming and protocols in their schools, the current investigation surveyed principals in traditional and alternative public schools in one southeastern state regar…
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
A Scoping Review of Vicarious Trauma Interventions for Service Providers Working With People Who Have Experienced Traumatic Events
Health and human service providers who aid traumatized individuals frequently experience vicarious trauma (VT). Although VT plays a critical role in service providers’ mental health and well-being, as well as in the quality of their service provision, little information is available concerning the development and implementation of VT interventions for service providers. To advance the development of evidence in this area, we undertook a scoping r…
The Prevalence of Sex Trafficking of Children and Adolescents in the United States
Topic: This scoping review investigated research regarding the magnitude of minor sex trafficking (domestic minor sex trafficking and/or commercial sexual exploitation of children) in the United States, summarizing estimates, methodologies, and strengths and weaknesses of the studies. Method: Using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, peer-reviewed articles and the gray literature were accessed v…
A Response to Edwards, Kulig, and Diamond-Welch (2022)
We are writing in response to Edwards et al.'s letter concerning our recent article focused on experts’ recommendations for educating youth about sex trafficking. We agree with the authors’ points that (1) prevention efforts should target potential victims, perpetrators, and bystanders; (2) gender composition of trafficking prevention programming participants deserves critical consideration; and (3) preventing sex trafficking requires interventio…
Associations Among Violence Victimization and/or Exploitation of Minors and Later Young Adulthood Violence
Little is known about how minor sex exchange (MSE) may impact violence victimization during adulthood. This study investigates potential associations between MSE and forms of interpersonal violence victimization in young adulthood, while controlling for additional forms of violence experienced in childhood and adolescence. Data from The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health ( n = 11,500 ) were used in this analysis. Multivaria…
‘Through the drawings…they are able to tell you straight’
Arts-based methods are underutilized in violence research and may offer improved means of understanding these phenomena; but little is known about their value, especially in low-resource settings. A pilot study using a cross sectional sample was conducted in rural South Africa to determine the feasibility and acceptability of using arts-based methods in research with adults and children, in preparation for a longitudinal multigenerational cohort …
Recommendations for Educating Youth about Sex Trafficking
The need to educate youth on sex trafficking in the United States has received considerable attention; however, limited research is available to guide development of educational programming for youth. Perspectives from 32 experts in fields connected to sex trafficking and violence prevention were obtained through focus groups and interviews. Questions focused on goals/purposes of educating youth about sex trafficking, content to include in a scho…
The State of Programs for Educating Youth about Sex Trafficking in the United States
Growing interest in preventing and addressing sex trafficking has led to an increase in the development and implementation of sex trafficking educational programing for youth. We conducted a nationwide scoping scan survey of U.S. programs focused on educating youth about sex trafficking to learn more about existing programs. Staff at 37 programs completed the survey and provided information on program development, content, structure, delivery, an…
Interrupting the intergenerational cycle of violence
Background Violence is a global social and human rights issue with serious public health implications across the life-course. Interpersonal violence is transmitted across generations and there is an urgent need to understand the mechanisms of this transmission to identify and inform interventions and policies for prevention and response. We lack an evidence-base for understanding the underlying mechanisms of the intra- and intergenerational trans…
Contextually Sensitive Polyvictimization Profiles and Physical and Mental Health Outcomes among South African Adolescents from Low-Resource Communities
Adolescents in South Africa may experience violence victimizations in many forms (abuse, bullying, assault) and across many contexts (home, school, community). Polyvictimization is a valuable framework to examine the diversity of violence in adolescents’ lives, particularly when employed alongside person-centered methods such as latent class analysis. This study builds on previous work examining contextually sensitive patterns of polyvictimizatio…
“I’ve accepted it because at the end of the day there is nothing, I can do about it”
In South Africa, Mental Health (MH), HIV, and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) form a syndemic, that disproportionately affects women. These challenges are often co-occurring and create complex adversities for women. Recognising these intersections and the broader socio-cultural dynamics at play is crucial to understanding the layered experiences of these women and developing effective interventions. This research explores the experiences of the w…
Measuring Violence Against Children
Valid, meaningful, and reliable adult retrospective measures of violence against children (VAC) are essential for establishing the prevalence, risk factors, and long-term effects of VAC. We aim to summarize the available evidence on the psychometric properties of adult retrospective VAC measures and to provide evidence-based recommendations for appropriate measure selection. We searched six electronic databases and gray literature for studies tha…
Co-occurring Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Parenting Among Women
Little research exists on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-intimate partner violence (IPV)-mental health (MH) syndemic impact on parenting. The objective of this scoping review is to identify and summarize the available evidence regarding the syndemic relationship between HIV or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), IPV, and poor MH among mothers and caregivers who identify as women. We conducted the review according to the Joanna Bri…
Prospective Longitudinal Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Mental Health Outcomes
Research suggests a strong, dose–response relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and poor adult mental health outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to systematically investigate the existence and strength of prospective associations between ACEs and adult mental health outcomes: anxiety, depression, psychotic-like experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), self-harm, and suicidality. We searched 12 e…
What Are the Mechanisms Underpinning Intergenerational Transmission of Violence Perpetration? A Realist Review
Successive generations are more likely to carry out acts of violence in households where an individual has either perpetrated or been subjected to violence. While research to date has mostly concentrated on direct associations between violence experience or perpetration in generation 1 and violence perpetration in generation 2, there is limited evidence regarding the underlying mechanisms of the transmission of intergenerational violence perpetra…
How Does the Mother-Daughter Relationship Explain Patterns of Intergenerational Violence? Findings from a Multigenerational Study in South Africa
Interpersonal violence is a pervasive experience for women and girls in South Africa. Interpersonal violence occurs early in development and is sustained over the life course with risks of replication across generations. Most children in South Africa are raised by women as fathers are frequently absent, rendering this caregiving relationship particularly significant. We aimed to understand how the mother/caregiver-daughter relationship may impact…
Children’s Voices Matter
Young children should be included in research that investigates their life experiences, as this honors their rights to inclusion and allows their voices to be heard. This paper summarizes key themes, takeaways, and recommendations gathered from a multi-year research study regarding how to include young children in violence against children research, where feedback on the scope, methods, and consequences was sought from child participants and stud…
Psychology (14 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Poison control (9 works) · Suicide prevention (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (6 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (6 works) · Sex work and related issues (6 works) · Domestic violence (5 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (5 works)