Should We End Military Recruiting in High Schools as a Matter of Child Protection and Public Health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11026260 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy Hagopian (0000-0002-2120-8295, University of Washington), Kathy Barker |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-23 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2009.183418 |
| PMID | 21088269 |
| PMCID | PMC3000735 |
| OpenAlex | W2168816854 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 7 |
Recruiters for the various US armed forces have free access to our nation's high schools, as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act. Military recruiter behaviors are disturbingly similar to predatory grooming. Adults in the active military service are reported to experience increased mental health risks, including stress, substance abuse, and suicide, and the youngest soldiers consistently show the worst health effects, suggesting military service is associated with disproportionately poor health for this population. We describe the actions of a high school parent teacher student association in Seattle, Washington, which sought to limit the aggressive recruitment of children younger than 18 years into the military
Criminology · Environmental health · Mental health · Military personnel · Military service · Poison control · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · Service member · Substance abuse · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology
The legitimacy of the military, private military and security companies, and just war theory
Football, Culture and Power
Post-High School Military Enlistment and Long-Term Well-Being
Framing Symbols and Space
Teaching war as a threat to public health
Use of complex systems modelling to strengthen public health’s role in preventing war
The Role of Public Health in the Prevention of War
From Complicit Citizens to Potential Prey
Selling the service
| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |