Title
Document Type
Policy Brief
Publication Date
11-2020
Key Findings
1. Approximately one-half of the students enrolled in a rural dropout-recovery school had experienced child maltreatment, which is generally higher than comparable national estimates.
2. Nearly 90% of these students had experienced household challenges (e.g., parental separation, incarceration, mental illness, and family violence), a percentage that is several times higher than national estimates.
3. Over 70% of students were exposed to three or more Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs), a percentage that far exceeds national estimates.
4. The COVID-19 pandemic and measures to contain it present serious mental and behavioral health challenges for at-risk youths such as those in the current sample.
Recommended Citation
Durkin, Keith F.; Jones-Downs, Whitney; Stamper, Jamison N.; Valadez, Cierra; and Miller, Kendra, "No. 01 November, 2020" (2020). Policy Briefs. 1.
https://digitalcommons.onu.edu/policy_briefs/1