Meeting young people where they are: Using technology to promote resilience among child maltreatment victims

项目总结/摘要 在美国，每年大约有400万人被转介到儿童保护服务机构（CPS）。 获得足够支持的儿童和青少年通常会经历更少的身体、精神和社交方面的负面经历 健康结果，并不太可能在未来犯下暴力行为比同龄人谁收到没有或 支持不足。年幼的孩子往往表现出的迹象和症状，帮助他人确定他们的需要 进行干预。然而，年轻人不太可能通过传统的， 面对面的交流技术促进的沟通（例如，文本，聊天，社交媒体）是首选 这是许多年轻人的沟通方式。候选人之前的工作表明，许多年轻人 人们通过社交媒体和其他技术手段分享他们的虐待儿童经历， 平台因此，可以利用技术促进的沟通，通过他们的 寻求帮助的经验，并与适当的资源连接。K 01的目标有两个： 1)该K 01将支持候选人获得独立，跨学科的额外培训 研究职业发展和评估技术为基础的干预措施，支持年轻人， 寻求与虐待有关的资源和信息。与以下领域的专家团队合作 发展心理学，儿童和青少年健康，生物伦理学（包括在线研究和与 弱势群体），计算分析和数字健康通信，候选人将获得1a） 与技术和弱势群体有关的研究道德方面的知识和专长，1b） 计算数据分析和可视化，以及1c）在开发和实施健康 沟通干预。2)通过该K 01进行的研究将建立经验基础 2a）确定青年人在讨论其受虐待问题时所使用的语言 （目标1），2b）评估利用技术接触寻求 与虐待有关的信息和支助（目标2），以及2c）开发和试验技术促进 将青年人与适当资源联系起来的干预措施（目标3）。完成培训后， 在此K 01中提出的研究活动，候选人将独特地准备启动作为NIH的职业生涯- 受资助的研究人员调查新的方法，以防止儿童的负面健康后果 虐待

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT There are approximately four million referrals to child protective services (CPS) in the United States each year. Children and youth who receive adequate support often experience fewer negative physical, mental, and social health outcomes and are less likely to perpetrate violence in the future than their peers who received no or inadequate support. Younger children tend to exhibit signs and symptoms that help others to identify their need for intervention. However, young people are unlikely to discuss and report their experiences through traditional, face-to-face interactions. Technology-facilitated communication (e.g., text, chat, social media) is the preferred communication method for many young people. The candidate’s prior work demonstrated that many young people share their child maltreatment experiences through social media and other technology-facilitated platforms. Thus, technology-facilitated communication may be leveraged to support young people through their help-seeking experience and connect them with appropriate resources. The objectives of this K01 are twofold: 1) This K01 will support the candidate to gain additional training required for an independent, interdisciplinary research career developing and evaluating technology-based interventions that support young people while seeking maltreatment-related resources and information. Working with a team of experts in the fields of developmental psychology, child and adolescent health, bioethics (including online research and research with vulnerable populations), computational analytics, and digital health communication, the candidate will gain 1a) knowledge and expertise in research ethics related to technology and vulnerable populations, 1b) skills in computational data analytics and visualization, and 1c) experience in developing and implementing health communication interventions. 2) The research conducted through this K01 will build the empirical foundations for future interventions by 2a) identifying the language used by young people to discuss their maltreatment experiences (Aim 1), 2b) evaluating the feasibility of using technology to reach young people seeking maltreatment-related information and support (Aim 2), and 2c) developing and piloting technology-facilitated interventions that connect young people to appropriate resources (Aim 3). After completing the training and research activities proposed in this K01, the candidate will be uniquely prepared to launch a career as an NIH- funded researcher investigating novel approaches to preventing the negative health consequences of child maltreatment.