Environmental Safety and Exposure to Violence of Inner City Children: Children in Psychiatric Crisis
Abstract
The article details environmental safety and exposure to violence in a group of particularly vulnerable children ages 5-18. The approximately 300 children enrolled in this study resided in the Bronx, New York, and presented at a psychiatric emergency room in crisis. This study discusses these children’s level of exposure to violence and unsafe environments, as well as their ratings regarding feelings about safety. Two case studies are presented, along with implications of findings.
Citation
Boothroyd, R. A. & Evans, M. E. (2001). Environmental safety and exposure to violence of inner city children: Children in psychiatric crisis. International Journal of Anthropology, 16(2-3) 97-209