Journal article
Non-communicable disease mortality in young people with a history of contact with the youth justice system in Queensland, Australia: a retrospective, population-based cohort study
L Calais-Ferreira, JT Young, K Francis, M Willoughby, L Pearce, A Clough, MJ Spittal, A Brown, R Borschmann, SM Sawyer, GC Patton, SA Kinner
Lancet Public Health | Published : 2023
Abstract
Background: Young people who have had contact with the criminal justice system are at increased risk of early death, especially from injuries. However, deaths due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in this population remain poorly described. We aimed to estimate mortality due to NCDs in people with a history of involvement with the youth justice system, compare NCD mortality rates in this population with those in the general population, and characterise demographic and justice-related factors associated with deaths caused by NCDs in people with a history of contact with the youth justice system. Methods: In this retrospective, population-based cohort study (the Youth Justice Mortality [YJ-M..
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<STRONG>& nbsp;</STRONG>We acknowledge the death of our dear colleague and contributor, Prof George C Patton, on Dec 7, 2022. George was a fundamental part of this manuscript and an immensely positive influence in the lives and careers of many of us over many years. He will be greatly missed. This project was directly supported by funding from a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence grant (GNT1171981) on Driving Global Investment in Adolescent Health (chief investigators GCP, SMS, and SAK). The data used in this study were collected with financial support from an NHMRC project grant (GNT1098807, CI SAK). LCF received salary from the NHMRC (GNT1171981) and is supported by a Suicide Prevention Australia postdoctoral fellowship. JTY received salary and research support from an NHMRC investigator grant (GNT1178027). MJS is a recipient of an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT180100075) funded by the Australian Government. RB received salary and research support from an NHMRC Emerging Leader Investigator Grant (EL2; GNT2008073). GCP was supported by an NHMRC investigator grant (GNT1196999). The Murdoch Children's Research Institute was supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The contents of the published material are solely the responsibility of the individual authors and do not reflect the views of NHMRC, Youth Justice Queensland, or Queensland Corrective Services, none of which had any part in the design or writing of this manuscript.