Understanding Psychosocial and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Among Detained Juveniles: A Descriptive Study Protocol

Madison L Gates   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Michelle Staples-Horne   ^{2 *} , MS, MPH,MD ;   Jeanne Cartier   ^{3 *} , PhD ;   Candace Best   ^{4 *} , PhD ;   Veronica Walker   ^{5 *} , MSLS ;   David Schwartz   ^{2 *} , MPA ;   Wonsuk Yoo   ^{6 *} , PhD

¹ Institute of Public and Preventive Health, Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, United States

² Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Atlanta, GA, United States

³ College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, University of Louisiana Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, United States

⁴ Department of Psychological Sciences, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, United States

⁵ Lexington Public Library, Lexington, KY, United States

⁶ Institute of Public and Preventive Health, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, United States

*all authors contributed equally