A violent or unstable home life-characterized by caregivers physically or sexually abusing children, physical violence in the home, homelessness, and other factors-and disrupted parental attachment are examined in this secondary data analysis for their possible relationship to juvenile sex offending. Parent or caregiver instability is measured by a demographic questionnaire administered to participants. Parental attachment is measured by the Inventory of Peer and Personal Attachment. The population included 502 adjudicated juvenile male sexual and nonsexual offenders in a Midwest state who responded to questionnaires in order to examine juvenile offending antecedents. The highest correlated parent or caregiver instability variables to juvenile sex offending status were multiple relocations or homelessness, children placed out of the home, slapping or punching in the home, and sexual abuse victimization. The quality of parental attachment had little impact on the respondents' offense status.

An overview of the devastating April 2014 wildfire that destroyed a large number of homes and killed 15 people in the communities surrounding Valparaiso, Chile, is provided. Utilizing a human rights-based framework, a qualitative study was conducted 6 months after the disaster to examine the community's response. Interviews were held with formal and informal community leaders, as well as community organizers and members of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso (PUCV). These interviews depicted a number of interrelated variables and, most notably, a strong sense of community emerged, which was consistent with the informal system in place among the residents of the Upper Hills. This informal support system emerged over the years due to a lack of capacity in place by the local government. The findings of this study could be held as an example for other communities who find little support or resources from their local governments. Findings from the research provide direction and steps to enhance preparedness and build capacity for communities, especially in times of both man-made and natural disasters.

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The traumatic experiences of victims of physical and sexual abuse within families have been studied in depth. However, the trauma of emotional abuse within families has received little attention in the literature.

The competitive nature of sports can exacerbate an athlete’s anxiety state. Anxiety may impact an athlete’s cognitive and behavioral functioning, which in turn affects their performance. Athletes handle an increased amount of pressure and can be affected by an emotionally abusive or authoritarian style of coaching. Self-determination theory can serve as the underpinning for  two different coaching styles, authoritarian and autonomic-supportive, that can impact an athletes’ anxiety. An autonomy-supportive coaching style may reduce athletes’ anxiety and enhance the athlete’s wellbeing and athletic performance while an authoritarian style can induce and sustain athletes’ anxiety symptoms. Social learning theory provides awareness of how coaches internalize styles of coaching and offers interventions that can be used to instill a positive coaching style with athletes. Sport social workers hold unique qualities to provide effective interventions at the micro and macro level. At the individual level, sport social workers can utilize evidence-based interventions including CBT and mindfulness to reduce anxiety symptoms and teach coping skills. At the organizational level, sport social workers can provide education and awareness of mental health and teach autonomy-supportive coaching. Sport social workers are an integral factor to assuring a safe, positive environment in the athletic arena.