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Natasha Slesnick

Health Professions · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1997
Homelessness and Social IssuesSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsChild Welfare and Adoption

Publications

178

Citations

4,210

Est. group size

~15

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

30

Publishing since 1997

Research summary
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Natasha Slesnick studies youth and young mothers experiencing homelessness, focusing on substance use, HIV risk, mental health, and housing instability. Her work develops and tests interventions—such as housing programs and digital tools—aimed at improving health, family, and social outcomes for these vulnerable populations. Much of her research uses randomized controlled trials and longitudinal or statistical modeling methods to understand risk patterns and evaluate program effectiveness.

Youth and family homelessnessSubstance use and HIV preventionHousing interventions for young mothersAdolescent mental health and suicide riskChild welfare and developmental outcomes

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the past decade, averaging about 7-8 papers per year, with a recent increase to 11 publications in both 2024 and 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.6/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 9 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 11 publications11242025: 11 publications11252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Children and Youth Services Review×6
  • Journal of Marital and Family Therapy×3
  • Western Journal of Nursing Research×2
  • Psychology of Addictive Behaviors×2
  • Substance Use & Misuse×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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