Substance Abuse and Other Adverse Outcomes for Military-Connected Youth in California: Results From a Large-Scale Normative Population Survey

Data from the 2013 California Healthy Kids Survey (N = 688,713) were used to examine associations between military affiliation and youth substance use, violence, and weapon carrying. Military-connected youth were more likely than their civilian peers to report using substances, experiencing both physical and nonphysical violence, and carrying weapons.