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Andria B. Eisman; Christine Koffkey; Suzanne Brown; Christina Holmes; Barry Schmidt; Eric Swihart; Tracy Robinson; Bo Kim – Prevention Science, 2025
Drug use trends change rapidly among youth, leaving educators and researchers struggling to respond promptly. Widely adopted universal evidence-based interventions (EBIs), such as the Michigan Model for Health™ (MMH), and their delivery systems offer an opportunity to reach large youth populations and reduce the onset and escalation of emerging…
Descriptors: Administrators, Teachers, School Counselors, State Officials
Morton, M. H.; Farrell, A. F.; Kugley, S.; Epstein, R. A. – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2019
The Voices of Youth Count initiative's systematic evidence review is the most comprehensive synthesis of evaluation evidence on programs and practices related to youth homelessness to date. This document is one in a series of seven topical evidence summaries derived from the longer evidence review brief. Herein, evaluations of family interventions…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Homeless People, Family Programs, Intervention
Morton, M. H.; Farrell, A. F.; Kugley, S.; Epstein, R. A. – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2019
The Voices of Youth Count initiative's systematic evidence review is the most comprehensive synthesis of evaluation evidence on programs and practices related to youth homelessness to date. This document is one in a series of seven topical evidence summaries derived from the longer evidence review brief. Herein, evaluations of non-housing case…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Youth Programs, Homeless People, Evidence
Morton, M. H.; Farrell, A. F.; Kugley, S.; Epstein, R. A. – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2019
The Voices of Youth Count initiative's systematic evidence review is the most comprehensive synthesis of evaluation evidence on programs and practices related to youth homelessness to date. This document is one in a series of seven topical evidence summaries derived from the longer evidence review brief. Herein, evaluations of individual…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Youth Programs, Homeless People, At Risk Persons
Morton, M. H.; Farrell, A. F.; Kugley, S.; Epstein, R. A. – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2019
The Voices of Youth Count initiative's systematic evidence review is the most comprehensive synthesis of evaluation evidence on programs and practices related to youth homelessness to date. This document is one in a series of seven topical evidence summaries derived from the longer evidence review brief. Herein, evaluations of economic and…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Youth Programs, Homeless People, Intervention
Morton, M. H.; Farrell, A. F.; Kugley, S.; Epstein, R. A. – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2019
The Voices of Youth Count initiative's systematic evidence review is the most comprehensive synthesis of evaluation evidence on programs and practices related to youth homelessness to date. Herein, evaluations of outreach interventions for youth experiencing homelessness are summarized. Outreach is a set of activities in which service providers…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Youth Programs, Homeless People, Evidence
Morton, M. H.; Kugley, S.; Epstein, R. A.; Farrell, A. F. – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2019
This Research-to-Impact brief is the eighth in a series from Voices of Youth Count. Voices of Youth Count is a national research and policy initiative designed to fill critical gaps in the nation's knowledge about unaccompanied homelessness among youth and young adults ages 13 to 25. Voices of Youth Count research estimated that nearly 4.2 million…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Youth Programs, Homeless People, Intervention
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Liao, Minli; Testa, Mark – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objectives: This study evaluated the effects of the Adoption Preservation, Assessment, and Linkage (APAL) postpermanency program. Method: A quasi-experimental, posttest-only design was used to estimate the program's effects on youth discharged from foster care to adoption or legal guardianship. A random sample was surveyed (female = 44.7%; African…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Foster Care, Intervention, Behavior Problems
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Hossain, Rosa; Coren, Esther – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2015
Background: This paper builds on a Cochrane-Campbell systematic review of interventions that reduce harms and promote reintegration in street-connected children and young people focusing on intervention outcomes. The aim of the present analysis is to explore questions raised in the systematic review over the potential role of service engagement in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Delivery Systems, Youth Opportunities, Youth Problems
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Monshouwer, Karin; Kepper, Annelies; van den Eijnden, Regina; Koning, Ina; Vollebergh, Wilma – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2015
Background: Several studies have shown that substance use levels among adolescents living in residential youth care are high. However, it is not clear to what extent adolescents initiate (heavy) substance during their stay and to what extent these rates are higher than would be expected based on their risk profile. Objective: The aim of the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Adolescent Attitudes, Residential Programs, Residential Care
Lucas, Quincy Arrianna Rose – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The American Psychological Association (APA) has identified the prevention of and intervention in relationship violence as a top priority (APA, n.d.). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's 2012 Teen Dating Violence Fact Sheet, dating violence is a serious problem in the United States. In accordance with Foshee et al. (1998):…
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Violence, Prevention, Program Effectiveness
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Fagan, Abigail A.; Catalano, Richard F. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objectives: Given the high rates at which adolescents engage in violence, the strong link between adolescent and adult violence, and the financial and social costs of violence, the prevention of violent behavior is a national priority. Methods: The authors conducted a comprehensive review of evaluations utilizing quasi-experimental or experimental…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Adolescent Attitudes, Intervention
Hadley, Alena M.; Mbwana, Kassim; Hair, Elizabeth C. – Child Trends, 2010
Major strides have been made in the field of youth development. However, youth transitioning into adulthood have not received similar attention. These older youth have frequently been overlooked by policymakers and practitioners who have been more focused on designing programs and services for adolescents and young children. Because older youth…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Intervention, Homeless People, Independent Living
Dembo, Richard; Schmeidler, James – 2002
This book provides a detailed review of a National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded, long-term clinical trial of the Family Empowerment Intervention (FEI). FEI is a systems-oriented, low-cost intervention delivered in the home by trained nontherapists for high-risk youths who have been arrested and their families. The subjects were a group of over…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Counseling Techniques, Delinquency, Family Programs
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1990
This document presents the 1989 Annual Report of Oregon's Youth Coordinating Council. It notes that the Youth Coordinating Council has chosen to focus its efforts on services to two of the most difficult groups to serve: teenage parents and offenders. Section A of the document is a letter to Oregon's governor from the chair of the Youth…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Early Parenthood, High School Students
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