A WEB-BASED COMMUNITY FOR YOUTH IN TRANSITION

转型中青年的网络社区

• 批准号: 6392892
• 负责人: Lee White
• 金额: $ 58.33万
• 依托单位: NORTHWEST MEDIA, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-09-29 至 2003-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6392892
• 关键词: Internet; adolescence (12-20); behavioral /social science research tag; child foster care /adoption; computer program /software; computer system design /evaluation; homeless; human subject; juvenile delinquency; online computer; role model; runaway child; social support network

eCheckin.com represents a unique approach for agencies to provide at-risk youth with long-term aftercare services through the World Wide Web. To date, agencies have not been able to reach youth clientele with critically needed services to suppbrt them as they transition toward independent living. The proposed site will offer these youths similar advantages available to most mainstream youths leaving home, such as 24-hour mentoririg, communication with familiar support people, and a secure and trusted place to go to when in need. At the same time, the site will allow agencies to evaluate program outcomes by sustaining an online connection with their alumni. eCheckin.com will serve youth transitioning from foster care, runaway and homeless services, and the Job Corps. Each service sector will have its own Web community with a site for youths, mentors, and agency professionals. All users will have a personalized interface to their respective community, supported by an array of state-of-the art Web features. In Phase I, we will develop and test a prototype youth site for Job Corps. In Phase II, we will fully develop all components for the three Web communities and evaluate the impact of the site on social support, employment attitudes, and user satisfaction with 300 youths. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: Agencies serving at-risk youths are continually frustrated by their inability to understand longer- term program outcomes. Each year, hundreds of thousands of youth leave care without a mechanism in place to sustain communication during the most critical time of these youths' lives. eCheckin.com will not only provide agencies with a much needed resource, but will also give their youth clientele the aftercare services they deserve, at a reasonable subscription cost to the agency.

eCheckin.com是各机构通过万维网向问题青年提供长期善后服务的一种独特办法。迄今为止，各机构还未能向青年客户提供急需的服务，以支持他们向独立生活过渡。拟议的网站将为这些年轻人提供与大多数主流青年离家时类似的优势，例如24小时辅导，与熟悉的支持人员沟通，以及在需要时可以去的安全和值得信赖的地方。与此同时，该网站将允许各机构通过与校友保持在线联系来评估项目成果。eCheckin.com将为从寄养、离家出走和无家可归者服务以及工作队过渡的青年提供服务。每个服务部门都将有自己的网络社区，为青年、导师和机构专业人员提供一个网站。所有用户都将有一个个性化的界面，他们各自的社区，由一系列最先进的网络功能的支持。在第一阶段，我们将为就业服务团开发和测试一个青年网站原型。在第二阶段，我们将充分开发三个网络社区的所有组件，并评估网站对300名青年的社会支持、就业态度和用户满意度的影响。拟定商业应用：为高危青少年提供服务的机构因无法理解长期计划的结果而不断感到沮丧。每年，数十万青年离开照料机构时，没有一个机制在这些青年生命中最关键的时刻维持沟通。eCheckin.com不仅将为各机构提供急需的资源，而且还将以合理的订阅费用向其青年客户提供他们应得的后续服务。