Testing a Multilevel Preventive Intervention in Youth Courts

在青少年法庭测试多层次预防性干预措施

基本信息

批准号：
8921161
负责人：
Christopher Williams
金额：
$ 14.78万
依托单位：
NATIONAL HEALTH PROMOTION ASSOCIATES
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2014
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2014-09-15 至 2017-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8921161
关键词：
Adolescent Adopted Adult Alcohol or Other Drugs use Attitude Behavior Communities Consent Country Data Development Discipline District of Columbia Drug abuse Educational Intervention Educational process of instructing Educational workshop Ensure Family Feasibility Studies Feedback Funding Goals Guidelines Health Incentives Individual Intervention Interview Justice Knowledge Learning Legal Life Mediator of activation protein Methods Modeling Participant Peer Group Performance Pharmaceutical Preparations Pilot Projects Population Preparation Prevention approach Prevention program Prevention trial Preventive Intervention Procedures Process Provider Public Health Punishment Randomized Randomized Controlled Trials Request for Proposals Research Risk Sampling Schools Self Management Services Staff Development Surveys System Testing Time Training Training Programs Violence Youth adolescent drug abuse adverse outcome base community setting court design dosage drug abuse prevention effectiveness trial efficacy testing efficacy trial evidence base follow-up improved individualized medicine informant intervention effect juvenile justice system meetings multi-component intervention offender peer programs psychosocial development recidivism reduced substance use resilience response skills skills training social social attachment social skills staff intervention substance use prevention violence prevention volunteer young adult

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Adolescents in underserved, urban communities are disproportionately involved in the juvenile justice system. Youth involvement in the court system is a serious public health concern. In recent years, juvenile justice professionals have begun to supplement traditional efforts aimed at discipline and punishment with an asset- based perspective referred to as "positive youth justice" (PYJ). The PYJ approach encourages young court participants to build upon their existing strengths, while learning and mastering new life skills, through development of pro-social relationships within their peer groups, families, and communities. These "core assets" are posited to promote the successful entry into young adulthood. The proposed research application is being submitted in response to PA-12-171 "Pilot and Feasibility Studies in Preparation for Drug Abuse Prevention Trials." This proposal requests funding to adapt and test a multi-level intervention for the youth court setting, which wil have strong potential to reduce substance use and delinquency while promoting a successful and healthy transition into young adulthood for first-time offenders. [The initial component of the project will involve interviewing program directors from a representative sample of youth courts throughout the US with the purpose of gaining formative feedback about logistical and programming needs. The second component of the proposed research is designed to promote system-level change and consists of a feasibility trial of a staff development training for youth court service providers. The workshop will focus on the concepts and practical guidelines of the PYJ model and will train providers to promote pro-social attachment and community involvement for youth participants.] The third component is designed to enhance individual-level skills among youth and consists of an adaptation of the Life Skills Training (LST) program, which is strongly aligned with the PYJ model and teaches personal self- management skills, social skills, drug refusal skills, and other life skills needed to successfully navigate developmental tasks, increase resilience, and facilitate healthy psychosocial development. Some youth courts have already independently adopted LST, suggesting that it meets a perceived need and is feasible in this setting. However, LST has never been rigorously tested in the youth court setting. We will conduct a randomized efficacy trial of LST in the Youth Court of the District of Columbia (YCDC), the largest youth court in the nation. We will test for efficacy o the proposed youth intervention using quantitative data gathered through a multi-informant approach. The staff training will be evaluated using qualitative and quantitative methods. By intervening with both youth court participants and staff, the proposed multi-level intervention can have a broad impact on risk and protective factors at multiple levels of influence. The proposed intervention components will be developed in preparation for a subsequent randomized controlled trial of the combined intervention in the over 1,200 youth peer court systems across the country.

描述（由申请人提供）：城市社区服务不足的青少年参与少年司法系统。青年参与法院系统是一个严重的公共卫生问题。近年来，少年司法专业人士已经开始补充旨在以资产为基础的观点和惩罚的传统努力，称为“积极青年正义”（PYJ）。 PYJ方法鼓励年轻的法院参与者通过在同伴团体，家庭和社区中建立亲社会关系，在学习和掌握新的生活技能的同时，学习和掌握新的生活技能。这些“核心资产”是为了促进成年后成功进入的。拟议的研究申请正在响应PA-12-171“试点和可行性研究，以准备预防药物预防试验”。该提案要求资金适应和测试针对青年法院环境的多层干预措施，这将有很大的潜力减少物质使用和拖欠，同时促进了首次犯罪者的成功和健康的过渡到年轻的成年。 [[ 项目将涉及来自全美青年法院代表性样本的采访计划董事，目的是获得有关后勤和编程需求的形成反馈。拟议研究的第二部分旨在促进系统级别的变化，并包括针对青年法院服务提供商的员工开发培训的可行性试验。 The workshop will focus on the concepts and practical guidelines of the PYJ model and will train providers to promote pro-social attachment and community involvement for youth participants.] The third component is designed to enhance individual-level skills among youth and consists of an adaptation of the Life Skills Training (LST) program, which is strongly aligned with the PYJ model and teaches personal self- management skills, social skills, drug refusal skills, and other life skills needed to成功地浏览发展任务，提高韧性并促进健康的社会心理发展。一些青年法院已经独立采用了LST，这表明它满足了人们的需求，并且在这种情况下是可行的。但是，在青年法院环境中，LST从未经过严格的测试。我们将在美国最大的青年法院哥伦比亚特区（YCDC）的青年法院对LST进行随机效力审判。我们将使用通过多种信息方法收集的定量数据来测试提议的青年干预措施。将使用定性和定量方法对员工培训进行评估。通过与青年法院的参与者和员工进行干预，拟议的多层次干预可以对多种影响力的风险和保护因素产生广泛的影响。拟议的干预组件将制定为准备随后在全国范围内的1200多名青年同伴系统中的合并干预措施的随后的随机对照试验。