EFFECTIVENESS OF CASE MGMNT FOR HOMELESS ADOLESCENTS

该项目将审查病例管理方法的有效性。 无家可归的青少年。无家可归的青少年被认为是最 在所有无家可归的人中被忽视了。拟议中的项目具有 以下是具体目标： (1)调查无家可归者中精神障碍的患病率(S) 使用DSM-III标准的青少年。 (2)制定以青少年为中心的强化病例管理计划 无家可归的青少年。 (3)比较这一新计划与服务的相对有效性 像往常一样，在西雅图，华盛顿州和埃弗雷特提供最低限度的服务， 华盛顿在以下领域：(A)居住稳定；(B)精神 健康；(C)独立生活技能；(D)药物滥用；(E)社会 职能；(F)学校/就业史；(G)生活质量；和(H) 消费者的满意度。 (4)进行过程评估以确定哪个变量，包括 青少年、中间人的项目实施和特点 青春期结果。

This project will examine the effectiveness of case management approaches with homeless adolescents. Homeless adolescents are considered the most understudied of all the homeless populations. The proposed project has the following specific aims: (1) Examine the prevalence of mental disturbance(s) among homeless adolescents using DSM-III criteria. (2) Develop an adolescent-centered intensive case management program for homeless adolescents. (3) Compare the relative effectiveness of this new program with services as usual within Seattle, Washington and minimal services in Everett, Washington in the following domains: (a) residential stability; (b) mental health; (c) independent living skills; (d) substance abuse; (e) social functioning; (f) school/employment history; (g) quality of life; and (h) consumer satisfaction. (4) Conduct a process evaluation to determine which variable, including program implementation and characteristics of adolescents, mediate adolescent outcomes.