A Girls-Specific Prevention Program for Substance Use and Delinquency

 描述(由申请人提供)：在过去20年中，少女的逮捕率上升了80%，迫切需要针对少女的预防方法，将循证预防原则与女孩突出的风险结合起来。研究指出，将童年受害、内化距离和行为失调的共同影响视为女孩犯罪、吸毒和危险性行为发展的独特因素具有重要意义。然而，目前几乎没有解决这些具体需求的方案。那些确实存在的方案解决了更严重的人口问题，需要大量的财政资源才能实施。这项R21提案将测试一项针对有犯罪风险和药物使用风险的司法女孩的计划的可行性和有效性，该计划位于少年法庭内，使用创新技术与父母接触。在法院内定位服务可以节省成本，如果做得好，可以促进更有效的服务。该计划将使用认知-行为和道德推理原则作为基础，这些原则被发现对青少年犯罪和减少药物使用的高危青年群体有效。这项计划将加强对情感和认知重建以及社会问题解决的重视。与女童相关的四个关键领域--突出预防 将增加：1)管理痛苦内化症状的战略；2)纳入基于关系的技能推广情景；3)扩展认知结构战略，以包括自我价值和危险的人际关系；以及4)通过应用研究证实的面对面和基于文本的支助战略，加强父母的参与和技能建设。评价将包括对实施可行性的分析以及对青年的评价。 和家长层面的结果。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The arrest rate for adolescent girls has risen 80% in the last twenty years and prevention approaches for adolescent girls that incorporate evidence-based principles of prevention along with girl-salient risk are badly needed. Research points to the importance of considering the conjoint effect of childhood victimization, internalizing distres and behavioral dysregulation as unique factors in the development of girls' delinquency, substance use and risky sexual behavior. However, very few programs currently exist to address these specific needs. Those that do exist address a more severe population and require considerable financial resources to implement. This R21 proposal will test the feasibility and effectiveness of a program for justice- involved girls at risk of escalating delinquency and substance use that is located within the juvenile court and uses innovative technology for parent engagement. Locating services within the court achieves cost savings and can promote more efficient services if done well. The program will use, as a foundation, cognitive- behavioral and moral reasoning principles found to be effective for at risk youth populations for delinquency and substance use reduction. This program will heighten the emphasis on emotional and cognitive restructuring as well as social problem-solving. Four key areas relevant to girl-salient prevention will be added: 1) Strategies for managing distressing internalizing symptoms; 2) Inclusion of relationship-based scenarios for skill generalization; 3) Expansion of cognitive restructuring strategies to include self-worth and risky interpersonal relationships; and 4) Parent engagement and skill-building through the application of research proven strategies for both in person and text-based support. Evaluation will include analysis of implementation feasibility as well as youth and parent-level outcomes.