Improving the evidence base for services working with youth at-risk of involvement in the criminal justice system: developing a standardised program approach
| Autor: | Alice Knight, Myfanwy Maple, Bernie Shakehsaft, Anthony Shakeshaft, Tania Pearce |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Young people with multiple and complex needs Intervention Multiple risk behaviour lcsh:HV1-9960 Youth program 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Complex intervention Intervention (counseling) Economic cost medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Evaluation Disadvantage Social policy High-risk young people 4. Education Public health lcsh:Public aspects of medicine 1. No poverty Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Service provider medicine.disease 030227 psychiatry 3. Good health Substance abuse Psychology Law Criminal justice Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Health & Justice Health & Justice, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2194-7899 |
| Popis: | Background Young people who engage in multiple risk behaviour (high-risk young people) such as substance abuse, antisocial behaviour, low engagement in education and employment, self-harm or suicide ideation are more likely to experience serious harms later in life including homelessness, incarceration, violence and premature death. In addition to personal disadvantage, these harms represent an avoidable social and economic cost to society. Despite these harms, there is insufficient evidence about how to improve outcomes for high-risk young people. A key reason for this is a lack of standardisation in the way in which programs provided by services are defined and evaluated. Methods This paper describes the development of a standardised intervention model for high-risk young people. The model can be used by service providers to achieve greater standardisation across their programs, outcomes and outcome measures. To demonstrate its feasibility, the model is applied to an existing program for high-risk young people. Conclusions The development and uptake of a standardised intervention model for these programs will help to more rapidly develop a larger and more rigorous evidence-base to improve outcomes for high-risk young people. |
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