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Fostering healthy futures: an innovative preventive intervention for preadolescent youth in out-of-home care.

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Although we have not yet demonstrated empirically that the FHF program is effective in addressing mental health, behavioral, and academic issues among preadolescent youth placed in foster care, we believe we have a very promising model. We have successfully negotiated many challenges of conducting a RCT within a child welfare setting, in large part because of the collaboration and support of our community partners. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop more efficacious interventions, thereby reducing adverse life-course outcomes and promoting healthy futures, not only for youth in out-of-home care, but for all youth at risk.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Heather N Taussig, Sara E Culhane, Daniel Hettleman

Institutions: University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Colorado Denver

Language: English

Topic: Child Welfare and Adoption

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health

Awards: Intervention Development and Pilot for Foster Care Youth, PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR FOSTER CARE YOUTH