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01-07-2015 | Original Paper

Reunifying Families After an Out-of-Home Residential Stay: Evaluation of a Blended Intervention

Auteurs: Jay L. Ringle, Ronald W. Thompson, Mona Way

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 7/2015

Abstract

For youth placed in out-of-home residential care, there has been a trend towards shorter lengths of stay and earlier reentry into the community. In order to support reentry, we propose blending out-of-home residential care with aftercare services. In this study 89 youth that were in or at risk of entering the juvenile justice system received a unique blend of a behavioral-focused residential care program with a family based in-home aftercare service. Results indicate that youth displayed decreased behavior problems and families practiced improved parenting skills at discharge. Further, at discharge from services youth were reported to engage in more positive interactions with peers. Follow-up data also suggested that at 12 months post-discharge, these youth had a high rate of remaining arrest-free, were living in a homelike setting, and had either graduated or were attending school.

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Titel: Reunifying Families After an Out-of-Home Residential Stay: Evaluation of a Blended Intervention
Auteurs: Jay L. Ringle
Ronald W. Thompson
Mona Way
Publicatiedatum: 01-07-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 7/2015
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-014-0009-2

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