@article{ref1,
title="Economic impact of multisystemic therapy for child abuse and neglect",
journal="Administration and policy in mental health",
year="2018",
author="Dopp, Alex R. and Schaeffer, Cindy M. and Swenson, Cynthia Cupit and Powell, Jennifer S.",
volume="45",
number="6",
pages="876-887",
abstract="This study evaluated the economics of Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN) by applying the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) cost-benefit model to data from a randomized effectiveness trial with 86 families (Swenson et al. in JFP 24:497-507, 2010b). The net benefit of MST-CAN, versus enhanced outpatient treatment, was $26,655 per family at 16 months post-baseline. Stated differently, every dollar spent on MST-CAN recovered $3.31 in savings to participants, taxpayers, and society at large. Policymakers and public service agencies should consider these findings when making investments into interventions for high-need families involved with child protective services.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-587X",
doi="10.1007/s10488-018-0870-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10488-018-0870-1"
}