TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - An independent effectiveness trial of multisystemic therapy with juvenile justice youth
JO  - Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology
A1  - Timmons-Mitchell, Jane
A1  - Bender, Monica B.
A1  - Kishna, Maureen A.
A1  - Mitchell, Clare C.
SP  - 227
EP  - 236
VL  - 35
IS  - 2
N2  - This study examines the effectiveness of an evidence-based practice, multisystemic therapy (MST), conducted in a real-world mental health setting with juvenile justice involved youth and their families. Importantly, this is the first randomized clinical trial of MST with juvenile offenders in the United States conducted without direct oversight by the model developers. This study reports outcomes achieved for 93 youth randomly assigned to MST or treatment as usual (TAU) services through 18-month follow-up posttreatment for offense data and 6-month follow-up posttreatment for ratings of the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS). Outcomes include significant reduction in rearrest and improvement in 4 areas of functioning measured by the CAFAS for youth who received MST. Implications for delivery of empirically supported treatments in real-world settings are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2006. Copyright © 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates)  For more information on Multisystemic Therapy, a Blueprints for Violence Prevention Model program, see VioPro record number 2261.  Offender Treatment Juvenile Offender Juvenile Violence Juvenile Treatment Juvenile Delinquency Delinquency Intervention Delinquency Treatment Violence Intervention Violence Treatment Family Preservation Family Based Multisystemic Therapy Blueprints Model Reference Juvenile Behavior Juvenile Antisocial Behavior Juvenile Problem Behavior Behavior Treatment Treatment Program Intervention Program Behavior Intervention Program Effectiveness Program Evaluation 05-06<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1537-4416
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -