Preventing Adolescents From Entering the Juvenile Justice System

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Substance Use, Delinquency

In brief

This randomized controlled study tests an innovative juvenile diversion model that integrates evidence-based family therapy.Immediate and longer term effects of the family intervention will be compared to Services As Usual with 120 adolescents participating in Miami-Dade's Civil Citation Program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02147743

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

120

Starts

2009-05-01

Expected to finish

2014-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-28

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Youth 12 to 17 years old
• Parent or guardian willing to participate in assessments/treatment
• Demonstrate risk for mental health, substance abuse, or anger/adjustment problems on the Juvenile Services Department screening warranting intervention but not requiring residential treatment

You may not qualify if…

• Youth under the age of 12 or over the age of 18
• Parent/guardian not willing to participate in assessments and treatment
• Youth not demonstrating mental health, substance abuse or anger/adjustment problems
• Youth requiring residential treatment
• Youth with severe mental illness or retardation

Where it is running

• University of Miami Miller School of Medicine — Miami, Florida, United States

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