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50 Years of ERIC
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Substance Use and HIV Prevention for Youth in Correctional Facilities
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Mouttapa, Michele; Watson, Donnie W.; McCuller, William J.; Reiber, Chris; Tsai, Winnie – Journal of Correctional Education, 2009
Evidence-based programs for substance use and HIV prevention (SUHIP) were adapted for high-risk juveniles detained at 24-hour secure correctional facilities. In this pilot study, comparisons were made between adolescents who received the SUHIP intervention and a control group on changes in: (1) knowledge of HIV prevention behaviors, (2) attitudes…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Correctional Institutions, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Life Interventions for Family Effectiveness (LIFE) Project: Preliminary Findings on Alternative School Intervention for Adolescents
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Watson, Donnie W.; Mouttapa, Michele; Reiber, Chris; McCuller, William Jason; Arancibia, Ruben; Kavich, Julia A.; Nieves, Elena; Novgrod, Judith; Mai, Noemi; Bisesi, Lorrie; Sim, Tiffanie – Journal of Correctional Education, 2007
A non-randomized control trial was conducted to assess the feasibility and efficacy of the Life Interventions for Family Effectiveness (LIFE) project: a family-based, evidence-based comprehensive substance abuse intervention for at-risk adolescents and their families. The Matrix Adolescent Treatment Model of program delivery was utilized in the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, School Activities, Outcomes of Treatment, Intervention
Juvenile Offender Comprehensive Reentry Substance Abuse Treatment
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Watson, Donnie W. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2004
The literature provides ample evidence of the relationship of substance abuse to crime. Research over the last 20 years has established a strong correlation between substance abuse and juvenile delinquency (held, 1998). Currently, there are more than 350,000 juveniles on probation and in continuing care programs in the U.S. who have substance…
Descriptors: Correlation, Crime, Delinquency, Substance Abuse
Substance Use HIV Intervention Program (SHIP): A School-Based Indicated Prevention Model for Juvenile Offenders in the Alternative School Setting
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Watson, Donnie W.; Bisesi, Lorrie; Tanamly, Susie – Journal of Correctional Education, 2004
Substance Use and HIV Prevention Program (SHIP) is a school-based intervention model designed to reverse detrimental trajectories in nonsexual (i.e., substance use) and sexual behaviors by adapting two research-supported interventions: Reconnecting Youth and Street Smart. The Social Development Model provides the theoretical and conceptual basis.…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Prevention, Nontraditional Education, Intervention