ABSTRACT

The Family Partnerships Program (FPP) is an intensive case management model that serves families with child welfare and juvenile justice involved youth who are at imminent risk of out-of-home placement. FPP is based on the belief that relationships, both with families and across systems, is foundational when supporting change with youth. Propensity score matching was utilized to determine if FPP is related to improved child welfare re-involvement outcomes when compared with treatment as usual for this population. When compared to non-FPP youth in two comparison counties, FPP youth from Larimer County, Colorado experienced 51% lower odds of juvenile justice involvement at case closure compared to remaining home, 32% lower odds of runaway/emancipation compared to remaining home, and 74% lower odds of placement compared to remaining home. When comparing a group of youth from Larimer County who did not receive FPP to youth in the comparison counties, the results are similar. Although this effect does not appear to be isolated to FPP; one possibility is that intensive case management represents an “active ingredient” of what makes Larimer County’s community-based approach viable for serving the crossover youth population. Implications for program and policy development and directions for future research are discussed.

摘要

家庭伙伴关系计划 (FPP) 是一种密集的案例管理模式，它为有儿童福利和少年司法的家庭提供服务，这些家庭涉及即将面临离家安置风险的青少年。FPP 基于这样一种信念，即与家庭和跨系统的关系是支持青年变革的基础。与该人群的常规治疗相比，倾向得分匹配用于确定 FPP 是否与改善儿童福利再参与结果有关。与两个比较县的非 FPP 青少年相比，科罗拉多州拉里默县的 FPP 青少年在案件结案时参与少年司法的几率比留在家中低 51%，与留在家中相比，失控/解放的几率低 32%，以及与留在家中相比，安置的几率降低了 74%。将拉里默县的一组未接受 FPP 的青年与比较县的青年进行比较时，结果相似。尽管这种效应似乎不是 FPP 所独有的；一种可能性是，密集的病例管理是使拉里默县以社区为基础的方法能够为跨界青年人口服务的“积极因素”。讨论了对计划和政策制定的影响以及未来研究的方向。一种可能性是，密集的病例管理是使拉里默县以社区为基础的方法能够为跨界青年人口服务的“积极因素”。讨论了对计划和政策制定的影响以及未来研究的方向。一种可能性是，密集的病例管理是使拉里默县以社区为基础的方法能够为跨界青年人口服务的“积极因素”。讨论了对计划和政策制定的影响以及未来研究的方向。