Impact of Brief Intervention Services on Drug Using Truant Youth Arrest Charges over Time

Overview

Journal J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse

Specialties Pediatrics
Psychiatry

Date 2014 Nov 11

PMID 25382960

Citations 3

Authors

Richard Dembo

Rhissa Briones-Robinson

Jennifer Wareham

James Schmeidler

Ken C Winters

Kimberly Barrett

Rocio Ungaro

Lora M Karas

Steven Belenko

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Abstract

School truancy is a serious concern in the U.S., with far-reaching negative consequences. Truancy has been positively associated with substance use and delinquent behavior; however, research is limited. Consequently, the Truancy Brief Intervention Project was established to treat and prevent substance use and other risky behaviors among truants. This article examines whether the Brief Intervention program is more effective in preventing future delinquency over a 12-month follow-up period, than the standard truancy program. Results indicate the Brief Intervention was marginally significant in effecting future delinquency among truants, compared to the standard truancy program. Future implications of this study are discussed.

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