Fostering Healthy Futures: An Innovative Preventive Intervention for Preadolescent Youth in Out-of-Home Care

Date

2007

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Child Welfare

Abstract

Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) is a randomized controlled trial of an innovative preventive intervention for preadolescent youth (ages 9–11) placed in out-of-home care. The program is designed to promote child well-being by identifying and addressing mental health issues, preventing adolescent risk behaviors, and promoting competence. This paper describes the design, implementation, and uptake of the FHF program as well as our approaches to the challenges of conducting research-based prevention work within a child welfare setting. (Author Abstract

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Keywords

child abuse, risk factors, foster care, screening, mentoring

Citation

Taussig, H. N., Culhane, S. E., & Hettleman, D. (2007). Fostering Healthy Futures: An innovative preventive intervention for preadolescent youth in out-of-home care. Child welfare, 86(5), 113.

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