Improving Outcomes for at-risk Youth

Findings from the Prodigy Cultural Arts Program

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ID12787241
AuthorsLisa Rapp-Paglicci (University of South Florida, corresponding author), Chris Stewart (0000-0001-7893-1364), William Rowe (0000-0002-4983-2495, University of South Florida)
Year2012
Volume9
Issue5
Pages512-523
Publication date2012-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Evidence-Based Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1543-3714 • E-ISSN: 1543-3722
PublisherHaworth Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/15433714.2011.581532
PMID23092379
OpenAlexW2022096464
LanguageEN
References cited15

Through this study the authors evaluate the Prodigy Cultural Arts Program, an early prevention program for adjudicated youth. A quasi experimental pre- and posttest was conducted. A significant reduction in mental health symptoms (particularly for females) and behavioral dysregulation (particularly for males), and increases in academic performance and family functioning were found. There was also a relationship between decreased mental health symptomology and perceived academic performance. The Prodigy Cultural Arts Program appears to be successful in intervening with youth who present challenges to the juvenile justice system due to the complexity of their mental health symptoms, behavioral regulation difficulties, and/or gender

Developmental psychology · Economic Justice · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · The arts · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology

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