Family Connect
The Pilot Test of a Cross-Systems Behavioral Health Treatment Referral and Linkage Intervention for Youth on Probation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21424937 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katherine S Elkington (0000-0002-0562-0802, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, corresponding author), Gail Robson, Corianna E Sichel (0000-0002-1410-2425), Jeong-Gyeong Lee (0000-0002-0680-374X), Jacqueline Lee (0000-0002-0189-1082), Gail A Wasserman (Columbia University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-39 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminal Justice and Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-8548 • E-ISSN: 1552-3594 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00938548221121130 |
| PMID | 39802177 |
| OpenAlex | W4295196981 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 50 |
Despite high rates of substance use, youth involved in the juvenile justice system are unlikely to be linked to the treatment services they need. Family Connect is a flexible, family-focused, linkage intervention developed to address multilevel barriers and increase youth engagement in care through the introduction of a linkage specialist. We describe the components of Family Connect and present findings from the intervention pilot test comparing 18 youth–caregiver dyads to 95 historical controls on referral, attending intake and initiating treatment. Results indicated preliminary support for Family Connect as an approach to increase cross-systems linkage and access to behavioral health care. Findings also suggested support for the feasibility of the intervention and indicated that justice-involved youth and their caregivers found the intervention to be acceptable. In addition to discussing our findings in the context of recent justice reforms, and the importance of improving access to treatment, we make recommendations to inform a future trial of Family Connect
Brief intervention · Context (archaeology) · Economic Justice · Intervention (counseling) · Linkage (software) · Political science · Psychiatry · Referral · Test (biology) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Welfare and Adoption · Community Health and Development · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
Psychiatric Disorder, Comorbidity, and Suicidal Behavior in Juvenile Justice Youth
Treatment Engagement with Caregivers of At-risk Children
Engaging families in child mental health services
Building a Model to Understand Youth Service Access
Interagency collaboration between child protection and mental health services
Pathways Into and Through Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents
Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents
Juvenile justice systems of care
A Community-Based Participatory Approach to the Development and Implementation of an HIV Health Behavior Intervention
Mapping the social service pathways of youth to and through the juvenile justice system
Community-Based Participatory Research Contributions to Intervention Research
Detecting Mental Disorder in Juvenile Detainees
Estimating a Dose‐response Relationship Between Length of Stay and Future Recidivism in Serious Juvenile Offenders
Demonstrating Rigor Using Thematic Analysis
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |