title: Engaging families of court-mandated youths in an alternative to institutional placement.
abstract: In a family-centered diagnostic assessment program for youths adjudicated as P.I.N.S. or J.D., placement in short-term foster homes was combined with outreach efforts to engage families in family counseling. Results demonstrated positive feedback by parents and a sharp reduction in the percentage of youths needing institutional placements.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003376:Counseling; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009518:New York