title: The nature and effectiveness of program models for adolescents at risk of entering the formal child protection system.
abstract: This article compares rationales and outcome research for five areas of programming for adolescents: adolescent competence and skill development programs, family- and parent-focused programs, social integration programs, multiple component programs, and neighborhood transformation programs. The article examines program evidence for maltreated teens as well as teens coping with a variety of other challenges. The study uses a framework based on common developmental challenges and risk factors for adolescents to select and review programs.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karabanow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002669:Child Welfare; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009864:Ontario; D010379:Peer Group; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors; D020377:Self Efficacy