title: Vstreet.com: a web-based community for at-risk teens.
abstract: Most teens leaving the care of an agency are woefully unprepared and unsupported. Current approaches to aftercare are expensive and difficult to implement. This study evaluated a prototype version of Vstreet.com, an innovative website for at-risk youth designed to teach lifeskills and build community. Findings from a sample of youth in the Job Corps showed that the website was highly effective in increasing their knowledge of apartment hunting skills, feelings of peer social support, and intentions of staying in touch with their agency.
authors.affiliation: Northwest Media, Inc., Eugene 97401, USA.
authors.forename: Caesar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pacifici
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Kelli
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014829:Vocational Education / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data