title: Preventing Serious Conduct Problems in School-Age Youths: The Fast Track Program.
abstract: Children with early-starting conduct Problems have a very poor prognosis and exact a high cost to society. The Fast Track project is a multisite, collaborative research project investigating the efficacy of a comprehensive, long-term, multicomponent intervention designed to prevent the development of serious conduct problems in high-risk children. In this article, we (a) provide an overview of the development model that serves as the conceptual foundation for the Fast Track intervention and describe its integration into the intervention model; (b) outline the research design and intervention model, with an emphasis on the elementary school phase of the intervention; and (c) summarize findings to dale concerning intervention outcomes. We then provide a case illustration, and conclude with a discussion of guidelines for practitioners who work with children with conduct problems.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington and the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group, Members of the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group.
authors.forename: Nancy M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Slough
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Bierman
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Coie
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Dodge
authors.forename: E Michael
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Mark T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lochman
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: Ellen E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Pinderhughes