Mentoring for Teens with Child Welfare Involvement: Permanency Outcomes from a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Fostering Healthy Futures for Teens Program.

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Title:	Mentoring for Teens with Child Welfare Involvement: Permanency Outcomes from a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Fostering Healthy Futures for Teens Program.
Authors:	Taussig, Heather N., Bender, Kimberly, Bennett, Rachel, Combs, Katie Massey, Fireman, Orah, Wertheimer, Robyn
Source:	Child Welfare. 2019, Vol. 97 Issue 5, p1-24. 24p.
Subjects:	Ability, Child abuse, Child welfare, Mentoring, Statistical sampling, Training, Randomized controlled trials, Evaluation of human services programs, Adolescence
Abstract:	This study reports preliminary permanency findings of the Fostering Healthy Futures for Teens program, a 30-week mentoring intervention for maltreated teenagers with open child welfare cases. Participants included 245 8th and 9th graders who were randomized to intervention or control conditions. The program evidenced high rates of engagement and satisfaction. There were few statistically significant differences between intervention/control groups on baseline risk factors, yet, after controlling for covariates, intervention youth had 7 times the odds of attaining permanency at long-term follow-up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	This study reports preliminary permanency findings of the Fostering Healthy Futures for Teens program, a 30-week mentoring intervention for maltreated teenagers with open child welfare cases. Participants included 245 8th and 9th graders who were randomized to intervention or control conditions. The program evidenced high rates of engagement and satisfaction. There were few statistically significant differences between intervention/control groups on baseline risk factors, yet, after controlling for covariates, intervention youth had 7 times the odds of attaining permanency at long-term follow-up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	00094021