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Description of Resource:

Therapeutic foster care for adolescents ages 12-18 with a history of chronic delinquency is recommended based on sufficient evidence of effectiveness in preventing violence among this population. There is insufficient evidence to determine its effectiveness for preventing violence among children with severe emotional disturbance because of too few studies with inconsistent findings. In therapeutic foster care programs, youth who cannot live at home because of behavioral or emotional problems are placed with foster parents who are specially trained to provide a structured environment for learning social and emotional skills.

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Developed By:

Community Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Injury and Violence Prevention

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

IVP-33, IVP-33, IVP-34

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

Community Preventive Services Task Force. Recommendations to reduce violence through early childhood home visitation, therapeutic foster care, and firearms laws. Am J Prev Med [Internet]. 2005 Feb [cited 2013 Mar 21];28(2S1):6-10. Available from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/violence/viol-AJPM-recs.pdf

Tags:

Reduce Injury, Reduce Morbidity, Public Health, Law Enforcement, Community- & Faith-Based Organizations, Secondary Prevention, Behavioral & Social, Secondary Prevention, Patients

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/recommendations-to-reduce-violence-through-early
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2016-06-09 15:57:47.0