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Reclaiming Futures
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A comprehensive communications strategy helps a national program office and demonstration sites advance program goals.
Evaluating Systems Change in a Juvenile Justice Reform Initiative
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Reclaiming Futures' evaluation shows positive changes in system effectiveness and the strength of stakeholder networks.
Reclaiming Futures Considers an Anti-Oppressive Frame to Decrease Disparities
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A practice innovation that addresses the root causes of inequities.
Exploring the Implementation of Justice-Based Alcohol and Drug Intervention Strategies with Juvenile Offenders
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Public/private partnership combines three practice approaches to benefit juvenile offenders with drug problems.
Reclaiming Futures and Juvenile Reentry
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Reclaiming Futures incorporates some of the concepts of the overarching case management juvenile reentry model, particularly in the areas of continuity of care, evidence-based care, service coordination and positive youth development that engages family and community members.
Family Involvement in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Family involvement can inform policy and improve quality of care provided to youth in substance abuse treatment and recovery.
Estimating the Potential of Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Reduce Consumption and Generate Revenue
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could improve public health by reducing obesity.
Evaluation of Free to Grow
May 9, 2011 | Journal Article
This article describes the independent evaluation conducted of Free to Grow (FTG) based at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Researcers compared 14 FTG sites with 14 matched Head Start agencies and communities without the program.
Lifting Boats Without Closing Gaps
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Despite national prosperity which improved health outcomes for urban children from 1992-2002, disparities between children in distressed versus non-distressed cities, and between Black versus White urban children, did not improve.
School Physical Activity Environment Related to Student Obesity and Activity
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Institute of Medicine recommends that children expend 50 percent of their daily energy while in school. This study investigated associations between physical education requirements, physical activity, and body weight using a nationally representative sample of U.S. students