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Documentary Highlights Successful Strategy to Reduce Youth Violence and Homicide

June 30, 1999 | Program Result Report

Join Together, Boston, produced a documentary video on Boston's comprehensive public-private sector strategy (called the Boston Strategy) to reduce youth violence and homicide.

Tobacco-Control Laws on Clean Air and Youth Access are Enforced Differently

January 25, 2007 | Program Result Report

The RAND Corporation examined, through case studies of seven states, how tobacco control laws and ordinances are implemented and enforced by state and municipal authorities.

Research Finds that La Bodega de la Familia Program for Families Helps Former Drug Users Stay Clean

February 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

The Vera Institute of Justice evaluated La Bodega de la Familia, a program operated by the Vera Institute and dedicated to improving family well-being by supporting families of drug users under parole or probation supervision.

National Commission Assesses Management of Chronic Health Conditions Among Prisoner Populations

February 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

Staff at the National Commission on Correctional Health Care measured the health outcomes of patients with chronic conditions in correctional institutions in Georgia and Michigan over time.

New Recommendations for Prisoner Re-Entry in New Jersey

March 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

In 2002, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, in collaboration with the New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute, created the New Jersey Reentry Roundtable.

Safe at Home: Treating Offenders and Their Victims

March 23, 2007 | Program Result Report

The Domestic Violence Initiative in Passaic County, N.J., worked to reduce domestic violence by educating domestic violence offenders as well as counseling and supporting their victims and children.

Portland, Ore. Pilots "Strengths-Based" Approach to Reduce Drug Abuse of Teens in Justice System

March 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

Northwest Professional Consortium developed a strengths-based assessment tool for use in the juvenile justice system and pilot tested it in three Oregon counties. They also developed and tested training materials for users of the tool.

At "Joe's Place," Camden County Teens Receive Day-Treatment Services

April 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

The Comprehensive Adjustment Program for Youth takes Camden County adolescents serving time for drug-related offenses and provides them with structured and comprehensive day-treatment services.

Experts at Roundtable Ponder how to Promote Healthy Living for Substance-Abusing Teens

April 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

Phoenix House convened a day-long roundtable meeting to discuss ways in which alcohol and drug treatment programs can promote healthy, active living among adolescent clients.

RAND Researchers Study Racial Disparities in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

June 27, 2007 | Program Result Report

The RAND Corporation examined whether there were racial disparities in access to health care, satisfaction with services and perceived quality of life among people participating in substance abuse treatment programs.

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