TY - JOUR
T1 - A family intervention to reduce sexual risk behavior, substance use, and delinquency among newly homeless youth
AU - Milburn, Norweeta G.
AU - Iribarren, Francisco Javier
AU - Rice, Eric
AU - Lightfoot, Marguerita
AU - Solorio, Rosa
AU - Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane
AU - Desmond, Katherine
AU - Lee, Alex
AU - Alexander, Kwame
AU - Maresca, Katherine
AU - Eastmen, Karen
AU - Arnold, Elizabeth Mayfield
AU - Duan, Naihua
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH R01-MH070322 ).
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Purpose: We evaluate the efficacy of a short family intervention in reducing sexual risk behavior, drug use, and delinquent behaviors among homeless youth. Methods: A randomized controlled trial of 151 families with a homeless adolescent aged 12 to 17 years. Between March 2006 and June 2009, adolescents were recruited from diverse sites in Southern California and were assessed at recruitment (baseline), and at 3, 6, and 12 months later. Families were randomly assigned to an intervention condition with five weekly home-based intervention sessions or a control condition (standard care). Main outcome measures reflect self-reported sexual risk behavior, substance use, and delinquent behaviors over the past 90 days. Results: Sexual risk behavior (e.g., mean number of partners; p <.001), alcohol use (p =.003), hard drug use (p <.001), and delinquent behaviors (p =.001) decreased significantly more during 12 months in the intervention condition compared with the control condition. Marijuana use, however, significantly increased in the intervention condition compared with the control condition (p <.001). Conclusions: An intervention to reengage families of homeless youth has significant benefits in reducing risk over 12 months.
AB - Purpose: We evaluate the efficacy of a short family intervention in reducing sexual risk behavior, drug use, and delinquent behaviors among homeless youth. Methods: A randomized controlled trial of 151 families with a homeless adolescent aged 12 to 17 years. Between March 2006 and June 2009, adolescents were recruited from diverse sites in Southern California and were assessed at recruitment (baseline), and at 3, 6, and 12 months later. Families were randomly assigned to an intervention condition with five weekly home-based intervention sessions or a control condition (standard care). Main outcome measures reflect self-reported sexual risk behavior, substance use, and delinquent behaviors over the past 90 days. Results: Sexual risk behavior (e.g., mean number of partners; p <.001), alcohol use (p =.003), hard drug use (p <.001), and delinquent behaviors (p =.001) decreased significantly more during 12 months in the intervention condition compared with the control condition. Marijuana use, however, significantly increased in the intervention condition compared with the control condition (p <.001). Conclusions: An intervention to reengage families of homeless youth has significant benefits in reducing risk over 12 months.
KW - Delinquency
KW - HIV
KW - Homelessness
KW - Intervention
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.08.009
DO - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.08.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 22443839
AN - SCOPUS:84858800418
SN - 1054-139X
VL - 50
SP - 358
EP - 364
JO - Journal of Adolescent Health
JF - Journal of Adolescent Health
IS - 4
ER -