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Building Evidence for a Promising Home-Grown Substance Use and Mental Health Child Welfare Prevention Model

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  • Moira Flavin

    (Division of Prevention Services, New York City Administration for Children’s Services, New York, NY 10038, USA)

  • Pilar Bancalari

    (Division of Prevention Services, New York City Administration for Children’s Services, New York, NY 10038, USA)

  • Kristen Faucetta

    (Family Well-Being and Children’s Development Policy Area, MDRC, New York, NY 10281, USA)

  • Samantha Wulfsohn

    (Family Well-Being and Children’s Development Policy Area, MDRC, New York, NY 10281, USA)

Abstract

The NYC Administration for Children’s Services and MDRC have partnered since 2021 to develop a rigorous research agenda leading to an impact evaluation of the Family Treatment and Rehabilitation (FT/R) model, a “home-grown” New York City intervention for families experiencing substance misuse and/or mental health challenges that put children at risk of maltreatment. This paper will describe the first phase of that research, which had two goals: (1) to refine a logic model that would result in a shared understanding of core components of the FT/R model, and (2) to create a plan for a subsequent implementation study that would enable MDRC and ACS to understand how 18 FT/R programs are implementing the model across New York City. The paper will describe the team’s orientation to this research, including centering equity in the work by prioritizing the inclusion of staff and family perspectives. Next steps in the research roadmap will be discussed, including convening a council of lived experience advisors, as well as implications for evidence-building for sustainability. This research has the long-term potential to support FT/R’s inclusion in the Family First Prevention Services Clearinghouse and ultimately, the leveraging of Title IV-E funds to support scaling of a locally developed, culturally responsive, and adaptable child welfare prevention model beyond New York City.

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  • Moira Flavin & Pilar Bancalari & Kristen Faucetta & Samantha Wulfsohn, 2024. "Building Evidence for a Promising Home-Grown Substance Use and Mental Health Child Welfare Prevention Model," Societies, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-13, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:14:y:2024:i:10:p:208-:d:1500915
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    1. Magura, Stephen & Laudet, Alexandre B., 1996. "Parental substance abuse and child maltreatment: Review and implications for intervention," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 18(3), pages 193-220.
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