Community Development Teams to Scale-Up Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) in California

Center for Research to Practice350 enrolled

Overview

The effects of using Community Development Teams to increase the number of counties that successfully implement and sustain Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care programs is studied in a randomized trial in 40 California counties. MTFC is an alternative to group or residential placement for youth with severe conduct and emotional problems referred from the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

350

Conditions

Behavior Problems

Interventions

Community Development TeamsBEHAVIORAL

CDTs bring together counties who are implementing a new practice

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Non-early adopters of evidence-based practice (MTFC) Exclusion Criteria: * Placed fewer than 6 youth per year in group care

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Implementation of an evidence-based practice in counties

Time frame: 5 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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