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Prisoner Reentry InstituteOccasional Series:
Children of the Prison Boom
Interventions to Promote Positive Development
Jean Kjellstrand
Columbia University School of Social Work
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Presentation
Key influences that affect development of youth
Existing interventions Next steps for moving forward
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BACKGROUNDINFLUENCES
BACKGROUNDINFLUENCES
IMMEDIATEINFLUENCESIMMEDIATE
INFLUENCES
HEALTHY CHILD
OUTCOMES
HEALTHY CHILD
OUTCOMES
Economic Factors
•Neighborhood poverty•Family Poverty Liveable wage jobs•Education & Vocational training
Health Issues•Physical, Mental Health, Family Support, Substance Abuse•Access to affordable and health services and resources.
Physical Environment
•Quality housing/buildings•Neighborhood design•Land use•Absence of toxic influences•Access to nutritious food/activity
Social Environment/Neighborhood
•Prosocial norms•Informal social control•Healthy community norms•Community Integration & connectedness•Social Support
Parenting and Mentoring •Parenting•Family Functioning•Mentors
Education and Care
•Affordable/quality day care•Quality Instruction•Positive environment
Peer Environment
•Pro-social•Healthy opportunities•Reduced exposure to AOD, violence
Physical, Social,
Emotional, Intellectual
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Existing Interventions
Good news and bad news Varied and delivered in many settings Tend to focus on 3 main areas
Child adjustmentParenting/Family functioningBroader personal/community context
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Child Adjustment - Goals
Intervene to boost children’s resiliency Environment to safely discuss feelings Provide support around difficult
situations/emotions Help develop healthy coping and problem
solving skills
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Child Adjustment
Mentoring Support groups Youth advisory programs Day camps Individual therapy Peer leadership Tutoring Job readiness training
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Parenting/Family Functioning
Increasingly popular (within correctional setting and in community)
Focus on communication and interpersonal relationships within familiesPromote positive developmentEncourage family support post-releaseDecrease likelihood of recidivism
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Parenting/Family Functioning
Parenting classes Visitation/remote contact Prison nurseries Alternatives to incarceration
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Personal and Community Context Pre-release/ Post release programming
EmploymentHealth (physical, mental, substance use)RelationshipsHousing
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Personal and Community Context Comprehensive community initiatives
Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation ProgramPromise NeighborhoodsNeighborhood Revitalization InitiativeHousing and Urban Development: Choice
Neighborhoods
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Next Steps for Moving Forward
1. Evaluate existing programs
2. Disseminate results
3. Adapt existing evidence-based programs
4. Develop new programs (cost/effective, sustainable)
5. Link interventions to create multilevel strategy that can be tailored to address individual and family strengths and needs.
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Principles of Effective Preventive Programs (Nation et al., 2003)
Comprehensive Varied teaching methods Sufficient dosage Theory driven Promote positive relationships Appropriately timed Socioculturally relevant Well-trained staff Outcome evaluation
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Model and Promising Programs
http://www.blueprintsprograms.com/allPrograms.php
http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/
youthviolence/prevention.html
http://vetoviolence.cdc.gov/stryve/strategy_pdf.html
http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/
http://www.preventviolence.info/evidence_base.aspx