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Outreach with street-involved youth: A quantitative and qualitative review of the literature

Forfatter(e)
Connolly, J. Joly, L.
År
2012
DOI
10.1016/j.cpr.2012.05.006
Tidsskrift
Clinical Psychology Review
Sider
524-534
Kategori(er)
Atferdsproblemer, antisosial atferd og atferdsforstyrrelser
Tiltakstype(r)
Tiltak i nærmiljøet/infrastruktur (ungdomsklubber, frivillig arbeid, etterskoletilbud, veier, parker)
Abstract

Outreach workers meet with street-involved youth in their environment, and attempt to engage them in services vital to their well-being.

The goal of this study is to conduct a systematic review of both the quantitative and qualitative research that explores outreach with street-involved youth. Using 16 outreach programs with quantitative information, our meta-analysis found that 63% of youth who are contacted through outreach later participate in the offered service.

Our meta-synthesis of 31 qualitative articles on outreach uncovered 13 themes across 4 conceptual domains of interest. Themes pertaining to the therapeutic relationship, flexibility, and youth-centric programming had a large presence among the majority of the articles.

Outreach with street-involved youth, when characterized through a strong bond between worker and youth, is an effective strategy for involving youth in agency services.

(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract).