Neighborhood Enrichment with Vision Involving Services, Treatment, and Supervision (NEW VISTAS)
Problems addressed
Recidivism
Family breakdown and/or dysfunctionality
Juvenile delinquency
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Teenagers (14 to 17 years)
Where the program was applied
Community (streets or community centers)
Country of application
United States
Description

Family-centered, community-based program that employs comprehensive services and case management for the care of adolescents involved with crime and substance use, as well as their families.
The program operates in five areas:
1) Family- and neighborhood-centered supervision;
2) Drug and alcohol dependency treatment services;
3) Support services;
4) Gender-specific services; and
5) Neighborhood improvement.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation found that the program resulted in a statistically significant reduction in the rates of adolescents being removed from their families and entering child and juvenile protective services (institutional or other families). No effect on recidivism rates was observed [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Jimerson, S. R., O'Brien, K. M., Furlong, M. J., Sharkey, J., Sia, A., & Graydon, K. (2003). Analysis of a fouryear longitudinal study of a neighborhood-based, family-focused, intervention program for at-risk adolescents: Examining behaviors, relationships, and numerous individual, family, neighborhood, and juvenile justice outcomes. Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Probation Department. http://www.education.ucsb.edu/newvistas.

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