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Project Northland
Project Northland is a six-year intervention delivered over seven academic years from middle to high school, but a shortened, 3-year version may also be used in grades 6, 7, and 8. Its grade-specific components include classroom curricula, peer leadership, youth-driven extra-curricular activities, parent involvement programs, and community activism. By intervening on multiple levels, Project Northland… Read More
Multisystemic Therapy – Problem Sexual Behavior (MST-PSB)
A juvenile sex offender treatment program to reduce criminal and antisocial behavior, especially problem sexual behavior, by providing intensive family therapy services in the youth’s natural environment over a 5- to 7-month period. Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is an intensive family- and community-based treatment that addresses the multiple causes of serious antisocial behavior across key systems… Read More
Familias Unidas™
A family-based intervention to promote protection against, and reduce risk for, behavior problems, illicit drug use, alcohol use, cigarette use, and unsafe sexual behavior in Hispanic youth and adolescents. Familias Unidas™ is a multilevel family-based intervention designed to prevent substance use and sexual risk behavior in Hispanic adolescents. The program is influenced by culturally specific… Read More
Maryland Ignition Interlock License Restriction
Maryland Ignition Interlock License Restriction is a statewide license restriction program for drivers with multiple alcohol-related traffic offenses that is designed to reduce alcohol-impaired driving recidivism. The use of ignition interlock license restrictions requires those with previous alcohol-related driving offenses to pass a breath analyzer test of blood alcohol levels before starting a vehicle. The… Read More