Multisystemic Therapy and Neighborhood Partnerships Reducing Adolescent Violence and Substance Abuse

by Swenson, Cynthia Cupit; Henggeler, Scott W.; Taylor, Ida S.; Addison, Oliver W.; Chamberlain, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9781593851095
• ISBN10: 159385109X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-24
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Based on the proven technology of Multisystemic Therapy (MST), this unique book provides an exemplary approach to empowering communities to reduce youth violence and substance abuse and promote school success. Effective strategies for working with at-risk youth are embedded in a comprehensive framework that enlists the talents and resources of clinicians, human service professionals, neighborhood residents, community organizations, and outside stakeholders. Using an extended case example to illustrate all aspects of implementing MST on a neighborhood-wide scale, the volume covers empirical and clinical foundations, program planning, and strategies for building collaboration with key community players.

Author Biography

Cynthia Cupit Swenson is Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Family Services Research Center in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). She is Principal Investigator on a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded study evaluating multisystemic therapy with physically abused adolescents and their families.

Scott W. Henggeler is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at MUSC and Director of the Family Services Research Center. He is the recipient of grants from NIMH, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and others.

Ida S. Taylor is currently Director of Gethsemani Community Center in North Charleston, South Carolina. A leader in the Union Heights community for over 20 years, Mrs. Taylor is involved in multiple community service projects throughout North Charleston. She has received numerous community service awards for her work with youth and community development.

Oliver W. Addison has been a leader in Union Heights for 38 years and served on the neighborhood council for over 20 years. An advocate for children, he served on the Charleston County School Board for 8 years and was the board's chair for 1995/n-/1996 and 2001/n-/2002. He has received numerous community service awards for his work with youth and community development.

Table of Contents

Neighborhood Solutions for Neighborhood Problems: The Introduction	1	(3)
Neighborhood Solutions Timeline	4	(3)
PART I. The Empirical and Clinical Background for the Neighborhood Solutions Project	7	(54)
1. The Causes and Consequences of Youth Violence, Substance Abuse, and Community Violence	9	(18)
2. Evidence-Based Treatments: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why	27	(13)
3. Multisystemic Therapy: The Model	40	(21)
PART II. Implementing Prevention and Intervention Programs in Collaboration with Neighborhood Residents	61	(156)
4. Implementing a Neighborhood-Based Project	63	(25)
5. The MST Approach for Reducing Youth Antisocial Behavior	88	(25)
6. The MST Approach for Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse and Dependence	113	(24)
7. The MST Approach for Reducing School Problems and School Expulsion	137	(24)
8. Neighborhood-Designed Prevention Activities for Promoting Health and Wellness	161	(26)
9. Neighborhood-Based Health Services with Carolyn Holbrook Jenkins	187	(13)
10. Neighborhood-Based Law Enforcement with David Laurie, Donald Ward, and Harry M. Roper	200	(17)
PART III. Attaining and Sustaining Neighborhood-Based Programs	217	(35)
11. Funding Clinical Services and Neighborhood-Based Programs with Marshall E. Swenson and Toby Smith	219	(24)
12. Summary and Conclusions	243	(9)
References	252	(14)
Index	266