The financial burden of traditional juvenile justice responses like incarceration and residential placements is staggering, with costs often exceeding $100,000 per young person annually. Yet despite this investment, youth recidivism remains a persistent challenge.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, Troubled Youth, Evidence-Based Practices, evidence-based, Agencies & Admin, Juvenile Justice, Funding, Juvenile Probabtion
For decades, the U.S. child welfare system has primarily operated in reactive mode, intervening only after harm occurs, often through out-of-home placements. The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), enacted in 2018, marked a turning point in this reactive approach. It redirected federal priorities toward prevention, empowering states to invest in services that strengthen families before a crisis demands removal.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, Evidence-Based Practices, evidence-based, Implementation, Agencies & Admin, Funding
