The strategies are introduced sequentially over a five-year period. Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care is an effective alternative to residential treatment for adolescents exhibiting chronic delinquency and antisocial behavior. Youth are provided treatment while placed in supervised foster families for six to nine months. Multisystemic Therapy is an effective treatment for decreasing antisocial behavior of violent and chronic juvenile offenders. Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation by Nurses sends nurses to homes of pregnant women who are predisposed to infant health and developmental problems to improve parent and child outcomes.
Nurse visitors work with families through the first two years after birth of their first child.
Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies is a multiyear, universal school-based prevention model for elementary aged youth. It is designed to promote emotional competence, including the expression, understanding, and control of emotions. Quantum Opportunities is an educational incentives program that combines education, development, and service activities, with a sustained relationship with a peer group and a caring adult for disadvantaged teens during their high school years.