Building Evidence for a Promising Home-Grown Substance Use and Mental Health Child Welfare Prevention Model

Moira Flavin, Pilar Bancalari (), Kristen Faucetta () and Samantha Wulfsohn
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Moira Flavin: Division of Prevention Services, New York City Administration for Children’s Services, New York, NY 10038, USA
Pilar Bancalari: Division of Prevention Services, New York City Administration for Children’s Services, New York, NY 10038, USA
Kristen Faucetta: Family Well-Being and Children’s Development Policy Area, MDRC, New York, NY 10281, USA
Samantha Wulfsohn: Family Well-Being and Children’s Development Policy Area, MDRC, New York, NY 10281, USA

Societies, 2024, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-13

Abstract: The NYC Administration for Children’s Services and MDRC have partnered since 2021 to develop a rigorous research agenda leading to an impact evaluation of the Family Treatment and Rehabilitation (FT/R) model, a “home-grown” New York City intervention for families experiencing substance misuse and/or mental health challenges that put children at risk of maltreatment. This paper will describe the first phase of that research, which had two goals: (1) to refine a logic model that would result in a shared understanding of core components of the FT/R model, and (2) to create a plan for a subsequent implementation study that would enable MDRC and ACS to understand how 18 FT/R programs are implementing the model across New York City. The paper will describe the team’s orientation to this research, including centering equity in the work by prioritizing the inclusion of staff and family perspectives. Next steps in the research roadmap will be discussed, including convening a council of lived experience advisors, as well as implications for evidence-building for sustainability. This research has the long-term potential to support FT/R’s inclusion in the Family First Prevention Services Clearinghouse and ultimately, the leveraging of Title IV-E funds to support scaling of a locally developed, culturally responsive, and adaptable child welfare prevention model beyond New York City.

Keywords: child welfare; substance use; mental health; intervention; prevention program; evidence-based practice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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