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Increasing Caregiver Engagement in Juvenile Drug Courts
Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
Summary
The purpose of this study is to test a prize-based contingency management intervention for increasing caregiver engagement in juvenile drug court and adolescent drug treatment, and for achieving the ultimate outcomes of reduced substance use and delinquent behavior among drug court-involved youth.
Official title: Behavioral Incentives to Increase Caregiver Engagement in Juvenile Drug Courts
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
13 Years - 89 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
53
Start Date
2017-10-13
Completion Date
2024-12-12
Last Updated
2026-08-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Caregiver Contingency Management + Usual Drug Court Treatment
In addition to receiving JDC treatment as usual described below, caregiver participants will receive prize draws for engaging in activities consistent with their adolescents' successful completion of the JDC program during the time the youth is actively involved in JDC and substance abuse treatment. Specific activities that may be reinforced include: attendance at drug court hearings; accompanying the youth to probation meetings; participating in home visits; attendance at the youth's drug treatment sessions; attendance at mental health provider meetings; attending groups for parents of youth with substance abuse issues; and completing other verifiable treatment-related activities. All activities will meet the goals of (directly or indirectly) enhancing caregiver participation in the JDC and/or treatment process. Caregivers will receive escalating chances for tangible reinforcers each week for completing up to 3 of the activities agreed upon by the caregiver and the therapist.
Usual Drug Court Treatment
Standard outpatient substance abuse treatment services that a young person would receive while participating in JDC.
Locations (2)
Montgomer County Juvenile Court, 380 West Second Street
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Nueces County Juvenile Court/Juvenile Treatment Court
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States