Pilot Study: A Clinical Approach for Gang-Involved Youth

A randomized controlled study conducted in Philadelphia with court-involved boys ages 11-17 demonstrated that a modified version of Functional Family Therapy (FFT-G) is effective at reducing delinquency, alcohol and drug use, and residential placement for African American and Hispanic/Latino young people who are in or at risk of joining gangs. Positive effects were statistically significant with all FFT-G participants; the impacts were greatest on those youth at highest risk.

Read the study here: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/251754.pdf