Based on Research Conducted at OSLC

Follow-up of two randomized intervention studies, The OSLC Relationship Study 1 and 2, aimed at improving adjustment and reducing delinquency during adolescence.

Project Overview

This study was a follow-up of two randomized intervention studies aimed at improving adjustment and reducing delinquency during adolescence. As teenagers, the 166 women in the Relationship study were referred for-out-of-home care due to their involvement in the juvenile justice system. Girls were randomly assigned to either receive Treatment Foster Care of Oregon (TFCO) services or to receive “community treatment as usual” (e.g., Group Care). The original studies examined the characteristics and contexts of gender-appropriate treatments that help girls improve their supportive and productive relationships and level of functioning in the community, and reduce their criminal activity, drug use, and health-risking sexual behavior. This third study followed the original study participants into young adulthood (ages 21-28) to further our understanding of the pathways to healthy adjustment and the prevention of sexual risk-taking, drug use, and child welfare and adult corrections involvement. One in-person assessment was conducted with each female and her current romantic partner (if she had one); in addition, telephone interviews were conducted every 6 months for the duration of the study.

Year Project Began: 2008
Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Principal Investigator:

Co-Investigators:

Formerly Affiliated Co-Investigator:

  • Lisa Saldana, Ph.D.