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Expertise in Evidence-Based Practice for Sexual Behavior in Youth: Improving Community-Based Management for Youth, Victims, and Families
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This awardee has received supplemental funding. This award detail page includes information about both the original award and supplemental awards.
Using OJJDP funds, the University of OK Health Sciences Center will target late childhood and early adolescence for comprehensive and early intervention management strategies to address sexual behavior problems (SBP) of youth and the effects on child victims and families has a high potential for impact. Efforts will focus on implementing a comprehensive evidence-based practices (EBP) for youth with sexual behavior problems (SBP) and child victims. In addition, the grantee will conduct the following activities: (a) implement a comprehensive evaluation of current and future sites, systems change and outcomes for the youth, victims, and family members and (b) providing ongoing support for the National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth (NCSBY). Supporting NCSBY will include the following objectives: 1) bring the NCSBY.org website up-to-date with all current research findings; 2) revise Fact Sheets as needed; and, 3) provide T/TA for the OJJDP YSBP sites to professionals in juvenile justice, mental health, child welfare, medicine, education, law, and law enforcement. NCA/NCF
With this second OJJDP continuation, the University of OK Health Sciences Center will continue to target children in late childhood and early adolescence for comprehensive and early intervention management strategies to address sexual behavior problems (SBP) of youth and the effects on child victims and families. Efforts will continue to focus on implementing comprehensive evidence-based practices (EBP) for youth with sexual behavior problems (SBP) and child victims. In addition, the grantee will continue to work towards the following activities: (a) implementing a comprehensive evaluation of current and future sites, systems change and outcomes for the youth, victims, and family members and (b) providing ongoing support for the National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth (NCSBY). Supporting NCSBY will include the following objectives: 1) bringing the NCSBY.org website up-to-date with all current research findings; 2) revising Fact Sheets as needed; and, 3) providing T/TA for the OJJDP YSBP sites to professionals in juvenile justice, mental health, child welfare, medicine, education, law, and law enforcement.
NCA/NCF
