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The National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth (NCSBY) is part of the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (CCAN) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
NCSBY provides TTA for the Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior (YPSB) Program. The Program was initially a collaboration between OJJDP and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking and is now funded by OJJDP. The YPSB Program is designed to assist communities to successfully implement evidence-based treatment for youth in late childhood and early adolescence who have problematic (including illegal) sexual behavior, and deliver coordinated and comprehensive multidisciplinary services to these youth, their child victims, and their families. This program is also designed to promote systems change, as needed, to reflect best practices based on the available research. The NCSBY website (www.NCSBY.org) provides information and free resources for parents/caregivers and professionals who serve these families.
NCSBY provides TTA to YPSB Program sites that are funded by OJJDP to implement comprehensive evidence-based treatment programs for youth ages 9-14 with problematic (including illegal) sexual behavior, their child victims, and their families. NCSBY collaborates with YPSB Program sites to examine current community-based management systems, and identify barriers and supports to evidence-based practice implementation and sustainability. TTA is provided through onsite, online, and multimedia modalities, and NCSBY hosts and facilitates annual cluster meetings for funded sites. Further, NCSBY supports its website to disseminate the latest research and best practices for youth with problematic sexual behavior.
Audience
Child Protection and Advocacy Professionals
Child Welfare Personnel
Community Members
Court Personnel
Defenders
Detention/Corrections Staff
Families
Juvenile Justice Specialists
Law Enforcement
Mental Health Professionals
Probation Officers
Prosecutors
School Personnel
Social Services
State Advisory Groups
Students
Tribal Community
Youth
Youth Advocates
Youth Services Professionals
Eligibility
For TTA services, the site must be awarded an OJJDP cooperative agreement to support the YPSB Program.
Products include TTA (e.g., onsite training, administrative and clinical consultation), program evaluation, www.NCSBY.org website, guidelines, fact sheets, newsletters, protocols, professional guides, peer-reviewed manuscripts, and webinars.
