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C-FIT adolescent diversion program:
A behavioral intervention pilot test
for delinquent offenders
Robin E Gearing
University of Houston, USA
Craig SJ Schwalbe
Columbia University, USA
Michael J MacKenzie
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
Rawan W Ibrahim
Columbia University Middle East Research Center, Jordan
Shadi Bushnaq
Columbia University Middle East Research Center, Jordan
Kathryne B Brewer
University of New Hampshire, USA
Abstract
The Community-Family Integration Teams (C-FIT) diversion program was developed to address
behavioral and mental health treatment for justice-involved adolescents. The C-FIT pilot study,
implemented in Jordan, aimed to (1) evaluate intervention fidelity and (2) assess intervention
effectiveness. Adolescent males (n = 19) and their families participated in the C-FIT study. Pre
and post data were collected through interviews and standardized instruments. The mean fidelity
score was 31.4 out of 46 (68%), indicating reasonable fidelity. Data suggest declining levels of
internalizing problems. The C-FIT program holds promise for improving adolescent mental health
outcomes and decreasing recidivism youths who are at risk of detention center placement.
Corresponding author:
Robin E Gearing, University of Houston, 3511 Cullen Blvd, 110HA, Houston, TX 77204-4013, USA.
Email: rgearing@uh.edu
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