At a glance
Program or Strategy Type
Direct Service
Intervention Continuum
Selective
Age group(s)
Late Childhood (5-11)
Late Childhood (5-11)
Setting(s)
Community
DBHR Prevention Funding Source(s)
MHPP
EBP Designation
Evidence Based Program (EBP) for MHPP
Versions with EBP Designations
Fostering Healthy Futures Program for Preteens (FHF-P)
Program or Strategy Description
Fostering Healthy Futures for Preteens is a 9-month preventive intervention program designed for pre-adolescent children aged 9 to 11 years recently placed in foster care due to child maltreatment. The program aims to increase mental health functioning, decrease problem behaviors and improve quality of life by providing group-based skills training and individualized mentoring to increase self-esteem, social support, coping skills and social acceptance. Each program component lasts for 30 weeks, two co-facilitators lead 1.5-hour weekly skills groups and adult mentors spend 2 to 4 hours per week of individualized time with participating children.
Status on Other Registries or Inventories
Blueprints: Promising
CrimeSolutions: Promising
CEBC: Not on registry
WSIPP Youth Cannabis 2019: Not on Inventory
WSIPP Children's Services 2020: Research-Based
Title IV-E Clearinghouse: Supported
What Works Clearinghouse: Not on registry
CASEL Program Guide: Not on registry
Suicide Prevention Resource Center: Not on registry
Contexts
Race/Ethnicity
All
(Dis)ability
Not specified
Gender
Female, Male
LGBTQ+
Not specified
Urbanicity
Urban
Suburban
Language
Not specified
Program Website
Name and Contact of Program Developer
Heather Taussig heather.taussig@du.edu
Characteristics
Protective factor(s) addressed
Individual Protective Factors
Clear Standards for Behavior
Problem Solving Skills
Prosocial Behavior
Prosocial Involvement
Refusal Skills
Skills for Social Interaction
Peer Protective Factors
Interaction With Prosocial Peers
Family Protective Factors
Not Specified
School Protective Factors
Not Specified
Neighborhood/Community Protective Factors
Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement in Community
Risk factor(s) addressed
Individual Risk Factors
Antisocial / Aggressive behavior - Early Initiation of Antisocial Behavior
Early Initiation of Drug Use
Favorable Attitudes Towards Antisocial Behavior
Favorable Attitudes Towards Drug Use
coping skills
Peer Risk Factors
Interaction with Antisocial Peers
Family Risk Factors
Not Specified
School Risk Factors
Low School Commitment and Attachment
Neighborhood/Community Risk Factors
Not Specified
Outcomes targeted
Problem Behavior Outcomes
Delinquency / criminal behavior
Education Outcomes
Not Specified
Emotional Well-being Outcomes
Emotional Regulation
Other Mental Health
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Positive Relationships Outcomes
Close relationships with Non-parental adults