Project: Juvenile Assessment, Referral, Placement, and Treatment Planning (JARPP )

Sponsor: National Institute for Drug Abuse through the Institute for Governmental Service and Research, University of Maryland
Status: In process
IPS Staff: David Altschuler

Purpose and Approach
The University of Maryland, in collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University and Johns Hopkins University, has been awarded a five-year research grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to work with the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) on the development and testing of a staff training strategy. The study will focus on the impact of JARPP staff training on accessing substance abuse treatment and related health services for youth under DJS supervision in the community. IPS Principal Research Scientist David Altschuler is involved in developing the
training curriculum and delivering the training to DJS field staff.

Results
Forthcoming.