Evidence-based Practices in Prevention and Treatment for Children and Adolescents: A Report to the Early Intervention Planning Council

Abstract

In partnership with the City-County Council of the city of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, the Center is assisting with the establishment and implementation of an Early Intervention Planning Council (EIPC). The EIPC is charged with developing a comprehensive plan for early intervention that will provide services tailored to the individual needs of children who have been either adjudicated as or alleged to be delinquent children and referred to the Marion County Department of Child Services (DCS). This report is part of a series of reports prepared by the Center to inform the EIPC. It begins with a discussion of prevention in general and systems of care as a model, and then presents evidence-based practices for mentoring, family support, school-based mental health, psychiatric services for children and adolescents, child welfare and interventions in juvenile justice.