Domain | Strategy | Agency Setting | Staff Role | |||||||
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Community Services n = 73 | Detention n = 48 | p -value | Admin n = 18 | Behavioral Health n = 26 | Case Managers n = 20 | Educators n = 26 | Line Staff n = 50 | p -value | ||
M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | ||||
Identifying and Involving Families | Individuals in my agency systematically identify members of each youth’s family unit | 4.04 (0.85) | 3.81 (0.97) | 0.17 | 3.83 (0.98) | 4.00 (0.84) | 4.16 (0.60) | 3.68 (1.06) | 4.04 (0.83) | 0.36 |
In my agency, all youth have a biological, adoptive, foster, or surrogate family voice advocating on their behalf | 3.27 (1.24) | 3.57 (0.91) | 0.15 | 2.82 (1.18) | 3.36 (1.03) | 3.11 (1.24) | 3.56 (1.00) | 3.43 (1.22) | 0.25 | |
Informing Families | Individuals in my agency educate family members on the procedures and policies of the juvenile justice system | 3.93 (0.95) | 3.92 (0.71) | 0.92 | 3.83 (0.70) | 3.69 (0.92) | 3.70 (1.12) | 4.00 (0.80) | 4.12 (0.77) | 0.19 |
In my agency, families are given accurate, understandable, and complete information necessary to set goals and make informed decisions about the right services and supports for their children | 4.17 (0.64) | 4.00 (0.60) | 0.15 | 3.94 (0.94) | 4.04 (0.73) | 4.15 (0.74) | 4.08 (0.57) | 4.13 (0.65) | 0.88 | |
Collaborative Decision Making and Care Planning | In my agency, families and staff embrace the concept of sharing decision-making and responsibility for outcomes | 3.88 (0.88) | 3.62 (0.77) | 0.1 | 3.44 (0.92) | 3.68 (0.85) | 4.05 (0.88) | 3.71 (0.75) | 3.85 (0.84) | 0.23 |
In my agency, staff advocate for the needs and preferences of families and youth | 4.13 (0.82) | 3.91 (0.89) | 0.18 | 3.56 (0.92) | 4.24 (0.66) | 4.30 (0.57) | 3.96 (0.97) | 4.04 (0.91) | 0.06 | |
Individuals in my agency involve families in treatment planning (e.g., family-group decision making or family-group conferencing) | 4.27 (0.65) | 3.65 (0.91) |  < 0.001 | 3.89 (1.07) | 3.81 (0.69) | 4.25 (0.55) | 3.54 (1.02) | 4.34 (0.68) |  < 0.001 | |
Family Diversity and Inclusion | In my agency, staff embrace, value, and celebrate the diverse cultures of their youth and families | 4.10 (0.74) | 3.80 (0.77) | 0.04 | 3.89 (0.67) | 3.71 (0.90) | 4.05 (0.88) | 4.00 (0.70) | 4.09 (0.73) | 0.38 |
In my agency, staff continually advance their own cultural and linguistic responsiveness, so that the needs of all families are appropriately addressed | 3.82 (0.94) | 3.60 (0.84) | 0.2 | 3.44 (0.98) | 3.60 (1.0) | 3.90 (0.72) | 3.68 (0.85) | 3.80 (1.00) | 0.55 | |
Individuals in my agency receive formal training on diversity and inclusion (e.g., cultural humility training, racial sensitivity training, and/or unconscious bias training) | 3.86 (1.08) | 3.41 (1.17) | 0.03 | 3.59 (1.18) | 3.58 (1.23) | 3.95 (1.23) | 3.40 (0.91) | 3.73 (1.13) | 0.56 | |
Organizational Feedback and Policy Change | Individuals in my agency encourage families to provide formal feedback on system processes (e.g., through family surveys and/or family town halls) | 3.53 (1.1) | 3.71 (1.01) | 0.38 | 3.44 (1.24) | 3.50 (0.94) | 3.50 (1.1) | 3.88 (0.95) | 3.50 (1.16) | 0.59 |
Individuals in my agency invite family representatives to serve on advisory boards or policy-making committees | 2.92 (1.01) | 3.40 (1.09) | 0.007 | 3.17 (1.15) | 3.08 (0.84) | 2.95 (0.88) | 3.58 (1.10) | 2.98 (1.11) | 0.17 | |
Family Peer Support | Individuals in my agency provide opportunities for family members to participate in support groups | 3.59 (1.04) | 3.40 (0.92) | 0.29 | 3.67 (0.97) | 3.35 (0.97) | 3.45 (0.99) | 3.46 (0.91) | 3.66 (1.06) | 0.67 |
In my agency, families are provided opportunities to engage in peer support activities and connect with other parents/guardians of justice-involved youth | 3.33 (1.16) | 3.38 (0.98) | 0.82 | 3.06 (1.06) | 3.36 (1.03) | 3.45 (1.23) | 3.42 (1.01) | 3.39 (1.10) | 0.84 | |
Logistical Support | Individuals in my agency provide flexible scheduling to accommodate families | 4.36 (0.61) | 3.48 (1.01) |  < 0.001 | 4.22 (0.73) | 3.81 (1.16) | 4.20 (0.61) | 3.50 (0.99) | 4.32 (0.62) |  < 0.001 |
Individuals in my agency assist families with transportation needs | 2.88 (1.25) | 2.65 (1.06) | 0.3 | 3.00 (1.23) | 2.52 (1.16) | 2.45 (1.19) | 2.81 (1.05) | 2.90 (1.82) | 0.41 | |
Individuals in my agency assist families with childcare needs | 2.56 (1.26) | 2.48 (0.92) | 0.69 | 2.33 (1.13) | 2.15 (0.92) | 2.20 (1.00) | 2.65 (0.84) | 2.70 (1.31) | 0.17 | |
In my agency, staff work to remove family barriers to engagement and participation | 3.94 (0.79) | 3.73 (0.81) | 0.18 | 3.83 (0.92) | 3.80 (0.76) | 3.79 (0.78) | 3.79 (0.93) | 3.93 (0.87) | 0.94 | |
Family Health and Functioning | Individuals in my agency provide parenting skills programs | 3.12 (1.24) | 3.02 (1.12) | 0.64 | 3.22 (1.35) | 2.81 (1.02) | 2.90 (1.11) | 3.19 (1.05) | 3.24 (1.27) | 0.52 |
Individuals in my agency refer to parenting skills programs | 3.59 (1.16) | 3.16 (0.94) | 0.04 | 3.56 (1.19) | 3.25 (0.98) | 3.65 (1.18) | 3.13 (0.94) | 3.58 (1.12) | 0.35 | |
Individuals in my agency provide family-based mental health services (e.g., family counseling, therapy, mental health treatment) | 3.71 (1.29) | 3.35 (1.10) | 0.35 | 3.33 (1.13) | 3.50 (1.10) | 3.65 (1.26) | 3.27 (1.15) | 3.74 (1.35) | 0.51 | |
Individuals in my agency refer to family-based mental health services (e.g., family counseling, therapy, mental health treatment) | 4.30 (0.78) | 3.52 (0.98) |  < 0.001 | 4.06 (0.87) | 3.88 (0.86) | 4.35 (0.81) | 3.42 (1.03) | 4.30 (0.79) |  < 0.001 | |
Individuals in my agency provide family-based substance use services (e.g., family substance use prevention or treatment) | 3.29 (1.34) | 3.25 (1.08) | 0.89 | 3.00 (1.13) | 3.35 (1.09) | 3.15 (1.30) | 3.04 (0.95) | 3.39 (1.41) | 0.66 | |
Individuals in my agency refer to family-based substance use services (e.g., family substance use prevention or treatment) | 3.88 (1.13) | 3.35 (0.91) | 0.009 | 3.44 (1.04) | 3.50 (0.94) | 3.85 (1.08) | 3.23 (0.91) | 3.96 (1.13) | 0.03 | |
Individuals in my agency provide family-based HIV/STI services (e.g., family-based HIV/STI prevention or treatment) | 2.66 (1.12) | 3.00 (1.03) | 0.09 | 2.89 (0.96) | 2.73 (0.96) | 2.45 (0.99) | 3.04 (0.91) | 2.75 (1.19) | 0.42 | |
Individuals in my agency refer to family-based HIV/STI services (e.g., family-based HIV/STI prevention or treatment) | 2.99 (1.19) | 2.98 (1.0) | 0.97 | 3.22 (0.88) | 2.88 (0.95) | 3.00 (1.2) | 3.00 (1.0) | 3.04 (1.21) | 0.9 |