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- Title
Bridging Systems to Implement HIV/STI Programming Within the Juvenile Justice System: Strengths and Challenges of a Local Change Team Approach.
- Authors
Huang, Sofia; Gardner, Sheena; Piper, Kaitlin N.; Coleman, Ashley S.; Becan, Jennifer E.; Robertson, Angela A.; Elkington, Katherine S.
- Abstract
Justice-involved youth are at risk for HIV/STIs but do not access services. The complex challenges of improving the delivery of health-related services within juvenile justice (JJ) settings warrant exploration of strategies to close this service gap. This study describes the successes and challenges of utilizing a local change team (LCT) strategy comprising JJ and health agency staff to implement HIV/STI programming in JJ settings, across six counties in six states in the U.S. Five focus groups comprising n = 28 JJ and health agency staff who served as LCT members were conducted. Results demonstrated the structured nature of the collaborative process and strength of commitment among LCT members were necessary for successful implementation of HIV/STI programming. The use of LCTs comprising membership of JJ and (behavioral) health systems has broader applicability to other health and behavioral health issues faced by youth on probation that JJ staff may feel ill equipped to address.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CRIMINAL justice system; FOCUS groups; HIV infections; JUVENILE offenders; MEDICAL care; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; HUMAN services programs
- Publication
AIDS Education & Prevention, 2020, Vol 32, Issue 5, p432
- ISSN
0899-9546
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/aeap.2020.32.5.432