Feasibility and preliminary outcomes from a non-randomized trial of the free talk program in a short-term juvenile detention facility

Promising Services for Justice-Involved Youth: A Scoping Review with Implications for the Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act

“…Finally, an observational study examined use of the program Free Talk, a six-session program designed to increase motivation to reduce substance use with observed success in community settings; in this case, the program was applied at a detention center (Tennity and Grassetti, 2022). Results indicated youth motivation to reduce substance use actually decreased on average after the intervention; however, youth with the highest amount of substance use reported an increased motivation to reduce their use.…”