The Catalyst Group, LLC Adolescent Residential Treatment Initiative I Mua Mau Ohana Project Preliminary Findings Richard Kim, Ph.D. 03/03/2005 Funded by Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Catalyst Group, LLC Data Collection From Sept to Oct intake assessments completed 105 three-month assessments 78 six-month assessments

The Catalyst Group, LLC Instrument Utilized the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) Core Version GAIN also contains SAMHSA Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Instrument

The Catalyst Group, LLC Baseline Findings

The Catalyst Group, LLC Demographics Gender: 68% male, 32% female, 1% TG Average age = 16 years old Ethnicity: 61% Native Hawaiian, 41% Caucasian, 36% Asian, 34% other Pacific Islander, and 26% Hispanic (many multi-ethnic) Past 12 months living with: 83% parent(s) Treatment prior to intake: –60% received treatment before; average=1.3 admissions –57% felt they needed treatment

The Catalyst Group, LLC Criminal Justice Involvement 86% had lifetime arrests

The Catalyst Group, LLC Education & Employment 88% of youth were enrolled in school or training Only 6% reported engaging in some type of “non-full-time work”

The Catalyst Group, LLC Substance Use at Intake

The Catalyst Group, LLC Mental Health at Intake Prevalent levels of dual diagnosis.

The Catalyst Group, LLC Criminal Justice at Intake

The Catalyst Group, LLC Outcome Findings

The Catalyst Group, LLC Arrests – Past 90 Days

The Catalyst Group, LLC Days in Jail – Past 90 Days

The Catalyst Group, LLC Education

The Catalyst Group, LLC Employment

The Catalyst Group, LLC Substance Use

The Catalyst Group, LLC Substance Problem Scales

The Catalyst Group, LLC Psychological Disorders- Behavioral Complexity Indices

The Catalyst Group, LLC Psychological Disorders- Internal Mental Distress Indices

The Catalyst Group, LLC Characteristics of Youth Who Could Not Be Followed Up More likely to: –be males –live with a separated or single parent –be in the custody of a correctional or treatment institution –have received previous treatment –have higher rates of arrests and days in detention –report greater ICE use.

The Catalyst Group, LLC Summary Youth mostly Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Youth at intake showed high levels of criminal justice involvement, substance use, and both internal and external behavior problems. Significant reduction in arrests Significant reduction in substance use and related substance problems Significant reduction in psychological disorder indices; temporary increase in Depression

The Catalyst Group, LLC Contact Info Richard Kim, Ph.D. The Catalyst Group, LLC 770 Kapiolani Blvd. Suite 414 Honolulu, HI office:(808) fax:(808)