An Evaluation of Drug Abuse Treatment Training in Juvenile Corrections, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Knowlton Johnson, PhD
Linda Young, MA

This feasibility study evaluated a therapeutic community (TC) training program presented to staff of two youth detention centers in Brazil. Successful integration of a TC treatment was determined by assessing a set of outcomes including: (1) decrease in criminal behavior of former inmates, (2) decrease in the use of drugs and problem drinking, and (3) decrease in related problems such as poor family relationships and unemployment.

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