ALFONSO MARTIN, LORAINE PARK, AND CRYSTAL THOMAS

GRYD PREVENTION

PROCESS AND OUTCOME EVALUATION QUESTIONS

How many youth were referred and

how many participated in GRYD

Secondary Prevention Services?

What changes in risk factors were seen for GRYD Secondary Prevention clients as measured

by the YSET over time?

How does change over time for GRYD Secondary Prevention

clients compare to youth who did not receive GRYD services?

How does dosage and length in programming differ between clients who

complete the program and those who do not?

What are the demographic

characteristics of youth who

enroll in GRYD Secondary

Prevention Services?

FINDINGS

YOUTH SERVICES ELIGIBILITY TOOL (YSET)

Eligibility and enrollment into GRYD Secondary Prevention Services 6 months later

YSET

Retest

measures concepts related to:

The Youth Services Eligibility Tool

Initial

YSET

Self reported

delinquency

Guilt neutralization

Critical

life

events

Impulsive

risk taking

Antisocial

tendencies Negative

peer

influence

Family

gang

influence

Peer

delinquency

Weak

parental

supervision

REFERRAL AND ENROLLMENT

Referrals

9,098

Eligible

4,945 (54.3%)

Enrolled

3,781 (76.5%)

Referrals between September 1, 2011 and March 31, 2016

CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS

Latino,

73%

African-

American,

23%

Other

4%

61%

39%

Age at Intake

10 to 12: 53%

13 to15: 47%

Gender

Ethnicity

PROGRAM COMPLETION

37%

61%57% 52%

49%40%

37% 35%

33% 30% 29% 28% 27% 26% 24%

18%

9%5%

GRYD Zones

Perc

ent

Succ

ess

ful Pro

gram

Co

mple

tion

Overall

Successful Program

Completion

927

37% Program Exits

2,499

Unsuccessful Program

Completion

1,165

63%

PROGRAM COMPLETION

AND LENGTH OF ENROLLMENT

1%9%

45%37%

58% 60% 53%65% 63%

1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24+ months

Length in Services

Perc

ent

Succ

ess

ful Pro

gram

Co

mple

tion

Average Enrollment

Length in Days240Unsuccessful Completion

365Successful Completion

58% of clients enrolled for 12-15 months successfully

completed programming; 42% were unsuccessful.

PROGRAM COMPLETION

AND DOSAGE RECEIVED

3%

17%

45% 48%

53%69% 69%

60%66% 69%

64%

10 or

under

11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100 Over 100

Number of Activities

Average Number of

Activities Attended26Unsuccessful Completion

56Successful Completion

69% of clients who attended 51-60 activities successfully

completed programming, 31% were unsuccessful.

Perc

ent

Succ

ess

ful Pro

gram

Co

mple

tion

CHANGES IN RISK FACTORS OVER TIME

Weak Parental

Supervision

Critical Life

Events

Negative Peer

Influence

Antisocial

Tendencies

Impulsive Risk

Taking

Guilt

Neutralization

Peer

Delinquency

Overall -30% -29% -24% -23% -22% -20% -15%

Successful -36% -33% -27% -28% -26% -24% -19%

Unsuccessful -25% -25% -20% -20% -20% -17% -13%

All items statistically significant at p<.001

High-risk youth in

Los Angeles CountyGRYD Secondary

Prevention clients

COMPARING CHANGES OBSERVED AMONG GRYD CLIENTS TO

HIGH-RISK YOUTH IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

60%Male

70%Male

No GRYD ServicesGRYD Services

GRYD Clients

1,023

Other 3%

African American 20%Latino

77%Latino

83%Other 9%

African American 8%

County Youth

179

COMPARISON GROUP RESULTS

Change in Number of

Risk Factors Over Time

County

youth

-16%

Initial YSET Score YSET Retest Score

6.2

6.1

5.1

2.7

-57%

GRYD

clients

CLIENT AND FAMILY EXPERIENCES

CLIENT AND FAMILY EXPERIENCES

Vital Support

This program helps you

immediately; it’s like a family

and you’re not alone. There’s

always a solution to the

problem and it gives you

more hope. It’s given my

children and myself more

self-esteem. I have more self-

esteem than I used to.

– Parent Participant

CLIENT AND FAMILY EXPERIENCES

On the right track

Let’s say I wanted to join a

gang and be a gang

member…by going to this

program it’ll like help me by

preventing that – not being

a gangster.

–Youth Participant

CLIENT AND FAMILY EXPERIENCES

Creating a Community

[We] trust our case

managers and they

help us.

–Youth Participant

Questions or suggestions?