ERIC Number: EJ744014
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 22
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Vstreet.com: A Web-Based Community for At-Risk Teens
Pacifici, Caesar; White, Lee; Cummings, Kelli; Nelson, Carol
Child Welfare, v84 n1 p25-46 Jan-Feb 2005
Most teens leaving the care of an agency are woefully unprepared and unsupported. Current approaches to aftercare are expensive and difficult to implement. This study evaluated a prototype version of Vstreet.com, an innovative website for at-risk youth designed to teach lifeskills and build community. Findings from a sample of youth in the Job Corps showed that the website was highly effective in increasing their knowledge of apartment hunting skills, feelings of peer social support, and intentions of staying in touch with their agency. (Contains 7 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Daily Living Skills, Web Sites, Social Support Groups, Trainees, Measures (Individuals), Internet, Social Agencies, Adolescent Attitudes, Test Reliability, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Child Welfare League of America. P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Tel: 800-407-6273; Tel: 770-280-4164; e-mail: order@cwla.org; Web site: http://www.cwla.org/pubs.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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