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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Homeless youth are at high risk for repeated victimization.
  • Trauma histories impair danger detection skills in vulnerable youth.
  • Targeted interventions are needed to improve risk assessment in this population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To pilot a skills-based intervention for enhancing danger risk detection in homeless youth.
  • To assess the intervention's effectiveness in improving attention to internal, interpersonal, and environmental cues.
  • To evaluate the intervention's impact on reducing vulnerability to subsequent victimization.

Main Methods:

  • A pilot study involving 74 homeless youth aged 18-21 recruited from a shelter.
  • Random assignment to either usual case management or case management plus a 3-day risk detection intervention.
  • Pretest and posttest assessments using vignettes to measure risk cue identification.

Main Results:

  • The intervention group showed significant improvements in overall risk detection compared to the control group.
  • A 2 (intervention vs. control) x 2 (pretest vs. posttest) mixed ANOVA revealed significant interaction effects.
  • The intervention was more effective for youth without prior indirect victimization experiences.

Conclusions:

  • A brief, skills-based intervention can significantly improve danger risk detection abilities in homeless youth.
  • This intervention shows promise for enhancing safety and reducing victimization risk in vulnerable young populations.
  • Future research should explore tailoring interventions based on prior victimization experiences.