Juvenile probation officers delivering an intervention for substance use significantly reduces adolescents' risky sexual behaviours

• Published in: Sexual health Vol. 21; no. 2
• Main Authors: Fix, Rebecca L, Walsh, Colleen S, Sheidow, Ashli J, McCart, Michael R, Chapman, Jason E, Drazdowski, Tess K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia CSIRO 26.02.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Caregivers; Contingency learning; Drug use; Education; Ethnicity; Gender; Health education; Health problems; Humans; Intervention; Juvenile justice; Minority & ethnic groups; Multiracial people; Native North Americans; Parole & probation; Probation officers; Probation service; Public health; Risk behavior; Risk-Taking; Sexual Behavior; Substance abuse; Substance use; Substance use disorder; Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control; Success; Teenagers; United States > US

Risky sexual behaviour (RSB) is a serious public health problem for adolescents. We examined whether a contingency management intervention implemented by juvenile probation officers (JPOs) targeting substance use also impacted RSB. A total of 218 adolescents on probation were randomly assigned to co...