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?