Preteen Program at Fostering Healthy Futures

Fostering Healthy Futures® for Preteens

"It was good ‘cause I got to be with people that were also in foster care and you don’t get that a lot…so, it’s easier to cope with people when they have the same feelings as you."

Program Participant
"We had a real close relationship… She was somebody I could share my feelings with because not most people I can share my feelings with…"

Program Participant

FabuFit
"FHF taught me that I wasn’t alone. It helped me get along with life."

Program Participant

YesSuits
"Talked about what we could do instead of making negative choices, like growing up to get a college degree… We would talk about what our goals were in life."

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Fostering Healthy Futures® for Preteens (FHF-P) is a positive youth development program for preadolescent children (ages 9-11) who have current or previous child welfare involvement due to one or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). These ACEs may include maltreatment, out-of-home placement, instability in housing, caregivers or schools, and/or parental substance use, mental illness, or incarceration.

Program Outcomes

Better mental health functioning
Fewer trauma symptoms
Reduction in long-term suicidality
Less mental health treatment
Less delinquency/justice involvement
Fewer short-term risk factors for substance use
Reduction in long-term substance use
Less residential treatment
Fewer placement changes/greater permanency
Higher quality of life
Cost-effective

Program Recognition

FHF-P has been named an evidence-based program by the Administration on Children, Youth and Families and is listed on the following registries:

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development
Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse
California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
AdoptUSKids
NREPP- SAMHSA's National Registry
CrimeSolutions.gov
Washington State Institute for Public Policy
ChildTrends
Agency for Healthcare Research and Policy
Early Intervention Foundation/What Works for Children's Social Care (UK Registry)

Program Dissemination

The FHF-P program is currently being disseminated through partner organizations. If you are interested in implementing FHF, please contact Michel Holien for more information on our training and consultation.

Fostering Healthy Futures® for Preteens

Fostering Healthy Futures® for Preteens

"It was good ‘cause I got to be with people that were also in foster care and you don’t get that a lot…so, it’s easier to cope with people when they have the same feelings as you."

"We had a real close relationship… She was somebody I could share my feelings with because not most people I can share my feelings with…"

"FHF taught me that I wasn’t alone. It helped me get along with life."

"Talked about what we could do instead of making negative choices, like growing up to get a college degree… We would talk about what our goals were in life."

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