Methods : Providers at 8 urban sites used standard data forms at each visit to collect background and service receipt information on at-risk clients aged 12β24 years. Data were aggregated across all visits for each client to create summary variables for the number of times each client received each type of service.
The retention measure was the number of days between a client's first and last visits during the 4-year data collection period. KaplanβMeier survival curve and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to assess the association between receipt of the support services of interest and the retention measure.
Conclusions : These findings suggest that provision of outreach, mental health, and case management services can improve retention in care of at-risk youth and young adults. This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
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