The Substance Use and Health Risk Intervention (SUHRI) for Justice-involved Youth

A 1-arm design was used to examine preliminary efficacy of the adapted intervention. Youth aged 14 to 18 who are disposed to community supervision (deferred adjudication or probation) and meet eligibility requirements (1+ indicator of substance use, under community supervisions, English-speaking, no indication of suicide risk or thought disorder) were sampled from a large urban Texas juvenile probation department. Protocol administration was proctored by a TCU research assistant at a private space within a juvenile justice office or mutually agreed upon location of participant's choosing. Youth were asked to complete all assessments and participate in the 4 individualized technology-based intervention sessions where youth received information and engaged in decision making scenario-based games about substance use, sex risk practices, and related health-risk.