Tracking procedures for locating high-risk youth

Eval Health Prof. 2002 Sep;25(3):345-62. doi: 10.1177/0163278702025003006.

Abstract

Few published works are available that provide a comprehensive description of tracking procedures. This article describes the data collection tracking protocol that was used in Project Towards No Drug Abuse (Project TND), to follow high-risk youth over a 5 1/2 year period. Youth were followed from 1994 through 2000. A total of 35% of these youth were assessed 5 1/2 years later. Collapsing across the last two waves, 46% of these youth were followed an average of 5 years later. These procedures may be helpful in tracking highly mobile youth.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • California / epidemiology
  • Data Collection / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Student Dropouts / statistics & numerical data*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / prevention & control
  • Time Factors