School Performance Outcomes
“We were afraid. Things were going really bad. We thought she would not complete high school, and now she is applying for college.”
— Mother of MDFT teen at University of Miami Clinic
MDFT clients show significantly greater decreases in disruptive school behaviors and absences, as well as higher grades than youth in comparison treatments.
The National Dropout Prevention Center, which promotes programs that contribute to student success and dropout prevention, lists MDFT as a model program
MDFT in Randomized Clinical Trials
MDFT in the Community
What People Are Saying
“MDFT decreased externalizing behavior outside family and school settings and within those settings, and improved functioning within the family and at school, going from baseline (intake) to exit. These are remarkable findings. MDFT improves family and school functioning in adolescents placed out of the home or at the verge of being placed out of the home.”
— Hoogeven et al., 2017
Want to learn more?
Sources
Liddle, H. A., Rowe, C. L., Dakof, G. A., Henderson, C. & Greenbaum, P. (2009). Multidimensional Family Therapy for early adolescent substance abusers: Twelve month outcomes of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(1), 12-25. doi: 10.1037/a0014160
Liddle, H. A., Dakof, G. A., Parker, K., Diamond, G. S., Barrett, K., & Tejeda, M. (2001). Multidimensional Family Therapy for adolescent substance abuse: Results of a randomized clinical trial. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 27(4), 651-688.
Riverside County Department of Mental Health, Research & Evaluation (2015). Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy: Full service partnership outcomes report. Riverside, CA: Riverside County Department of Mental Health.