Improving foster care and juvenile justice services: A community-based participatory mixed-methods study in Iowa and Illinois

Key Points

• Improving foster care and juvenile justice services is a critical goal, especially for vulnerable youth.
• Key evidence reveals that community-based approaches increase the effectiveness of these services in Iowa and Illinois.
• Mixed-methods evaluation highlights the importance of community involvement in shaping better service delivery.
• This approach may enable more effective interventions, pointing to the need for greater community collaboration.