A middle school transition program included 6 child sessions on organization and study skills, visits to the middle school, and parent sessions focused on developing positive connections with counselors and teachers. Four family group meetings addressed substance use and sexual activity, parental monitoring and communication, and youth resistance, refusal, and decision-making skills. Following grade 7, all intervention was individualized, in order to avoid iatrogenic processes that might occur in group intervention. Case managers completed criterion-referenced ratings at three times each year and based on these ratings, offered family visits, youth mentoring meetings, and/or academic support.
