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Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 09 Apr 2015
A Process Evaluation of the Art of Yoga Project Mentor Program for Incarcerated Teenage Girls
A Process Evaluation of the Art of Yoga Project Mentor Program for Incarcerated Teenage Girls
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Returning to the community upon release from custody is a difficult process to navigate, and there are scant resources available to juvenile female offenders, in particular. Comprehensive wraparound aftercare and mentor services are a central component of successful community reentry, and the well-established unique characteristics of juvenile girls make it necessary to create programs catered specifically to them. The present study employed a case study design to describe and evaluate the Art of Yoga Project's Mentor Program. Eight girls and their mentors were followed for a period of 12 months after the girls' release from custody. Preliminary results from qualitative content analysis suggest that the program was valuable for the girls who participated.
Keywords: aftercare; juvenile girls; yoga therapy; mentoring
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