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Cost-Effectiveness of Teaching Family Programs for Delinquents

Results of a National Evaluation

Evaluation Research Group

Richard R. Jones

Evaluation Research Group

James R. Howard

Evaluation Research Group

During the past decade the Teaching Family Model (TFM) of delinquency treatment has evolved into a national network of community-based, behaviorally oriented group homes. A longitudinal summative evaluation of 26 TFM homes and 25 comparison programs from the same or neighboring communities was mounted in 1975 and the results of a 5- year cost-effectiveness study are presented. Using a variation of output value analysis, TFM homes were found to be 7% less expensive to operate on a per diem basis and cost approximately 20% less per client. Cost-effectiveness was better for TFM programs on measures of school performance, but no different on deviant behavior or social/personality outcomes either at discharge or up to 3 years later.

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