The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions and assistance of the SafeFutures directors and staff associated with SafeFutures initiatives at the six demonstration sites, without whose assistance this Summary would not have been possible. The sites are Boston, MA; Contra Costa County, CA; Fort Belknap Indian Community, MT; Imperial County, CA; Seattle, WA; and St. Louis, MO. We are also indebted to the many other individuals at each site who graciously participated in our interviews and provided information about their communities and their SafeFutures efforts.

We also wish to thank our Urban Institute colleagues E. Blaine Liner, Center Director of the State Policy Center, and Adele Harrell, Director of the Law and Behavior Program, for their advice and support.

Comprehensive Responses to Youth At Risk: Interim Findings From the SafeFutures Initiative

OJJDP Summary • November 2000