Multisystemic Therapy and Neighborhood Partnerships: Reducing Adolescent Violence and Substance Abuse

Cynthia Cupit Swenson is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Associate Director of the Family Services Research Center. She conducted National Institute of Mental Health-funded research that led to an adaptation of Multisystemic Therapy for child maltreatment, now being implemented in the U.S. and internationally. Scott W. Henggeler is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at MUSC and Director of the Family Services Research Center. His career has focused on the development, validation, and dissemination of effective mental health and substance abuse services for youth presenting serious clinical problems and their families. He has received numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health and other funding sources, and has published more than 250 journal articles, book chapters, and books. Ida S. Taylor is Director of Gethsemani Community Center in North Charleston, South Carolina. A leader in the Union Heights community for over 20 years, Mrs. Taylor is involved in multiple community and village service projects in North Charleston and Ghana. In 2006, she was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters degree by the Medical University of South Carolina. Oliver W. Addison has been a leader in Union Heights for over 40 years and served on the neighborhood council for over 20 years. An advocate for children, he served on the Charleston County School Board for 8 years and served two different terms as the Board's chair. In 2006, he was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters degree by the Medical University of South Carolina.