Smoking Profile of Woodside Juvenile Detention Center and Interventional Goal-Setting Workshop

Abstract: We studied smoking status among teenage residents at the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center (Woodside) in Vermont. Using a modified CDC survey and focus groups, we found that short-term detention residents (S group) were significantly more likely to be “smokers” than the long-term treatment residents (L group). All residents reported that stress had an important impact on their lives. Based on our findings, we implemented a goal setting workshop for both L and S groups.https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/1002/thumbnail.jp