1998
The U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and the University of Colorado Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence named MTFC as a National "Blueprint" Program. MTFC was one of 10 programs selected for replication on the basis of demonstrated effectiveness.
1999
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services selected MTFC as a model program for children's mental health care (see Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General).
2000
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and the University of Utah Department of Health Promotion and Education selected MTFC, based on scientific evidence of the program's effectiveness, as one of seven Exemplary I Programs (the highest rating category) in the Strengthening America's Families series.
2001
The American Youth Policy Forum featured MTFC as an effective family-oriented approach to treating juvenile offenders (see Less Hype, More Help: Reducing Juvenile Crime, What Works-and What Doesn't).
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services selected MTFC as a model program for violence prevention (see Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General).
The U.S. Department of Education selected MTFC as one of nine Exemplary Programs for Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-free Schools.
2002
The American Youth Policy forum featured MTFC as a guiding light for reform in juvenile justice (see Less Cost, More Safety).
2003
Dr. Chamberlain was nominated as an American Society of Criminology Fellow in the Academy of Experimental Criminology.
