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Finding the Impact in a Messy Intervention This article looks specifically at the design of the Urban Health Initiative evaluation. It highlights the program's integrated evaluation design, bringing together a theory of change and a quasi-experimental approach, including comparison city usage. Published In: American Journal of Evaluation | Journal articles | 11/17/2009 |
Start Strong is creating a unique learning community of health centers, community and domestic violence organizations, youth programs, middle schools and high schools to prevent teen dating violence and abuse. | News releases | 07/30/2009 |
The Take Charge of Your Life (TCYL) campaign was a universal school-based substance abuse intervention. A study of the program found that TCYL participants increased use of certain substances. This article assesses TCYL's effect on mediating factors to substance... Published In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Online) | Journal articles | 03/19/2009 |
Effects of Social Development Intervention in Childhood 15 Years Later Providing teacher, parent and student training to help kids participate in the social and academic life of elementary school does seem to lead to more successful functioning years later in early adulthood. Published In: Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine | Journal articles | 01/28/2009 |
Streetworkers Mediate Gang Violence and Connect Teens to Health Services in Lowell, Mass. From 2003 to 2007, the United Teen Equality Center hired two outreach workers who worked with members of seven of the most active Southeast Asian youth gangs in Lowell, Mass., to reduce violence and improve teens' access to health care. | Grant Results Reports | 11/20/2008 |
From 1999 to 2007, Girls Incorporated and Mathematica Policy Research (under a subcontract) designed and conducted an evaluation of Will Power/Won't Power, a pregnancy prevention program for girls ages 12 to 14. | Grant Results Reports | 11/17/2008 |
National Scan Gives Tips on How to Run Effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs for Latinas Hispanas Organized for Political Equality conducted a survey of 43 Latino teen pregnancy prevention programs across the country to understand better the most effective ways to reach Latinas, and the main challenges that these programs face. | Grant Results Reports | 10/06/2008 |
Drugs, Sex, HIV: Programs Teach At-Risk Urban Girls How to Play it Safe The Freedom Foundation of New Jersey Inc., West Orange, N.J., carried out three programs encouraging girls in inner-city Newark, N.J., to abstain from illegal drugs and sexual relations. | Grant Results Reports | 09/19/2008 |
Clean&Cool in Orange, N.J., Helps Teenagers with Life Skills, Substance Abuse Family Connections launched a research-based outpatient treatment and training program for teenagers involved with alcohol, drugs and other high-risk behaviors. | Grant Results Reports | 08/22/2008 |
CeaseFire: A Successful Model for Reducing Violence Among Young People Violence is the No. 1 cause of death among young people in many cities, and minority groups are disproportionately affected. But violence doesn't have to be part of the status quo in inner-city neighborhoods. That's where CeaseFire comes in. | Stories and articles | 05/02/2008 |
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