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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 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches Largest National Public Health Initiative Ever Funded to Stop the Spread of Teen Dating Violence

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 Influence of Program Mediators on Eleventh Grade Outcomes for Seventh Grade Substance Users and Nonusers

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 

Evaluating the Will Power/Won't Power(R) Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program for Girls Ages 12 to 14

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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