Informing the next generation of prevention programs: CSAP's cross-site evaluation of the 1994–95 high-risk youth grantees
✍ Scribed by Soledad Sambrano; J. Fred Springer; Jack Hermann
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 179 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-4392
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✦ Synopsis
With more than 400 projects funded since its initiation, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) High-Risk Youth Demonstration Program (HRY) is a prime example of federally sponsored demonstrations for generating and disseminating policy and program lessons in the area of substance abuse prevention. The HRY demonstration has provided strong support for both local and cross-site evaluation, and incorporated evaluation results into demonstration policy to (a) encourage stronger local evaluation, (b) encourage more coherent program planning and management, (c) encourage use of the risk and resiliency approach(es) to designing programs, and (d) encourage more comprehensive program