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Measuring Risk and Protection in Communities Using the Communities that Care Youth Survey
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Arthur, Michael W.; Briney, John S.; Hawkins, J. David; Abbott, Robert D.; Brooke-Weiss, Blair L.; Catalano, Richard F. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2007
The Communities That Care Youth Survey measures risk and protective factors shown in prior studies to predict adolescent problem behaviors such as drug use, delinquency, and violence. This paper describes the development and validation of cut points for the risk and protective factor scales in the Communities That Care Youth Survey that…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Test Validity, Adolescents, Evaluation Methods
A Longitudinal Evaluation of a System of Care for Children and Adolescents with a Severe Emotional Disturbance.
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Pandiani, John A.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
A longitudinal program evaluation approach used in the Vermont system of care for children and adolescents is described. The method focuses on movement between residential placements and compares system functioning to service system values using a person-level longitudinal database. This methodology can be useful in a number of fields. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Databases, Emotional Disturbances
Evaluating a National Program of School-Based HIV Prevention.
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Collins, Janet; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
An overview of the evaluation strategies being used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor and improve a broad national program of HIV prevention among youth in school is presented, emphasizing surveillance of risk behaviors, health outcomes, and school-related policies and programs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Evaluation Methods, Health Education
Methodological Issues in Evaluating Mental Health Services: Special Issue.
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Bickman, Leonard, Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
This special issue focuses on several methodological issues in the evaluation of the largest mental health and substance abuse project for children and adolescents conducted at a single site, the U.S. Army's Fort Bragg Child and Adolescent Mental Health Demonstration program. The introduction and seven articles describe this program and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Evaluation Methods, Medical Care Evaluation
Consumer Satisfaction of Parents and Their Children with Child/Adolescent Mental Health Services.
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Godley, Susan Harrington; Funk, Rodney R.; Fiedler, Elisa Mustari – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1998
The satisfaction of 469 parents or guardians and 387 of their children who received mental health services at 22 community agencies in Illinois was assessed with standardized measures and procedures. Youths' satisfaction was less than that of their parents. Results are used to formulate a prediction model. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods
Conflict versus Consensus Models in Policy Evaluation and Implementation.
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Palumbo, Dennis J.; Hallett, Michael A. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
Traditional evaluation approaches assume that consensus can be reached among policymakers, managers, and staff about goals that should guide a program. Evaluations of juvenile detention facilities and a home arrest program illustrate that consensus is not always possible. A constructionist evaluation approach is recommended for such situations.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conflict, Decision Making, Delinquency