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Tucker, Laura Packard; Dworsky, Amy; Van Drunen, Molly – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2020
The Youth Transitions Partnership (YTP) in Alameda County, California blends service coordination, intensive case management, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help transition-age youth in foster care engage with available support systems and subsequently improve their outcomes. As part of a formative evaluation of YTP, Chapin Hall…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Foster Care, Transitional Programs, Program Effectiveness
Walker, Lisa J.; Rollins, S. Kwesi; Blank, Martin J.; Jacobson, Reuben – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2013
In June 2013, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago and the Institute for Educational Leadership convened a group of stakeholders, researchers, and practitioners in Washington, DC. The group discussed the role of partnerships in advancing educational opportunities for low-income children and youth in the United States. They examined topics…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, School Community Programs, Partnerships in Education, Educational Opportunities
Baker, Stephen; Spielberger, Julie; Lockaby, Tracey; Guterman, Kai – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2010
Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc. is an organization dedicated to improving the availability and quality of afterschool programs in the county. During the 2007-2008 program year, Prime Time implemented a county-wide Quality Improvement System (QIS) that included program standards, an assessment process, and on-site technical assistance delivered…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Counties, Total Quality Management, Individual Activities
Daro, Deborah; Huang, Lee Ann; English, Brianna – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2009
The Durham Family Initiative (DFI) is one of two community-based child abuse prevention efforts that comprise The Duke Endowment's Child Abuse Prevention Initiative. Beginning in 2002, the Endowment provided support to the Durham Family Initiative (DFI) in North Carolina and Strong Communities in South Carolina to develop a comprehensive approach…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Risk, Public Policy
Daro, Deborah; Huang, Lee Ann; English, Brianna – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2009
The Duke Endowment launched its Child Abuse Prevention Initiative in 2002 by funding two program sites, the Durham Family Initiative in Durham, North Carolina, and Strong Communities in Greenville, South Carolina. Both sites aimed to reduce rates of child abuse, improve parenting practices and behaviors, strengthen community service systems, and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Organizational Change, Comparative Analysis