This case study discusses Mathematica’s experience providing large-scale evaluation technical assistance (ETA) to 65 grantees across two cohorts of Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program grants.
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Sustaining Programs: Lessons Learned from Former Federal GranteesSep 01, 2020
To understand the factors that might contribute to sustainability specifically for OPA-funded programs, OPA launched a study of a small sample of former Pregnancy Assistance Fund grantees. This article discusses the findings from the this study and offers a discussion about lessons learned.
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Evaluating a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for At-Risk Youth in Alternative SchoolsJul 31, 2020
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Delivering Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Services to High-Risk Youth: The Impacts of Teen Choice in New YorkApr 30, 2019
This report presents evidence on the impacts of the Teen Choice curriculum for youth in alternative schools in and around New York City.
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Delivering Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Services to High-Risk Youth in Alternative School SettingsMar 31, 2018
This brief summarizes key findings from a study of the implementation of the Teen Choice curriculum, a 12-session program that uses interactive exercises and guided discussions to deliver information to groups of 8 to 12 students on abstinence, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, and healthy...
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Sustaining Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs: Lessons Learned from Former OAH GranteesFeb 27, 2018
This brief discusses key lessons learned about sustainability from programs operated by the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program whose grant period ended.
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Delivering Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Services to High-Risk Youth: Implementing Teen Choice in New YorkAug 17, 2017
To date, there has been little research on adolescent pregnancy prevention programming designed to meet the needs of youth in alternative school settings. This report summarizes the curriculum developer’s experience implementing Teen Choice in these settings.
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Evaluations at a GlanceMay 30, 2017
This update provides an overview of the characteristics of the evaluations and their current status.
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OAH Sustainability Tip SheetMay 01, 2017
The Office of Adolescent Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funded a three-year study designed to better understand whether and how programs once supported by federal funding were sustained after their grant funding period ends.
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Sustaining Programs for Expectant and Parenting Teens: Lessons Learned from Former Pregnancy Assistance Fund Grantees (Brief)May 01, 2017
The Office of Adolescent Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funded a three-year study designed to better understand whether and how programs once supported by federal funding were sustained after their grant funding period ends.
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Challenges and Lessons Learned from Providing Large-Scale Evaluation Technical Assistance to Build the Adolescent Pregnancy Evidence Base (Journal Article)Sep 30, 2016
The lessons learned from these challenges laid the groundwork for a second a round of evaluation TA with a second cohort of TPP grantees that began in summer 2015.
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A Framework for Evaluation Technical Assistance (Journal Article)Sep 30, 2016
The primary goal of the evaluation technical assistance (TA) was to help the grantees and their evaluators produce rigorous evidence of program effectiveness that would meet the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) evidence review standards.
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Establishing an Evaluation Technical Assistance Contract to Support Studies in Meeting the US Department of Health and Human Services Evidence Standards (Journal Article)Sep 30, 2016
This article highlights the results of the Office of Adolescent Health’s (OAH) substantial investment in rigorous evaluations of teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) programs.
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Understanding the HHS Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence ReviewJun 30, 2015
This brief for researchers planning or implementing an evaluation of a teen pregnancy prevention program provides an overview of the HHS Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review.
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Designing an Impact Study of Four Selected Programs to Reduce Teen PregnancyMay 21, 2015
As part of the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) multicomponent evaluation, Mathematica Policy Research is conducting a random assignment impact study of four PREP-funded programs. Key outcomes of interest include sexual initiation and rates of unprotected sex and pregnancy.
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Design for an Impact Study of Four PREP ProgramsJan 30, 2015
This report describes plans for an impact study of four programs funded through the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP).
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Planning Evaluations Designed to Meet Scientific Standards: Communicating Key Components of the Plan for a Rigorous and Useful Evaluation of a Teenage Pregnancy Prevention ProgramJul 01, 2011
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under a contract with Mathematica Policy Research, initiated the Pregnancy Prevention Research Evidence Review (PPRER) to identify rigorously evaluated and effective teenage pregnancy prevention program models.
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Exploratory Study of Decision-Making in Low-Income CouplesDec 01, 2010
This report focuses on the role of partners and spouses in the decision-making processes of social service clients.
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Cross-Site Evaluation of the Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visiting Grantee Cluster: Evaluation Design Volume 1Oct 30, 2009
This report summarizes the final design for the cross-site evaluation, including detailed information about data collection and analysis plans.
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Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visiting to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Overview of the Cross-Site EvaluationOct 30, 2009
This report provides a brief summary of the cross-site evaluation design.
