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Examples of Evaluating Program Effectiveness
Examples of national and community-based evaluations of selected programs.
National examples
Outcome Evaluation: Phase II Results (PDF - 534 KB)
ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center (2003)
Results of surveys of more than 1,000 caregivers served by 43 respite care sites indicate caregivers feel the availability of crisis respite care helps keep their children safe and, in many cases, out of foster care.
Healthy Families America Research Findings
Approximately 30 evaluations of Healthy Families programs have been or are currently being conducted at the State or site level across the country. Key findings from these evaluations are included in the Healthy Families America Research Folder, developed in 2002. More detailed information about a number of State and local evaluations of Healthy Families programs also are available on the website.
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Local examples
Family Connections
University of Maryland at Baltimore
This community-based program targets at-risk families with young children. Due to its effective evaluation design, this program was the only one in the nation designated as "demonstrated effective" in the 2003 report, Emerging Practices in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Family Connections' successful program evaluation was facilitated by its unique University-based partnership. Elements of the evaluation design that contributed to its success included random assignments to two intervention groups, data collection at multiple points, a significant sample size, and the use of 26 outcome measures. Family Connections is now being replicated in eight communities with funding from the Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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