Selected Resources

CBCAP Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART)
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP)
Questions and answers regarding PART and its role in assessing and improving the performance of all programs receiving Federal assistance, including its impact on CBCAP programs.

Guidelines for CBCAP Lead Agencies on Evidence-Based and Evidence Informed Programs and Practices (PDF - 166 KB)
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) (2007)
Provides information on the background, vision, and guidelines regarding requirements for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) efficiency measures for federally funded CBCAP programs.

Program Evaluation: A Variety of Rigorous Methods Can Help Identify Effective Interventions (PDF - 662 KB)
U.S. Government Accountability Office (2009)
Examines federally supported efforts to identify effective interventions, types of interventions best suited for assessment with randomized experiments, and alternative rigorous methods used to assess effectiveness.

Related Information Gateway Topics

Systemwide: Service improvement/systems reform - Improving practices
Systemwide: Service improvement/systems reform - Quality improvement