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What risk factors does our program address (individual, family, school and/or community)?
Do we give more emphasis to promoting protective factors (or resiliency) than reducing risk factors?
Have we worked with other agencies to address shared protective or risk factors?
Have we considered the impact of the broad determinants of health (e.g., income and educational levels, social supports, early childhood experiences) in our community?
Do we involve other sectors (e.g., parents/families, schools, agencies) in our program?
Are we working with all relevant agencies and stakeholders, including reaching out to new groups (for example, those who interact with high-risk youth?)
Does our organization support its staff in working with other agencies? Are we advocating for a comprehensive approach and comprehensive policies from local school boards, health boards, addiction agencies and others?
Do government regulations and their enforcement provide adequate support for our aims?
Is preventative attention being given to all ages of children and youth in the community?
Is there a good mix of programming for youth at various levels of risk in our community?
Have we clearly identified our target group?
Is the length and intensity of the program appropriate for our target group and sufficient for our intended outcomes?
When selecting at-risk youth for programming, do we have a reasonable basis for selection (e.g., poor academic performance, alcohol dependent parent)?
When selecting at-risk youth, how do we avoid labelling and stigmatization?
When targeting an Indicated population, do we have effective ways to identify and recruit participants (e.g., conduct problem at school as identified by guidance counsellor)?
When working with high-risk youth, in what way do we seek to address their multiple needs?
Have we assessed local needs, issues and concerns with respect to substance use?
Are there specific substances or substance use patterns that we need to address through our program?
How much do we know about the extent of occasional, regular and heavy use (and age, gender differences) among our participants or group we wish to engage?
Do we have more than one source of information on usage patterns?
Do we have an overall plan or strategy for achieving our program goals?
Are our program goals appropriate in light of age and use patterns of youth we wish to engage?
Are our goals and objectives linked logically and are they measurable and time-limited?
Do our program activities link logically to our objectives?
Do we devote a set percentage of our budget for evaluation?
In what way(s) do we evaluate our program?
What can we say about our program's impact? Does it achieve what is expected?
Have we monitored the process (activities, number of participants, timelines, community support, etc.) throughout?
Have we sought participant and stakeholder feedback and revised our program based on that feedback?
What can we say about our program's costs (direct and indirect) to our agency, our participants and partners?
If sponsored, how fully have we integrated our program into our sponsoring organization in terms of its policies, staffing, core budget, training, and other forms of support?
To what extent do we rely on short-term funding?
Do we have strategies planned for longer-term funding such as fund-raising, foundation grants, and registration fees from participants?
Do we have the appropriate stakeholders and partners involved and do they have a long-term commitment to the program?
How much do we contribute to sensitizing the public to substance use issues in our community?
Does our programming approach match the stage of development of participants?
Does our program reflect an understanding of the vulnerability associated with the early adolescents phase of development (e.g., impulsive, reckless behaviour)?
Does our program take general adolescent psychosocial needs into account, such as: the need to be independent, consider values distinct from parents and authorities, take risks, join a peer group, form lasting relationships with others?
If working with higher risk youth, do we support their development of a healthy self-identity with achievable tasks and realistic goals?
Does our program acknowledge both the perceived benefits of using substances and the perceived benefits of not using in a balanced, unbiased manner?
Do we provide tools for youth to weigh the costs and benefits themselves and make appropriate decisions?
Do we address perceptions that some youth hold about drugs?
Do we understand why our participants or youth of interest might use substances?
Does our program give more attention to immediate social consequences (vs. long term) health risks and consequences?
Do we give adequate effort to maintaining the trust and respect of our participants?
To what extent are young people involved in designing, implementing and evaluating the program? Is it more than "tokenism"?
Do we provide our youth with appropriate support, such as payment or some other form of compensation for their involvement, transportation, accessible hours, and back-up support?
Do we ensure that youth members are representative of the population we want to serve?
Do we plan for turnover of our youth and have successors in place?
Have we involved youth in the development of messages?
Do our messages match our overall goals for the program (e.g., harm reduction messages such as avoiding drinking and driving, chugging, unplanned sex)?
Do we avoid scare tactics and misleading information?
Do we avoid simplistic messages such as "just say no" or "play sports"?
What are the unspoken implied messages (e.g., participants are worthy of respect)?
What are the unspoken implied messages (e.g., participants are worthy of respect)?
To what extent have we connected messages to issues or attributes that are important
Does our program present practical information about alcohol and other drugs in a factual and balanced way?
Does our program teach general life skills (e.g., coping skills, conflict resolution, problem-solving, decision-making, communications skills)?
Does our program allow youth to role-play or rehearse strategies to avoid or manage higher risk situations?
Does our program address influences of drug use, including societal and media influences?
Does our program address participant self-confidence, where to find help, overcoming barriers to getting help, and providing help to others?
Does our program address other concerns of youth (e.g., failing grades, poor peer relationships), recognizing the link between those concerns and drug use?
Does our program use activity-based learning strategies rather than didactic methods?
Does our program help participants to reflect on what they are learning (journal writing, small group discussions, encouraging conversation with close friends) and to set goals for changes in their lives?
Do we use peers in program delivery in a meaningful way?
Do the participants consider our leaders credible?
Are our program leaders/teachers comfortable with a facilitative role within an interactive approach?
Do our program leaders convey empathy and encourage youth involvement?
Do we provide training and support for leaders/teachers?
Are participants given a chance to evaluate program leaders?
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| Item | Criteria | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Study Quality | ||
1. Sampling technique |
If randomized=2pts; quasi-exp=0 |
/2 |
2. Comparison group |
Equivalence at baseline (differences controlled)=1pt |
/1 |
3. Attrition rate |
Non-differential attrition (differences controlled)=1pt |
/1 |
4. Accounting for non-participants |
If accounted for and similar to participants=1pt |
/1 |
5. Data collection instruments |
Reliable and valid=1pt |
/1 |
| Outcomes | ||
6. Findings |
Positive effect on behaviour (inc. delayed onset)=2pt;Positive effect on beliefs=1pt; Positive effect on intermediary factors (e.g. school bonding, anti social behaviour, school achievement); = 1pt. Intermediary factors measured |
/4 |
7. Duration of effect measured |
Following completion of the intervention. 1 year or >=1pt; 2 year or >=2pt |
/2 |
8. Extent of compliance or fidelity to designed intervention |
If compliant=1pt |
/1 |
9. Extent of replication and out comes |
Using a program having shown + effect=1; in doing so, if showing behavioural results=1pt |
/2 |
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Total /15 |
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Note:
School
All Stars - Adolescent Alcohol Prevention Trial - 54
Alcohol Misuse Prevention Study - 8
Illawara Program - 61
Life Skills Training Program - 65
Project ALERT - 70
STARS - 75
Family
Strengthening Families Program - 79
Community
Project SixTeen - 82
Saving Lives Program - 85
Comprehensive
Midwestern Prevention Project (MPP) - 88
Project Northland - 92
Selective
School
Lifestyles '94 - 96
Opening Doors - 98
Personal Growth Class - 101
Project Toward No Drug Abuse - 104
Seattle Social Development Project Intervention - 108
Skills Training for College Students - 112
Social Competence Promotion Program for Young Adolescents - 115
Family
Adolescent Transitions Program - 119
Creating Lasting Family Connections - 122
Families and Schools Together - 130
Community
Motivational Interviewing - 135
Community Partnership Program - 138
The Heroic Journey - 140
Indicated
Family
Focus on Families - 143
Community
AIDS Education for Male Adolescents in Jail - 150
AIDS Evaluation of Street Outreach Project - 152
Clean Needles Now - 155
Intervention for Pregnant Injection Drug Users - 157
Logan Square Prevention Project - 159
Prevent Initiation of Drug Users into Injecting - 163
UFO (U-Find-Out) Study - 165
Substituting Naltrexone for Heroin - 169
School
Making Decisions: Grade 6 and Grade 7 - 175
Peer Support Program - 177
Student Alcohol and Drug Use Policy and School Curriculum Resources - 180
Teens Against Drinking and Driving (TADD) - 184
Tuning In To Health - 186
Your Life: Your Choice! - 188
Family
Developing Capable People (DCP) - 191
Community
C3 (Community Cooperation for Change): A Workable Solution - 193
Communities in Action for Children and Youth - 195
Drug Education and Awareness for Life (DEAL) - 198
Media Arts Program - 201
Opti-Jeunesse : Une force contre la toxicomanie - 204
Town Youth Participation Strategies (TYPS) - 206
Youth Web site Project - 208
Comprehensive
Alcohol, Cannabis and Tobacco Health Promotion for Youth (ACTION) - 210
Dallas Society Prevention Services - 213
Selective
School
Aboriginal Shield - 218
Opening Doors - 220
Student Assistance for Everyone (S.A.F.E.) - 222
Family
Families and Schools Together (F&ST) - 224
Nobody's Perfect - 226
Ready or Not - 228
Community
Alternatives for Youth - 230
Harm Reduction for Rural Youth - 232
Healthy Choices for our Children - 234
Let 'Em Go: The Street Involved Youth Harm Reduction Experience - 237
Project Y.O.U - 239
Saskatoon Downtown Youth Centre/EGADZ - 243
Teen Touch Inc. Helpline - 246
Indicated
Family
Youth Substance Abuse and Parent Programs - 248
Community
Downtown Eastside Youth Activities Society - 252
Exit Community Outreach - 255
First Contact, A Brief Treatment for Young Drug Users - 257
HIV Education Program - 260
Intervention par les pairs auprès des jeunes de la rue du centre-ville de Montréal - 263
McDougall House - 265
Keep Six Needle Exchange Program - 267
Point de repère - 270
Streetworks - 272