How many programs will be selected for evaluation, and how? What will be the process?
• The evaluation will be conducted in up to eight sites, and each site will test one program. Thus a total of up to eight programs will be tested. The evaluation team and ACF will select the programs to be tested, with several goals in mind: (1) testing a range of program approaches to maximize chances of finding a variety of effective ones, (2) testing programs that already appear promising based on past research and operational experience, and (3) filling gaps in present evidence about the effectiveness of teen pregnancy prevention approaches. To identify candidate programs, the evaluation team will first review existing research, conduct interviews with a wide range of stakeholders, and visit programs currently in operation. These stakeholders will include public health organizations, professional associations, educational organizations, youth advocacy organizations, researchers, and government agencies. The next step will be finding local sites where such programs can be tested. Th
• The evaluation will be conducted in up to eight sites, and each site will test one program. Thus a total of up to eight programs will be tested. The evaluation team and DHHS will select the programs to be tested, with several goals in mind: (1) testing a range of program approaches to maximize chances of finding a variety of effective ones, (2) testing programs that already appear promising based on past research and operational experience, and (3) filling gaps in present evidence about the effectiveness of teen pregnancy prevention approaches. To identify candidate programs, the evaluation team first reviewed existing research, conducted interviews with a wide range of stakeholders, and visited programs currently in operation. These stakeholders included public health organizations, professional associations, educational organizations, youth advocacy organizations, researchers, and government agencies. The next step is finding local sites where such programs can be tested. The evalu
