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Prevention Programs With Staying Power: What Makes Good Prevention Programs Take Hold and Last?

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Education

This newsletter article on sustaining effective programs presents the insight of two implementation professionals--Eric Schaps, developer of the Child Development Project, and Maurice Elias, Vice-C

Gang Resistance and Education Training (G.R.E.A.T.)

Publisher: 
Bureau of Justice Assistance

G.R.E.A.T. is a school-based program that uses law enforcement officers to teach elementary and middle school students about gang violence.

Making the Difference: Research and Practice in Community Schools

Publisher: 
Institute for Educational Leadership

This report uses research and evaluation data to demonstrate the effectiveness of community schools to improve student learning and create stronger families and healthier communities.

Generating Family-School Partnerships through Social Marketing

Publisher: 
Harvard University

This paper summarizes a meeting convened by the Harvard Family Research Project which described social marketing principles and shows how they apply to family-school partnerships.

Prevention Strategies: Education

Publisher: 
Education Development Center

The Northeast CAPT has identified seven key prevention strategies shown by research to be effective to prevent young people from using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

Implementing Research-Based Prevention Programs in Schools

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Education

This resource offers an on-line workshop designed to help project coordinators understand how to make the implementation of evidence-based programs easy and effective.

Examples of Exemplary/Promising Programs

Publisher: 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

This is a list of examples of school violence prevention programs which meet some criteria for a designation of "evidence-based" by the organizations listed.

National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices

Publisher: 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

This Web site presents a review of the 9 exemplary and 31 model programs identified by the U.S.Department of Education's Expert Panel on Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools.

School Survey on Crime and Safety

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Education

This Web site presents a preliminary analysis of the 2000 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS).

Planning, Selecting, Implementing, and Evaluating Evidence-based Interventions and Programs

Publisher: 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

This report describes the process of selecting and implementing interventions in schools.