A report from the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative found that although most states are doing some sort of evidence-based policymaking, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah and Washington are leading the way. The report measured state engagement with evidence-based policymaking across 4 policy domains: behavioral health, child welfare, criminal justice, and juvenile justice.
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SRA Early Interventions in Reading
Recent Survey Indicates Strong Support for Juvenile Rehabilitation over Incarceration
A national poll of 1,001 diverse American adults found strong agreement in favor of treatment and rehabilitation for juvenile offenders, and little support for incarceration.
A national poll of 1,001 diverse American adults found strong agreement in favor of treatment and rehabilitation for juvenile offenders, and little support for incarceration.
School Improvement Grants Fail
Despite billions spent on School Improvement Grants (SIG) designed to help schools with the lowest academic achievement in their states to improve their outcomes, an evaluation by Mathematica Policy Associates found that the SIG grants made essentially no difference in the achievement of the students in schools that received them. Bob Slavin, Director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University School of Education states: “There is no question that SIG funds could have made a substantial difference. Had they been invested in proven programs and practices, they would have surely improved student outcomes.”
Promoting Health Among Teens – Abstinence-Only Intervention
Promoting Health Among Teens – 12-Hour Comprehensive Intervention
Center for Study and Prevention of Violence Featured in PBS Documentary
Research on social supports and violence prevention is featured in a new Rocky Mountain PBS documentary, A Sentenced Life. Black and Latino Coloradans are disproportionately impacted by the criminal justice system, according to the documentary. Beverly Kingston, director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) at CU Boulder, contributed her research on social disorganization theory and appeared in the film.
Gilbert J. Botvin Letter on Preventing Opioid Abuse
The New York Times has published a letter to the editor by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, Life Skills Training Program Developer. Steps We Can Take to Prevent Opioid Abuse.
The New York Times has published a letter to the editor by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, Life Skills Training Program Developer.
Pay for Success Initiative Expands Nurse-Family Partnership in South Carolina
Time Magazine article:
A New Public Finance Tool to Help the Most Vulnerable
Pay for Success announcement:
Pay for Success Projects Announced in South Carolina and Connecticut
Nurse-Family Partnership press release (PDF):
Gov. Nikki Haley Launches Landmark “Pay for Success” Project to Improve Maternal and Child Health, Increase Government Accountability