The Juvenile Justice Information Exchange has published an article:
Blueprints Conference Offers Lessons in Evidence-Based Programming
The Juvenile Justice Information Exchange has published an article:
Blueprints Conference Offers Lessons in Evidence-Based Programming
The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) at the University of Colorado Boulder today released an independent fact-finding report examining the events and circumstances leading to the 2013 fatal shooting of senior Claire Davis at Arapahoe High School and offering recommendations for improvements in school safety.
The report sought to understand the school’s threat and risk assessment procedures and responses and identify the lessons learned to improve youth violence prevention in schools across Colorado and the United States.
The report cites several missed opportunities to share information about and intervene with fellow student shooter Karl Pierson. Specifically, school administrators and staff failed to: document behavior and safety concerns through the school’s student information system, Infinite Campus; train students and staff in the anonymous reporting system Safe2Tell; and implement an Interagency Information Sharing Agreement to exchange vital information about students of concern with law enforcement and other community agencies.
The report also cites Littleton Public Schools’ failure to adequately implement the district’s threat assessment policies and to validate its threat assessment tool and process.
Finally, the report lists 27 decisions that may have contributed to a breakdown in communication about, and responses to, the threat posed by Pierson. These decisions included not building a safety and support action plan for him after incidents of elementary school violence; not following up on the shooter’s claims of being bullied or of others’ reports of him being a bully; not suspending him for threatening to kill his debate coach; not supporting him when his grades dropped; and not informing the threat assessment team about his viewing of guns and mass shootings online.
The report includes 32 recommendations for improving school safety, including:
Visit the CSPV website for the report.
Fitpregnancy has published an article about a new study: Parenting Class Helps Babies Even Before Birth.
Fitpregnancy has published an article about a new study:
A new report, Unleashing the Power of Prevention, published by the National Academy of Medicine, recommends the widespread use of LifeSkills Training and other evidence-based programs.
A new report, Unleashing the Power of Prevention, published by the National Academy of Medicine, recommends the widespread use of LifeSkills Training and other evidence-based programs.
Prevention Action has published an article: How Life Skills Training builds on a lifetime of research.
Prevention Action has published an article:
There is a growing demand for evidence-based programs to promote healthy youth development, but this growth has been accompanied by confusion related to varying definitions of evidence-based and mixed messages regarding which programs can claim this designation.
Article: Mihalic, S. F., & Elliott, D. S. (2015). Evidence-based programs registry: Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development. Evaluation and Program Planning, 48, 124-131.
Abstract:
There is a growing demand for evidence-based programs to promote healthy youth development, but this growth has been accompanied by confusion related to varying definitions of evidence-based and mixed messages regarding which programs can claim this designation. The registries that identify evidence-based programs, while intended to help users sift through the findings and claims regarding programs, has oftentimes led to more confusion with their differing standards and program ratings. The advantages of using evidence-based programs and the importance of adopting a high standard of evidence, especially when taking programs to scale, are described. One evidence-based registry is highlighted: Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development hosted at the University of Colorado Boulder. Unlike any previous initiative of its kind, Blueprints established unmatched standards for identifying evidence-based programs and has acted in a way similar to the FDA – evaluating evidence, data and research to determine which programs meet their high standard of proven efficacy.
Article: Tolan, P. H. (2013). Making and using lists of empirically tested programs: Value for violence interventions for progress and impact. Originally published in Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, The evidence for violence prevention around the world and across the lifespan: A workshop summary. Washington: DC: The National Academies Press.