Evaluation of the teen outreach program in Hennepin County, MN: final impact report for Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department
- Author(s):
- Francis, Kimberly, author Woodford, Michelle, author Kelsey, Meredith, author
- Contributor(s):
- Hennepin County (Minn.). Human Services and Public Health Department, sponsoring body.
- Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Abt Associates, June 26, 2015
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Pregnancy in Adolescence -- prevention & control Socioeconomic Factors Program Evaluation Minnesota
- Abstract:
- This report describes the methods and results of the evaluation of the TOP® program as implemented in Hennepin County. The evaluation included two studies: (1) the impact of offering TOP® to middle- and high school-aged youth (the impact study) and (2) the context, implementation fidelity, and challenges faced in implementing the program (the implementation study). Prior to this evaluation, the primary evidence of TOP®'s effectiveness was based on one randomized controlled trial conducted between 1991 and 1995 with 695 teens in 25 high schools across the United States (Allen, Philliber, Herrling & Kuperminc, 1997). The program took place in a mix of in-school and after-school settings, and the youth sample was predominantly female (85%) and African American (67%), with an average age of 15.8 years. The subgroup of adolescent girls participating in the program was significantly less likely than the control group to report a pregnancy during the academic year of the nine-month program; no effects were found for boys (contributing to a pregnancy). The study was not designed to analyze whether this effect was sustained beyond the immediate post-test nor did it include sexual risk-taking behavior outcomes. The study met the HHS Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review criteria for a high study rating, indicating that it was a well-implemented randomized controlled trial based on the evidence review standards in place in 2010 (Mathematica Policy Research & Child Trends, 2010; Goesling, Colman, Trenholm, Terzian & Moore, 2014).
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (vi, 52 pages))
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101697784 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101697784