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Standards for Prevention Programs

These resources provide guidance on the critical elements and standards for practice and administration of prevention programs.

Applying the Principles of Prevention: What do Prevention Practitioners Need to Know About What Works? (PDF - 196 KB)
Nation, Keener, Wandersman, & DuBois (2005)
Outlines key components of prevention programs found to be successful and reviews action steps to assess the inclusion of the component.

Healthy Families America Self-Assessment Tool 2007 (PDF - 411 KB)
Prevent Child Abuse America (2007)
Evaluates programs based on best practice standards that define the Healthy Families model on twelve critical elements and governance and administration. Identifies policies, procedures, and practices necessary for the program to implement.

Standards of Evidence: Criteria for Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Dissemination
Flay, Biglan, Boruch, Castro, Gottfredson, & Kellam
Prevention Science, 6(3), 2005
Outlines standards to assist practitioners, policymakers, and administrators to determine if prevention programs and policies are in one of three levels of effectiveness: efficacious, effective, or ready for dissemination.

Standards for Prevention Programs: Building Success Through Family Support (PDF - 638 KB)
Family Support America (2003)
Developed by the New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, this report outlines conceptual, practice, and administrative standards for prevention programs.

Updated on February 22, 2008