Fiscal Years (FY) 2015-2019 TPP Grantee Evaluations

Community programs start with a set of defined resources (e.g., staff, knowledge, tools, etc.). That set of resources is the programs’ capacity to carry out TPP work. To grow and maintain their programs, program capacity also needs to grow. Each Tier 1A grantee provides support to a set of community organizations that are implementing evidence-based TPP programs.

Tier 1B: "Replicating Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs to Scale in Communities with the Greatest Need"

Tier 1B grantees are using evidence-based TPP program models, community mobilization, partnerships, and increased reach to have a community-wide impact on rates of teen pregnancy and existing disparities. The evaluation of their processes will help determine which strategies are effective in scaling up teen pregnancy prevention programs.

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• Taking Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs to Scale in High-Need Communities: Early Implementation of a Multi-Component Approach | Report
• Taking Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs to Scale in High-Need Communities: Early Implementation of a Multi-Component Approach | Brief
  • Evidence-Based Programs | Brief
  • Community Mobilization | Brief
  • Linkages and Referrals | Brief
  • Safe and Supportive Environments | Brief
• Teen Pregnancy Prevention Case Study:
  • Mobilization for Positive Futures Child & Family Resources - Tucson, AZ | Case Study
  • U Choose - Baltimore City Health Department | Case Study
  • Project Ntarupt, North Texas Alliance to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy in Teens – Dallas, TX | Case Study
  • Tulsa Area Teen Pregnancy Prevention Collaborative - Tulsa, OK | Case Study
  • THINK TPP – Mission, WV | Case Study
• Replicating Evidence-Based TPP Programs to Scale in the Communities with Greatest Need
  • Mobilization for Positive Futures: Case Study No. 1 | Case Study
  • U Choose: Case Study No. 2 | Case Study
  • Project Ntarupt: Case Study No. 3 | Case Study
  • Tulsa Area Teen Pregnancy Prevention Collaborative: Case Study No. 4 | Case Study
  • Think TPP: Case Study No. 5 | Case Study
• Facilitators of Success: Implementing Multi-Component Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs to Scale | Brief

Tier 2A: "Supporting and Enabling Early Innovation to Advance Adolescent Health and Prevent Teen Pregnancy"

While evidence-based models exist, there is still much to learn about teen pregnancy prevention. Changes in technology, the places teens go to get support, and our understanding of how teens learn and make decisions, all offer opportunities for innovation. The two Tier 2A grantees have the responsibility to identify, fund, and support small groups of innovators (about five to 15 innovators per year) to test new approaches to teen pregnancy prevention. Their evaluation work will help identify approaches with promise as well as ways to measure the effects of these innovations.

Tier 2B: "Rigorous Evaluation of New or Innovative Approaches to Prevent Teen Pregnancy"

Some programs already have early or promising evidence that shows they can prevent teen pregnancy and related risk behaviors. Tier 2B grantees are setting up evaluations to rigorously test these programs. The evaluations will compare groups who receive the interventions against groups who do not (i.e., the test versus the control). This type of testing helps identify the effects of the program specifically. See descriptions of the new evaluations.

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• Achieving Condom Empowerment-Plus (ACE-Plus), Cicatelli Associates, Inc.; New York, New York | Abstract
• Big Decisions, Healthy Futures of Texas; San Antonio, Texas | Abstract
• Chicago Healthy Adolescents and Teens (CHAT) Program, Chicago Department of Public Health; Chicago, Illinois | Abstract
• Girl2girl, Center for Innovative Public Health Research; San Clemente, California | Abstract
• Guy Talk, Child & Family Resources, Inc.; Tucson, Arizona | Abstract
• Healthy U, WestEd; San Francisco, California | Abstract
• High School FLASH, 3rd edition (High School FLASH), Public Health – Seattle & King County; Seattle, Washington | Abstract
• IN•clued - Inclusive Healthcare: Youth & Providers Empowered (IN•clued), Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and Hawaiian Islands (urban); Seattle, Washington | Abstract
• Linking Families and Teens (LiFT), Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and Hawaiian Islands (rural); Seattle, Washington | Abstract
• Peer Group Connection, Center for Supportive Schools; Princeton, New Jersey | Abstract
• “Plan A,” Policy and Research, LLC; New Orleans, Louisiana | Abstract
• Practice Self-Regulation (PS-R), Policy and Research, LLC; New Orleans, Louisiana | Abstract
• Promoting Awareness through Live Movement and Sound-Teen Pregnancy Prevention (PALMS-TPP), Public Health Management Corporation; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Abstract
• Pulse, Healthy Teen Network; Baltimore, Maryland | Abstract
• Re:MIX, EngenderHealth, Inc.; Austin, Texas | Abstract
• Respecting the Circle of Life: Mind, Body and Spirit (RCL), Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore, Maryland | Abstract
• SpeakOut, The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, California | Abstract
• Taking Responsible Actions in Life (TRAIL), Public Health Authority of Cabarrus County; Kannapolis, North Carolina | Abstract
• TEMPO: Teens Exploring and Managing Prevention Options, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center; Albuquerque, New Mexico | Abstract
• Wise Guys Male Responsibility Curriculum (Wise Guys), Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, Inc.; Greensboro, North Carolina | Abstract
• Your Move, Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Abstract

Tier 2C: "Effectiveness of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs Designed Specifically for Young Males"

While teen pregnancy prevention benefits all youth, many programs are targeted toward or mostly serve young women. OAH is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to evaluate innovative approaches that specifically reduce the risk that young men between the ages of 15 and 24 become young fathers. These rigorous evaluations will also include qualitative data (e.g., interviews and focus groups) that will help add insight into what young men need in TPP efforts. See descriptions of the new evaluations.

• Computer-Assisted Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Teen Pregnancy Prevention (CAMI-TPP), Columbia University; New York, New York | Abstract
• Fathers Raising Responsible Men (FFRM), Center for Latino and Family Health at New York University; New York, New York | Abstract
• Manhood 2.0, Promundo-US; Washington, D.C. | Abstract