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Aboriginal Next Steps Evaluation

This project, Aboriginal Next Steps II, offered Aboriginal youth between 13 and 19 years old the opportunity to participate in a sustainable crime prevention and health promotion initiative. The ultimate goal was to reduce criminal and health risk behaviours, including substance use, among the Aboriginal youth who participated. The expectation was that community involvement and participation in meaningful youth-led projects would reduce Aboriginal youths‟ risk factors for engaging in criminal and high-risk behaviours and would bolster protective factors associated with healthy development.

To evaluate this project, quantitative data from youth self-report questionnaires and from youth and adult feedback forms were used. In addition, qualitative information was collected through open-ended questions on the feedback forms and from interviews with caregivers.

Program Evaluation Services

McCreary carries out independent evaluations for non-profit organizations in BC. For further information about McCreary's evaluation services, please contact mccreary@mcs.bc.ca.

 

PLEA's Career Path

McCreary is carrying out an independent evaluation of PLEA's Career Path program. Career Path aims to provide meaningful employment and mentorship to youth ages 15 to 18 who are at high risk of gang involvement. The program involves a 10-week job placement, intensive one-to-one support and supervision, and employer mentoring with a variety of training and educational opportunities. The goals of the program are to increase youth participants' ability to function in work and community environments, to enhance their future job prospects, and to reduce their risk of gang involvement.

To download a copy of the most recent evaluation report, please click here.

Evidence for Healthy Child and Youth Development

There is a large body of research focused on effective interventions to prevent and reduce risk, but evidence about public health interventions to promote healthy development is much less common. Healthy child and youth development represents a shift towards interventions that enhance and facilitate adaptive qualities in youth, and away from interventions that reduce risk factors and negative behaviours. This report features a review of these public health interventions, and highlights particular programs that have a strong body of evidence to support their strategies.

 

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