Although experiments are viewed as the gold standard for evaluation, some of their benefits may be lost when, as is common, outcomes are not defined for some sample members. In evaluations of marriage interventions, for example, a key outcome—relationship quality—is undefined when...

The initial findings from a one-year followup of 2,310 students participating in an evaluation of four abstinence-only education programs show that youth who participated in the programs were more supportive of abstinence than those who were not exposed to the programs. The evidence on whether...

This paper examines the impacts of four abstinence-only education programs on adolescent sexual activity and risks of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Based on an experimental design, the impact analysis uses survey data collected in 2005 and early 2006 from more than 2,000...

This piece describes Mathematica’s abstinence education evaluation, provides interviews with the evaluation’s two lead authors (Trenholm and Devaney), and offers reflections on the study.

Presents a conceptual framework for designing, implementing, and testing interventions for low-income unmarried parents interested in strengthening their relationships and possibly forming and sustaining healthy marriages. The interventions would address the needs and circumstances of these...

This report provides an overview of the literature describing the delivery and financing of home and community-based services for people with AIDS, focusing on the literature of the past five years. Its primary conclusion are: (1) The need for publicly funded home and community-based services is...

The impacts of the Channeling Demonstration on hospital, nursing home and other medical service use as well as mortality can be summarized as follows. Channeling had noe impact on mortality; death rates for the treatment and control groups were very high but not statistically significant. The...