Evaluating the Collective Impact of Two Evidence-based Programs on Youth Delinquency Outcomes: Early Findings from Project Combine

• In Event: Innovation and Reform in Justice Programs and Policy

Abstract

This presentation will introduce participants to Project Combine, a unique intervention that combines an evidence-based mentoring program with an evidence-based substance abuse treatment program implemented with justice-involved youth. The project works in four diverse communities across the United States, including rural, urban, large city, and small city settings within four very different juvenile justice systems. This session will present a conceptual model for evaluating the integrated effects of the two programs, discuss early findings related to youth outcomes, and discuss implications for studying collective impact when combining two or more evidence-based programs.

Authors

• Patricia Campie, American Institutes for Research

• G. Roger Jarjoura, American Institutes for Research

• Konrad Haight, American Institutes for Research