Working on Womanhood (WOW): A Participatory Formative Evaluation of a Community-Developed Intervention

Publication date: Available online 6 October 2018Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Rebecca E. Ford-Paz, Laurel Crown, Kathryn Lawton, Hayley Goldenthal, Gail Day, Claire A. Coyne, Tara Gill, Ngozi Harris, Sheree Blakemore, Colleen CicchettiAbstractThe well-documented disparities in availability, accessibility, and quality of behavioral health services suggest the need for innovative programs to address the needs of ethnic minority youth. The current study aimed to conduct a participatory, formative evaluation of [PROGRAM], a community-developed, multifaceted, school-based intervention serving ethnic minority girls living in underserved urban communities. Specifically, the current study aimed to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and initial promise of [PROGRAM] using community-based participatory research and represented the third phase of a community-academic partnership. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected from 960 [PROGRAM] participants in 21 urban public schools, as well as [PROGRAM] counselors, parents, and school staff over the course of one academic year. Results demonstrated evidence of acceptability of [PROGRAM] and noteworthy improvements for [PROGRAM] participants in targeted outcomes, including mental health, emotion regulation, and academic engagement. Findings also indicated several challenges to implementation feasibility and acceptability, including screening and enrollment processes and curriculum length. Additionally, we dis...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research