Growing pains: lessons from WAIT training in Florida : implementation report

Growing pains: lessons from WAIT training in Florida : implementation report

Author(s):
Keating, Betsy, author
Shapiro, Rachel, M.P.P. author
Contributor(s):
United States. Office of Adolescent Health, sponsoring body.
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., issuing body.
Publication:
Rockville, MD : Department of Health & Human Services, September 4, 2014
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Pregnancy in Adolescence -- prevention & control
Sexual Abstinence
Sex Education
School Health Services
Program Evaluation
Child
Adolescent
Florida
WAIT Training Program (Fla.)
Abstract:
This report examines these common challenges through the case of Live the Life Ministries (LtL). LtL is a faith-based organization that provides social services to youth and families in the Florida Panhandle. In 2010, LtL received a grant from the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement and test an adapted version of the WAIT (Why Am I Tempted) Training abstinence education program in Florida middle and high schools. The grant also provided resources to evaluate the program's implementation and impacts, through a partnership with an ongoing federal evaluation. Because of factors ranging from staffing constraints to organizational inexperience, LtL's project did not go as planned. This report examines these issues in the context of the WAIT Training program to highlight implications for funders and organizations looking to deliver similar programs in other contexts.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (v, 19 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101712322 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101712322