Evaluation Reports
“Lions-Quest has provided schools and communities with the best of what research and experience tell us are sound programs for positive prevention.” Allan Cohen, Ph.D. Founder and Vice President of the Pacific Institute of Research and Evaluation
Contained in this section are three things:
- Reviews: These are reviews by objective organizations on the overall effectiveness of the Lions-Quest programs.
- Evaluation Results: These are specific results found by various review organizations or independent researchers evaluating the Lions-Quest programs.
- Evaluation Reports: These are links to full scientific evaluation reports.
Reviews:
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
SAMHSA brochure - U.S. Department of Education: Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-Free Schools Program
Exemplary and Promising Programs in the Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-Free Schools Program - The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
Safe and Sound – An Educational Leader’s Guide to Evidence Based Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs. - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Model Programs Guide http://www.dsgonline.com/mpg2.5//TitleV_MPG_Table_Ind_Rec.asp?id=650
- NIDA Red Book - National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse: Preventing Drug Use among children and Adolescents A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders Second Edition. Lions-Quest is given as an example of Research-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Program
http://www.drugabuse.gov/pdf/prevention/RedBook.pdf
En Español: http://www.drugabuse.gov/Prevention/Spanish/index.html
Evaluation Results:
For a quick synopsis of the Impact of Lions-Quest programs, download a short report, which outlines:
- What is needed for Positive Youth Development
- How Lions-Quest Programs Address Young People’s Needs
- Why Lions-Quest Programs are Effective
- How Lions-Quest Programs Impact Young People
- Examples in Action
Evaluation Reports:
U.S. and Canada:
- Addictive Behaviors 28 (2003): Dr. Marvin Eisen’s Evaluation of the Lions-Quest Skills for Adolescence Program: Second Year behavior outcomes 2003.
- Service-Learning Evaluation Project: Program Effects for At-Risk Students (Skills for Action Evaluation) by Dr. Molly Laird and Steven Black 1999
- Brandon University (Canada) Study of SFG and SFA, December 2003
International Reports:
- Japan: Japan Initiative for Youth Development Mini-evaluation February 2004 of SFA
- New Zealand: Lions-Skills for Living Report or Programme Effectiveness 2002-2003 for SFG and SFA
- Norway: Det er Mitt Valg – Summary of the 2001-2002 Evaluation in Norway
- Germany: Excerpts from the 2002 Evaluation of Skills for Adolescence