Client: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)

Co-authored by JBS researchers, this series of seven articles made up a special issue of the journal Evaluation and Program Planning. The articles cover four major studies conducted through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Treatment Improvement Protocols Evaluation Project.

	The TIPs Evaluation Project: A Theory-driven Approach to Dissemination Research
	Use of Diffusion of Innovations Theory to Drive a Federal Agency's Program Evaluation
	TIPs Evaluation Project Retrospective Study: Wave 1 and 2
	A Qualitative Study of the Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs): An Assessment of the Use of TIPs by Individuals Affiliated with the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs)
	TIPs Evaluation Project Prospective Study
	Obtaining Valid Response Rates: Considerations Beyond the Tailored Design Method
	Application of Diffusion of Innovations Theory to the TIPs Evaluation Project Results and Beyond

Client: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)

Co-authored by JBS research staff, this study provides new information on the substance abuse treatment workforce. The study found that, while individuals leave positions fairly frequently, they remain in the profession and move to new treatment programs. The study derived its data from a two-wave cross-sectional survey with telephone followup.

A National Study of the Substance Abuse Treatment Workforce

Client: U.S. Agency for International Development

This study used innovative approaches to review Center of Excellence for Teacher Training materials and professional development practices to interpret impact results and provide a perspective from the point of view of internationally accepted standards in teaching literacy to primary school students.

Materials Review and Professional Development Study

Client: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/South Africa

This product is an evaluation of a joint effort by USAID/South Africa and the South Africa National Department of Education, which created the District Development Support Project (DDSP). This product obtained reliable information about the performance of DDSP in achieving its goals and objectives and obtained comprehensive information for USAID to use for planning purposes.

District Development Support Project Evaluation

Client: Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)

This briefing package describes the problem of domestic human trafficking of children and youth, demographics of victims, legislation directed at the problem, prevention and intervention efforts, research on the problem, and Federal programs and initiatives to combat human trafficking.

Domestic Human Trafficking of Children and Youth

Client: Office of National Drug Control Policy

Pulse Check was a semiannually published report synthesizing drug abuse epidemiologic data collected from 74 sources throughout the United States. Employing a qualitative research methodology, JBS staff interviewed respondents about drug trends and incorporated results into a user-friendly publication that was widely distributed to news organizations.

Special Topic: The Impact of September 11 (April 2002)

Client: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

This report provides an analytical review of interventions aimed at identifying and assisting victims for donors who are developing and funding protection programs. Protection projects include a wide range of interventions, from building the capacity of government and civil society stakeholders to the development and provision of services to victims, establishing appropriate legislation, regulations, and policies. The report highlights what we have learned from past and ongoing antitrafficking interventions and research. A summary of the analysis of protection programs and the key recommendations is divided into the following categories:

A. Identification
B. Direct Assistance
C. Legal Proceedings as They Relate to Victims
D. Monitoring and Evaluation of Assistance Programs
E. Quantifying Trafficking
F. Trafficking Program Management and Design
G. Recommendations for Further Research

Annex B of the report, the Toolkit for Designing Trafficking Protection Programs, provides detailed information on how to develop programs based on these lessons learned.

The report concludes that, in spite of a dearth of concrete indicators available that measured the impact of protection programs in the region, there was enough information to determine that, without the efforts of the USAID-funded antitrafficking programs in the region, it is likely that victims of trafficking would rarely be identified, their human rights would continue to be violated, and few would be willing to testify without support and protection.

	Executive Summary
	Final Report

Client: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

JBS’s Aguirre Division evaluated the USAID African Graduate Fellowship Program and its successor program, Advanced Training for Leadership and Skills. The research, data-gathering, analysis, and writing of this impact assessment took place from October 2003 to June 2004 in Benin, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, and Uganda. A five-person team—consisting of three U.S.-based consultants, one Africa-based consultant, and the USAID Contractor Technical Representative—designed, carried out, and wrote the study.

The assessment team’s visits to seven of the largest “sending countries” led to site discoveries of examples where U.S. training made the critical difference in an institution, sector, or community. An Internet search turned up remarkable hits where the achievements of former participants were influencing change far beyond their country's borders. The data collected were used to determine to what extent linkages with U.S. universities have continued and what impact these linkages have had on participants’ professional development.

	Executive Summary
	Final Report