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Implementation of youth development programs: promise and challenges.

Kaia M Gallagher1, Amie Stanley, Darlene Shearer

  • 1Center for Research Strategies LLC, Denver, Colorado 80203, USA. kaia.gallagher@crsllc.org

The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
|August 24, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Youth development programs effectively mobilized community partners for teen pregnancy prevention. These diverse initiatives, focusing on services, education, and mentoring, showed broad community support and potential benefits.

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Area of Science:

  • Community Health
  • Adolescent Development
  • Public Health Interventions

Background:

  • The Community Coalition Partnership Program (CCPP) studied youth development project implementation in 13 community settings.
  • This research offers insights into the practical application of youth development strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the scope, content, and expected outcomes of youth development projects within the CCPP.
  • To understand how youth development frameworks facilitate community partnerships for teen pregnancy prevention.

Main Methods:

  • Inventory of youth development activities in grantee communities (1997-2000).
  • Telephone surveys with 28 site representatives.
  • Comparison of program scope and content with national registries.

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Main Results:

  • Implemented youth development efforts were diverse, multi-faceted, and broad in scope.
  • Most programs were short-term, indicating strong community support for youth development principles.
  • Over two-thirds of programs focused on community services/outreach, education/training, or mentoring.

Conclusions:

  • Youth development served as a more effective framework for community mobilization than traditional pregnancy prevention methods.
  • Communities successfully developed diverse programs with potential benefits for youth, agencies, and the wider community.