Research and Evaluation

MetroWest Youth Risk Behavior Survey

A 10-year initiative provides communities in the MetroWest region of Boston, Massachusetts with timely, local data on the health and risk behaviors of middle and high school students through biennial

Keep It Up: Development of a Community-Based Health Screening and HIV Prevention Strategy for Reaching Young African American Men

Lydia O'Donnell, Beverly Bonaparte, Heather Joseph, Gail Agronick, Deborah McLean Leow, Athi Myint-U, Ann Stueve . AIDS Education and Prevention, August 2009, Vol. 21, 4, p. 299-313.

This article addresses the challenge of developing HIV prevention interventions that not only prove to be efficacious but also are designed from the outset to overcome obstacles to reaching priority p

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Listening to the Voice of Children

The Voice of Children survey asks 1,500 students in each of three countries—Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine—about the impact of school as a learning environment on their well-being.

The Universal Education Foundation, a partner with EDC, captured the views of young people in the Middle East about the ways they believe school affects their well-being.

For more information, please contact Cheryl Vince Whitman at cvincewhitman@edc.org

Adolescent Health Survey Results

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New results of an adolescent health survey, carried out by EDC's Shari Kessel Schneider, reveal trends in substance use and bullying.

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Understanding Differences in HIV Sexual Transmission among Latino and Black Men who have Sex with Men: The Brothers y Hermanos Study

Marks, G., Millett, G. A., Bingham, T., Bond, L., Lauby, J., Liau, A., et al. (2008). Understanding differences in HIV sexual transmission among Latino and Black men who have sex with men: The Brothers y Hermanos Study. AIDS Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10461-008-9380-6

HIV sexual transmission risk behaviors were examined among 1,065 Latino and 1,140 black men who have sex with men (MSM).

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International Survey of Principals Concerning Emotional and Mental Health and Well-Being

Publication date: 
2009
Author(s): 
Rowling, L., Vince Whitman, C., & Biewener, M.

This report presents major findings of the International Confederation of Principals (ICP) and International Alliance for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Schools (Intercamhs) Internation

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Download a copy of International Survey of Principals Concerning Emotional and Mental Health and Well-Being. (PDF, 2.46 MB)

Research and Evaluation Capacities

Publication date: 
2003
Author(s): 
HHD staff

This publication features select research and evaluation projects conducted by EDC's Health and Human Development Division.

For more information or to obtain: 

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Universal Education Foundation (UEF)

UEF seeks to inspire and engage people to listen more to children and young people and to work together on initiatives for their well-being.

Project: 
Universal Education Foundation (UEF)

Mentoring System Involved Youth (MSIY)

HHD supports four mentoring organizations with research, products, and services that are available for national use by communities interested in developing or strengthening programs that mentor youth

Project: 
Mentoring System Involved Youth (MSIY)

International Alliance for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Schools (Intercamhs)

Intercamhs is an international network of agencies and individuals who believe that addressing mental health issues in schools is vitally important to the well-being of school community members.

Project: 
International Alliance for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Schools (Intercamhs)
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