NIJ FY 2014 Evaluation of the Office for Victims of Crime Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth State Demonstration Project.

ICF is pleased to submit this proposal to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to continue performing the process and impact evaluation of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Demonstration Project. ICF proposes to continue evaluation activities during a 15-month period to assess the demonstration and provide more information to the field about the effectiveness of systems of care frameworks for serving the needs of child and youth victims. Proposed tasks include: (1) ongoing communication and management; (2) development of the impact research plan and instruments; (3) continued baseline study and implementation documentation activities (including reviews of programmatic materials, stakeholder interviews, administration of the Network Partner Survey, continued collection of administrative data, and any remaining work related to the baseline collections from service providers and victims); (4) process evaluation of TTA process (occurring through interviews and a quarterly administered survey); and (5) reporting and
dissemination. Data will be analyzed with psychometric analyses, descriptive statistics, statistical comparison tests, multiple regression, and social network analysis. ICF will complete all required progress reports and summary reporting, as well as disseminate findings through webinars, conference presentations, and journal articles or briefs. Data, instruments, and other supporting materials will be archived for continued replication and research investigation. The ICF Team, led by co-Principal Investigators Sara Debus-Sherrill and Mary Spooner, is exceptionally well-equipped to meet the study’s goals, with a unique combination of
relevant experience in victim-centered research, vulnerable children and youth, and
collaboration-based initiatives.

This project contains a research and/or development component, as defined in applicable law.

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This grant continues the process and impact evaluation of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Demonstration Project. ICF proposes to continue evaluation activities during a 15-month period to assess the demonstration and provide more information to the field about the effectiveness of systems of care frameworks for serving the needs of child and youth victims.

Proposed tasks include: (1) ongoing communication and management to ensure smooth project operations, (2) continued development and refinement of the impact evaluation plan and related data collection instruments for within and across-site comparison, (3) continued baseline study and implementation documentation activities (including site visits) to track the progress of the program and to measure how V21-LSC is affecting services, (4) continued evaluation of the TTA process to determine how the TTA influences the project, and (5) a comprehensive reporting and dissemination plan to share study findings with diverse stakeholders. Data will be analyzed with psychometric analyses, descriptive statistics, statistical comparison tests, multiple regression, and social network analyses. ICF will complete all required progress reports and summary reporting, as well as disseminate findings through webinars, conference presentations, and journal articles or briefs. Data, instruments, and other supporting materials will be archived for continued replication and research investigation.

The ICF Team, led by co-Principal Investigators Sara Debus-Sherrill and Mary Spooner, is exceptionally well-equipped to meet the study’s goals, with a unique combination of relevant experience in victim-centered research, vulnerable children and youth, and collaboration-based initiatives. nca/ncf

The applicant proposes evaluation activities during a 15-month period to assess the Phase I of the demonstration and provide more information to the field about the effectiveness of systems of care frameworks for serving the needs of child and youth victims.

Proposed tasks include: (1) conduct ongoing communication and management to ensure efficient project operations, (2) develop and refine the impact evaluation plan and instruments for within and across-site comparison, (3) conduct baseline study and implementation documentation activities to track the progress of the program and to measure how V21-LSC is affecting services, (4) evaluate the TTA process to determine how the TTA influences the project, and (5) a comprehensive reporting and dissemination plan to share study findings with diverse stakeholders. Data will be analyzed with descriptive statistics, statistical comparison tests, multiple regression, and social network analyses.

The applicant will complete all required progress reports and summary reporting, as well as disseminate findings through webinars, conference presentations, and journal articles or briefs. Data, instruments, and other supporting materials will be archived for continued replication and research investigation.

This project contains a research and/or development component, as defined in applicable law, and complies with Part 200 Uniform Requirements - 2CFR 200.210(a)(14).
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