Evaluation Tools

Perhaps no component of suicide prevention is more critical than the ability to evaluate interventions. In order to "make our case" we need the data evaluation supplies. In order to determine what strategies are effective in suicide prevention and for whom, we need evaluation tools. Below are resources that explain prevention evaluation concepts, as well as provide examples and tips.

Resources

Suicide Prevention: Prevention Effectiveness and Evaluation

A booklet by the Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN) that explains important prevention and evaluation concepts in the context of suicide prevention.

SPRC: Evaluation Resources Sheet

Evaluate the Initiative: Narrative Outline for Evaluating Initiatives (with links to how-to sections of the Community Tool Box Univesity of Kansas Community Tool Box. Includes examples, quick tips and troubleshooting your evaluation process.

SPRC 2006 Conference PowerPoint presentation on Program Logic ModelsYouth Suicide Prevention School-Based Guide (for schools only), prepared by Katherine Lazear, Stephen Roggenbaum and Karen Blase, and developed by the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida.

Issue Brief and Checklist 4 on Administrative Issues can be referenced for this section.

Local Evaluation Tools

Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

This survey is to be conducted in year one and year three of your project for evaluation purposes.