Program Evaluation & Outcomes Flashcards
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The SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework requires communities to complete which step BEFORE selecting a suicide prevention program?
Answer: Assessing community needs and available resources
The SPF begins with assessment of community epidemiology and capacity before programs are selected or implemented.
Which data source is MOST useful for tracking trends in nonfatal suicide attempts at the community level?
Answer: Emergency department surveillance data
Emergency department data capture nonfatal self-harm and suicide attempt visits and are used widely for community-level surveillance of attempts.
In the RE-AIM framework applied to suicide prevention, 'Maintenance' refers to:
Answer: Whether the setting continues to deliver the program at 6+ months after initial adoption
In RE-AIM, Maintenance has a setting-level meaning: whether organizations sustain program delivery over time, beyond initial implementation.
A program serving Indigenous communities shows improved knowledge scores but no change in help-seeking behavior. The MOST likely explanation an evaluator should explore first is:
Answer: Cultural barriers to help-seeking that the program did not address
Cultural norms, stigma, and mistrust of services in Indigenous communities can prevent knowledge gains from translating into help-seeking behavior.
An evaluator conducting a needs assessment discovers that a county's suicide rate is significantly higher among middle-aged men than in state data. This finding should primarily inform:
Answer: Targeting program resources and messages specifically toward middle-aged men in that county
Needs assessment findings should directly guide targeting and tailoring of prevention resources to the highest-risk group identified locally.
Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of a program evaluation dissemination plan?
Answer: To ensure findings reach relevant stakeholders and can inform future funding and practice decisions
A dissemination plan specifies how, to whom, and when findings will be shared so they can influence policy, practice, and funding decisions.
When a gatekeeper training program shows positive effects in research trials but weak effects when broadly implemented, this gap is BEST described as:
Answer: The research-to-practice or efficacy-to-effectiveness gap
The efficacy-to-effectiveness gap occurs when programs that work under controlled research conditions show weaker results in routine, real-world implementation.