title: A nationwide survey of state-mandated evaluation practices for domestic violence agencies.
abstract: Many agencies serving survivors of domestic violence are required to evaluate their services. Three possible evaluation strategies include: a) process measurement, which typically involves a frequency count of agency activities, such as the number of counseling hours given; b) outcome evaluation, which measures the impact of agency activities on clients, such as increased understanding of the dynamics of abuse; or c) performance measurement, which assesses the extent to which agencies achieve their stated goals. Findings of a telephone survey of state funders of domestic violence agencies in the United States revealed that most states (67%) require only process measurement, while fewer than 10% require performance measurement. Most (69%) funders reported satisfaction with their evaluation strategy and emphasized the need for involvement of all stakeholders, especially grantees, in developing an evaluation.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60607-7137, USA. sriger@uic.edu
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riger
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Staggs
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology