title: Correlates of perceived effectiveness of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative.
abstract: A three-level growth-curve model was applied to estimate perceived impact growth trajectories, using multi-year data from project and school surveys on outcome and program implementation collected from 59 sites and approximately 1165 participating schools in the Safe Schools and Healthy Students Initiative. Primary interest is to determine whether and how project-level and school-level correlates affect schools' perceptions of the Initiative's effectiveness over time when the effects of the pre-grant environmental conditions, grant operations, and near-term outcomes are considered. Coordination and service integration, comprehensive programs and activities for early childhood development, and change in school involvement were found to be significant predictors of school-perceived overall impact when the effect of poverty was considered. Partnership functioning, perceived importance of school resources, and school involvement were found to be significant predictors of school-perceived impact on substance use prevention when the effect of poverty was considered.
authors.affiliation: Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation, 2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22201, USA. ellis@battelle.org
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alford
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Marissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puckett
authors.forename: Danyelle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mannix
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States