Resources

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development provides a registry of evidence-based positive youth development programs designed to promote the health and well-being of children and teens. http://www.blueprintsprograms.com/

California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare

The mission of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) is to advance the effective implementation of evidence-based practices for children and families involved with the child welfare system.
http://www.cebc4cw.org/

Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy

The Coalition seeks to increase government effectiveness through the use of rigorous evidence about what works.
http://coalition4evidence.org/

CrimeSolutions.gov

The National Institute of Justice’s CrimeSolutions.gov is a central, reliable resource that uses research to rate the effectiveness of programs and practices in achieving criminal justice related outcomes in order to inform practitioners and policy makers about what works, what doesn’t, and what’s promising in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services.
https://www.crimesolutions.gov/

National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices

SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is a searchable database of more than 330 interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders.
https://www.samhsa.gov/capt/tools-learning-resources/national-registry-evidence-based-programs

Promising Practices Network

The Promising Practices Network (PPN) website is a unique resource that offers credible, research-based information on what works to improve the lives of children and families.
http://www.promisingpractices.net/

Policy for Results

PolicyforResults provides policymakers with research-informed policy solutions and state examples. Each policy section begins with asking the question, “What results do you want to achieve?” and provides guidance for setting priorities and establishing indicators.
policyforresults.org

Washington State Institute for Public Policy

The website features non-partisan research for the Washington State legislature in education, criminal justice, children and adult services, health and general government.
http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/

What Works Clearinghouse

The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education. Their goal is to provide educators with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/

What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse

The What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse is a “one-stop shop” for research on the effectiveness of a wide variety of reentry programs and practices.
https://whatworks.csgjusticecenter.org/