Jackson County Program Evaluation Project Year 3, Report 1.pdf

Goal 4Goal 4 is a fifty percent increase in the anticipated year-to-year reduction in the percentage ofparticipating students who believe alcohol is harmful to their health.Status: Currently met. Although the 2008 IYS data did not show the anticipated reduction inperceived risk of harm (the LST comparison group showed no change and TND showed a 0.3percentage point increase), Jackson County GRAA LST and TND data showed greaterincreases in the percentage of participants who believe that alcohol is harmful to their healththan the IYS comparison data. The first, second, and third years of LST showed increases of2.7, 1.9, and 1.2 percentage points, respectively, and TND showed an increase of 0.8.Goal 5Goal 5 is no change or an increase in the percentage of students reporting parental disapprovalof alcohol use.Status: Partially met. Outcomes for the first and second year of LST have met this projectgoal, whereas outcomes for the third year of LST and for TND did not. LST Years 1 and 2showed increases of 0.3 and 3.5 percentage points, respectively. LST Year 3 showed a 5.5percentage point decrease, and TND showed a 1.5 percentage point decrease.Goal 6Goal 6 is a twenty-five percent reduction in the anticipated year-to-year increase in thepercentage of participating students who report that obtaining alcohol is easy or very easy.Status: Currently met. A 9.0 percentage point increase or less in ease of obtaining alcohol isneeded to achieve this goal for LST: The change for LST Year 1 is a 2.6 percentage pointincrease; for LST Year 2, a 2.4 percentage point decrease; and for LST Year 3, a 1.4percentage point increase. A 7.0 percentage point increase or less is needed to achieve thisgoal for TND: the change is a 1.2 percentage point decrease.Goal 7Goal 7 is to demonstrate comprehensive alcohol prevention systems change in JacksonCounty.Status: Completed. All targeted activities were implemented during the first project year andhave continued into the third project year.Goal 8Goal 8 is to demonstrate local capacity to implement/sustain proven alcohol abuse preventionprograms.Status: On schedule. In almost all classrooms, school personnel lead program implementationwith limited support from ASAC prevention specialists.Goal 9Goal 9 is that seventy percent of students receiving substance abuse treatment services willsuccessfully complete their treatment program.Status: Currently met. Through December 31, 2010, 20 out of 27 students successfullycompleted treatment, yielding a 74% success rate.Overall, the project is on schedule and should continue to meet or exceed most project goalsthrough the remainder of Year 3. Of the in-school prevention programs being implemented,LST Year 2 and Year 3 each did not meet one goal, and TND has achieved all of the projectgoals.Jackson County GRAA Evaluation Reportii