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>> Collecting Contextual
Evidence:
The contextual factors
considered
to be evidence will vary
based on the circumstance
and prevention goals of
a particular community.
Information on contextual
factors is considered
to be contextual evidence when
it is systematically collected,
replicable, observable,
credible, and verifiable.
After narrowing down the
parts of contextual evidence
that are necessary to inform a
specific evidence-based decision
making process, the next
step is to identify sources
of that information on
relevant context that have been
or can be systematically
gathered and assessed.
Existing sources of data
could include census data
and school records.
New data on context can
be gathered by surveys,
community assessments,
focus groups, or interviews.
>> We are trying to build
evidence-based strategies
through a lot of the
projects that I work with --
specifically sexual assault
and domestic violence,
but also what works with youth.
You know, what's - in fact,
the strategy with youth
if that's what you are -
what's the effective
strategy with adult men?
Or, you know, some of
the programs I work
with are culturally
specific communities.
We all know a lot about what
works with - like among men,
let's say, or, you know,
in tribal communities
and that sort of thing.
But we know some
things that are -
that might be more
generalized, or generalizable,
that we can try to
see if it holds true
in a culturally specific
community,
or what makes it
different or unique.
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>> A community-needs
assessment was conducted.
The assessment suggests
that teen dating violence
and low academic achievement --
a risk factor for engaging
in teen dating violence --
are significant problems
in the community.
In addition, many agencies
serving youth at risk
for involvement in teen dating
violence reported both a rise
in demand for services
and a decrease in funding.
The task force also made a
list of the associations,
organizations, and institutions
that might be involved
in this effort.
Additional information on the
local context was collected
from a youth behavior
survey completed
by a local teen pregnancy
prevention organization
and local school data.
According to the youth survey,
participants were more concerned
about sexual violence,
teen dating violence,
and abuse than they were
about drugs, pregnancy, gangs,
disease, and other
health-related issues
in the community.
According to local school data,
academic achievement is
far lower in the community
than state and national
averages;
and academic achievement
is a known risk factor
for teen dating violence.