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This Fact Sheet describes how the Clearinghouse determines whether a study of a particular program or service is eligible for review and identifies common reasons that studies are not eligible for review. This Fact Sheet has been updated to reflect the Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0. To read the original version of this Fact Sheet, please click here.
This Fact Sheet aims to (1) describe factors that influence the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse review process timeline and (2) identify steps that study authors and program or service developers can take to help ensure a timely review process. This Fact Sheet has been updated to reflect the Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0. To read the original version of this Fact Sheet, please click here.
The Reporting Guide for Study Authors details the information in studies that the Prevention Services Clearinghouse uses to determine eligibility for review, assign design and execution ratings, and determine program or service ratings, as well as other recommended practices for research reporting. This guide aims to facilitate the Prevention Services Clearinghouse review process and is also intended to help study authors describe their studies completely and consistently. This Guide has been updated to reflect the Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0. To read the original…
This brief provides guidance for evaluators on designing and reporting high quality Quasi-Experimental Design studies (QEDs) aligned with the Clearinghouse’s Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0. This brief can help evaluators design and conduct rigorous QEDs and avoid common reasons that QEDs receive low ratings on the Clearinghouse’s design and execution standards. It describes the design and execution standards all QEDs reviewed by the Clearinghouse must meet to receive a rating of Moderate Support for Casual Evidence – the highest rating QEDs can receive.
Below we provide responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs). We first present responses to general FAQs. The remaining FAQs are organized according to the steps in the Prevention Services Clearinghouse systematic review process described in the Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0. All Prevention Services Clearinghouse program and service reviews and re-reviews are now conducted using the Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0.The FAQs are informed by questions submitted to the Prevention Services Clearinghouse via email and by ongoing active engagement activities…