Using an Innovative Implementation Strategy to Increase the Translation of Effective Youth Violence Prevention Programs in Schools
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Summary
The purpose of this study is to Adapt the existing iCHAMPSS's tools to support school policies related to the adoption, implementation, and maintenance of effective youth bullying and dating violence prevention programs (iCHAMPS-YVP), to assess the usability (acceptability, ease of use, credibility, motivational appeal, and perceived helpfulness) of iCHAMPS-YVP in schools and to assess the feasibility of iCHAMPS-YVP with school staff to impact individual- (e.g.,knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of school staff) and district-level (e.g., policy, readiness, and support) determinants of the adoption and implementation of effective youth violence prevention programs.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: Hold one of the following positions: * district or school administrator (e.g., health coordinators, instructional specialists, and curriculum coordinators) * health and physical education teachers * social and health service staff (e.g., nurses and counselors) in a Texas school district. Exclusion Criteria: * not holding a job in a Texas school district as a school stakeholder
Interventions
- BehavioraliCHAMPS-YVP
iCHAMPSS (CHoosing And Maintaining Effective Programs for Sex Education in Schools), a theory-based, online implementation strategy developed to increase the uptake of evidence-based sexual health programs (EBPs) in Texas schools. The intervention provides interactive tools, step-by-step guidance, and resources to assist school districts.
Location
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, Texas