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MFS-IP Evaluation Framework
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Community Context
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Population Characteristics
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Unemployment Rates
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Service Availability (support for couples and families)
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Residential Stability
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Collective Efficacy
Individual Context
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Offender Characteristics
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Criminal History
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Mental & Physical Health
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Substance Abuse
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Education/Training/Work Experience
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Family Ties
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Individual and Couple Context
The above two lists point to the four lists below: Inputs, Throughputs, Outputs:
Implementation, and Key Outcomes
Inputs
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ACF Funding
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Technical Assistance
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Strategic planning
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Coalition building
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Fatherhood and marriage experts
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Evaluation and performance measurement
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Federal Grant Requirements
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Local MFS-IP Partnership formation & Functioning
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Criminal justice system (e.g., DOC, Parole/Probation, courts
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Social service agencies
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Community/Faith-based organizations
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State & Local Resources
Inputs points to Throughputs
Throughputs
Facility and Community-Based Services
Marriage Strengthening
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Education
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Counseling
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Visitation assistance
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Mentoring/coaching
Parenting
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Parenting classes
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Skill building activities
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Visitation assistance
Other Services
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Case management
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Employmnet/education/training
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Substance abuse referrals
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Support groups
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Culturally specific activities
Throughputs points to Outputs: Implementation
Outputs: Implementation
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Number of couples served
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Program intensity
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Systems change
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Sustainability strategies
Outputs points to Key Outcomes
Key Outcomes
Individual- and Couple-Level Outcomes
Intermediate
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Attitudes toward marriage
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Parenting skills
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Employment
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Substance use
Ultimate
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Marital quality
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Marital stability
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Family violence
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Parenting behaviors
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Child well-being
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Family economic well-being
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community involvement
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Recidivism
All four above point to the Evaluation Componenets and Data Sources below
Evaluation Components and Data Sources
Implementation Study
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Start-up documentation site visits
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Implementation study site visits
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Implementation study telephone interviews
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Program MIS data
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Data-matching (child support, employmnet, recidivism)
Implementation Study points to Impact Evaluation
Impact Evaluation
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Treat/comparison couple interviews at baseline, 9 months, 18 months, and
possibly 30 months
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Administrative dta
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Program MIS data
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Data matching (child support, employment, recidivism)
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