Attachment Q_Description of potential STREAMS sites

ATTACHMENT Q

Description of potential streams sites

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potential STREAMS sites

Grantee	Target population	HMRE curriculum	Example research questions	Potential research design
Sites Serving Youth in High Schools
Family Bridges	Ninth graders in Chicago high schools	Relationship Smarts Plus	What are the effects on youth relationship skills, knowledge, and attitudes of offering enhanced training and support for program facilitators who deliver relationship education in schools?	Random assignment of classrooms; follow-up surveys 12 months after random assignment conducted primarily in schools
More Than Conquerors	Ninth graders in Atlanta-area high schools	Relationship Smarts Plus	What is the effect on youth relationship skills, knowledge, and attitudes of offering relationship skills education as part of the regular school curriculum?	Random assignment of classrooms; follow-up surveys 12 months after random assignment conducted primarily in schools
Sites Serving Adults
The Parenting Center	Low-income couples in Fort Worth, Texas	Family Wellness	How does an integrated approach to relationship skills and economic stability services affect the outcomes of participating couples?	Random assignment of couples into two research groups; telephone follow-up surveys 12 months after random assignment
University of Denver	Low-income pregnant women in Denver, Colorado	Within My Reach	What is the effect on adult relationship quality and stability of offering relationship skills education and other support services to low-income pregnant women?	Random assignment of individuals into two research groups; telephone follow-up surveys 12 months after random assignment
Family and Workforce Centers of America	Young adults (18-30) receiving job readiness services in St. Louis, Missouri area	Within My Reach	What is the effect on adult relationship quality and stability of supplementing job readiness services with the relationship skills education?	Random assignment of individuals into two research groups; telephone follow-up surveys 12 months after random assignment
University of Florida	Low-income couples in several Florida counties	ELEVATE, Smart Steps	Can text messages informed by behavioral insight theory improve attendance at relationship skills education group sessions?	Random assignment of participating couples into five groups; key outcomes measured through program attendance data gathered through nFORM