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Explore OPRE's Adulthood Preparation Subjects (APS) Factsheet to learn more about which of the six APSs the PREP programs delivered as well as whether program and youth characteristics varied by APS topic.

PREP Performance Measures Fact Sheet: 2020—2021

This brief describes the process of modifying the dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) mindfulness curriculum within the Youth Transitions Partnership for transition-age youth and young adults in foster care in Alameda County, California during the Youth At-Risk of Homelessness (YARH) grant program funded by the Children’s Bureau within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).

This brief explores strategies Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) programs can use to improve their inclusivity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or another sexual or gender minority (LGBTQ+) adults.

This brief summarizes key cost findings from the evaluation of Wise Guys in Iowa. It presents information on the resources required to deliver the program for one academic year and the average cost per student. The brief also summarizes how the average cost per student compares to other federally funded teen pregnancy prevention programs.

This brief summarizes key cost findings from the evaluation of Steps to Success in Texas. It presents information on the resources required to deliver the program and the average cost per home visit and the average cost per participant. The brief also summarizes how the average cost per participant compares to other home visiting programs.

This brief presents two complementary conceptual models—one for sexual risk avoidance and a second for sexual risk cessation—that aim to guide efforts to prevent youth risk behaviors and promote optimal health. Building on an earlier brief that presented initial versions of the conceptual models, this brief describes refined versions of the conceptual models enhanced through additional information and analysis.

This brief presents a program model for sexual risk cessation. The model describes program inputs—the overall design, program features, and the infrastructure needed to support implementation—and implementation outputs—that is, aspects of staff, service delivery, and youth responsiveness that can be assessed to know whether implementation occurred as expected.

This infographic describes the multi-phased Youth At-Risk of Homelessness (YARH) project. This grant program started in 2013 to build evidence on what works in preventing homelessness among youth and young adults with previous involvement with the child welfare system.

What are the patterns of benefit receipt among families who experience homelessness? This brief uses data collected for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Family Options Study to analyze patterns of receipt of TANF cash assistance, SNAP food assistance, and publicly funded health insurance benefits among these families, with a focus on the characteristics of those receiving and not receiving benefits...