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Evidence & Evaluation Expansion and evaluation of the Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (EAAA) sexual assault resistance program at five U.S. universities Evidence & Evaluation Evaluation of the Rapid Employment and Development Initiative (READI) to Prevent Violence in Chicago, Illinois Evidence & Evaluation RCT to evaluate Youth Advocate Programs (YAP): Providing intensive mentoring and “wraparound” supports for disengaged Chicago youth Evidence & Evaluation RCT of Therapeutic Communities and Interactive Journaling in Florida state prisons Evidence & Evaluation Randomized controlled trial of providing Pell Grant eligibility to prison inmates to pursue postsecondary education Evidence & Evaluation RCT of Fostering Healthy Futures for Teens – an intensive mentoring program for youth with histories of maltreatment Evidence & Evaluation RCT of Motivational Interviewing plus Critical Time Intervention for hospitalized gunshot wound victims, to prevent future risky behavior Evidence & Evaluation Evaluation of Critical Time Intervention case management program for recently released jail detainees in Chicago Evidence & Evaluation RCT of Interventions – a cognitive behavioral treatment program for justice-involved individuals with mental illness Evidence & Evaluation A large RCT of Big Brothers Big Sisters community-based mentoring program for youth at risk of criminal involvement Evidence & Evaluation A Replication Randomized Controlled Trial of Stay the Course, Measuring Enrollment and Degree Completion by Low-Income Community College Students Evidence & Evaluation RCT of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) for high utilizers of hospitals and jails in Dallas County Evidence & Evaluation Earnings and Employment Impacts in the English for Advancement (EfA) Randomized Trial — a Workforce Development Program for English Language Learners Evidence & Evaluation A Randomized Controlled Trial of Minnesota Math Corps, a Tutoring Program for 4^th-8^th Grade Students Who Are Struggling in Math Evidence & Evaluation Long-term (6.5‑Year) Impact of the PROSPER Youth Substance Abuse Prevention System on Medicaid-Covered Emergency Department Utilization Evidence & Evaluation A Randomized Controlled Trial of Motivational Interviewing plus Critical Time Intervention for Hospitalized Gunshot Wound Victims, to Prevent Future Risky Behavior Evidence & Evaluation A Replication Randomized Controlled Trial of the Nevada Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) Program for Unemployment Insurance Claimants Evidence & Evaluation A Replication Randomized Controlled Trial of Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) Measuring Degree Completion by Low-Income Community College Students in Ohio Evidence & Evaluation A Randomized Controlled Trial of Communications ‘Nudges’ to Increase College Financial Aid Applications and College Attendance of Low-Income and First-Generation Students

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