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2015-2016 Evaluation Plan for ENLACE COMUNITARIO December 2015 Charla Henley, MA Candidate, Latin American Studies Melissa Denetdale, BA Candidate, Criminology Sonia Bettez, PhD, RWJF Center for Health Policy at UNM NM EVALUATION LAB University of New Mexico Overview of Enlace Comunitario Enlace Comunitario is devoted to serving the Latino Immigrant community in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The organization provides intervention services for Latino immigrant families who find themselves in abusive relationships. In addition to the intervention services, the organization’s preventative services work with the Latino immigrant community at large (please see the Logic Model in Appendix A for more information). The Youth Leadership Program aims to prevent domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Latino immigrant community by sparking change in social and societal norms during a child’s formative years. Latino boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 20 years old attend training seminars to learn about what it means to relate in healthy ways. After these seminars, the students take their knowledge to the community, holding events at their schools and at community centers for kids their age to learn about IPV. In essence, the program calls on teens to promote social change in their communities. Through the Youth Leaders program Enlace seeks to prevent DV/IPV in Bernalillo County Latino immigrant communities, and envisions expansion of programs like this on a national scale. Research suggests that Latino youth are vulnerable to DV/IPV for a variety of reasons. Studies of domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) in Latino communities reach different conclusions about the prevalence and risk factors associated with DV and IPV (Gonzalez-Guarda et al. 2013, Ocampo et al. 2007, and Kimber et al. 2015). While the studies suggest that immigrant generational status (IGS) and age are most associated with IPV, they vary in discussing the actual degree of the risk. Kimber et al. (2015) uses data from a nationally representative survey to highlight the finding that 1 st generation immigrants 1 are less likely to experience IPV (or report it) than their 3 rd generation counterparts. This finding contributes to the call for more education and prevention programs in immigrant communities, especially when considering the study limitations of limited reporting for fear of consequence and potential language barriers. Ocampo et al. (2007) focuses on Latino high school students and surveys that show students are most likely to trust and feel most comfortable talking to other students about IPV occurrences, and don’t feel comfortable sharing information with authority figures. Gonzalez-Guarda et al. (2013) takes the opinions of Latino community members into consideration with regards to how current IPV prevention programs overlook cultural norms and traditions that lead to IPV and 1 Immigrants represented in the survey identified as White, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander, or Hispanic and then identified as 1 st ,2 nd , or 3 rd generation immigrants.

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2015-2016EvaluationPlanforENLACECOMUNITARIODecember2015CharlaHenley,MACandidate,LatinAmericanStudiesMelissaDenetdale,BACandidate,CriminologySoniaBettez,PhD,RWJFCenterforHealthPolicyatUNMNMEVALUATIONLABUniversityofNewMexicoOverviewofEnlaceComunitario

EnlaceComunitarioisdevotedtoservingtheLatinoImmigrantcommunityinAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheorganizationprovidesinterventionservicesforLatinoimmigrantfamilieswhofindthemselvesinabusiverelationships.Inadditiontotheinterventionservices,theorganization’spreventativeservicesworkwiththeLatinoimmigrantcommunityatlarge(pleaseseetheLogicModelinAppendixAformoreinformation).TheYouthLeadershipProgramaimstopreventdomesticviolence(DV)andintimatepartnerviolence(IPV)intheLatinoimmigrantcommunitybysparkingchangeinsocialandsocietalnormsduringachild’sformativeyears.Latinoboysandgirlsbetweentheagesof11and20yearsoldattendtrainingseminarstolearnaboutwhatitmeanstorelateinhealthyways.Aftertheseseminars,thestudentstaketheirknowledgetothecommunity,holdingeventsattheirschoolsandatcommunitycentersforkidstheiragetolearnaboutIPV.Inessence,theprogramcallsonteenstopromotesocialchangeintheircommunities.ThroughtheYouthLeadersprogramEnlaceseekstopreventDV/IPVinBernalilloCountyLatinoimmigrantcommunities,andenvisionsexpansionofprogramslikethisonanationalscale.

ResearchsuggeststhatLatinoyoutharevulnerabletoDV/IPVforavarietyofreasons.Studiesofdomesticviolence(DV)andintimatepartnerviolence(IPV)inLatinocommunitiesreachdifferentconclusionsabouttheprevalenceandriskfactorsassociatedwithDVandIPV(Gonzalez-Guardaetal.2013,Ocampoetal.2007,andKimberetal.2015).Whilethestudiessuggestthatimmigrantgenerationalstatus(IGS)andagearemostassociatedwithIPV,theyvaryindiscussingtheactualdegreeoftherisk.

Kimberetal.(2015)usesdatafromanationallyrepresentativesurveytohighlightthefindingthat1stgenerationimmigrants1arelesslikelytoexperienceIPV(orreportit)thantheir3rdgenerationcounterparts.Thisfindingcontributestothecallformoreeducationandpreventionprogramsinimmigrantcommunities,especiallywhenconsideringthestudylimitationsoflimitedreportingforfearofconsequenceandpotentiallanguagebarriers.Ocampoetal.(2007)focusesonLatinohighschoolstudentsandsurveysthatshowstudentsaremostlikelytotrustandfeelmostcomfortabletalkingtootherstudentsaboutIPVoccurrences,anddon’tfeelcomfortablesharinginformationwithauthorityfigures.Gonzalez-Guardaetal.(2013)takestheopinionsofLatinocommunitymembersintoconsiderationwithregardstohowcurrentIPVpreventionprogramsoverlookculturalnormsandtraditionsthatleadtoIPVand

1ImmigrantsrepresentedinthesurveyidentifiedasWhite,Black,AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative,Asian/NativeHawaiian/otherPacificIslander,orHispanicandthenidentifiedas1st,2nd,or3rdgenerationimmigrants.

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EnlaceComunitarioEvaluationPlan2toleranceofIPV.Thisstudy’sfindingsalsocontributetotheideathatspecialIPVpreventionandeducationprogramsshouldbecreatedforLatinoimmigrantcommunitiessothattheprogramsareculturallyappropriateandspecific.Theliterature,reviewedingreaterdetailinAppendixA,thussupportthepremiseoftheYouthLeadershipprogramatEnlaceComunitario,whichcallsuponLatinoyoungadultstoeducatetheirpeersaboutthedangersofIPVandDVinhopesofmotivatingachangeintheculturalnormsthatmarginalizeLatinos.EnlacehasdevelopedtheYouthLeadershipprogramtopromoteeducationabouthealthyrelating,whatitmeanstobeinanabusiverelationshipandtheimportanceofpreventivesteps.Lastly,theYouthLeadersprogramrespondstothesuggestionsmadebythecommunitymembersasinGonzalez-Guardaetal.(2013)andthestudentsinOcampoetal.(2007).CommunityContextAccordingtotheCenterforDiseaseControl(CDC)2011,morethan12millionpeoplearevictimsofIPVeachyear2.Butnotallpeopleareaffectedequally.Infact,thosemostatriskofexperiencingIPVarewomen,youth(age12-24),andthoseidentifyingasnon-white.

Furthermore,Figure1showsthat,inthe2010NationalIntimatePartnerandSexualViolenceSurvey,YoungAdultsreportedahigherprevalenceofIPVNationwidewhenrespondingtothequestion:Inthepast12months,haveyoubeenphysicallyharmed,onpurpose,byanintimatepartner?Figure1illustratestheanswers.Figure1.PrevalenceofIntimatePartnerViolenceinYoungAdults

*NationalIntimatePartnerandSexualViolenceSurvey,2010TheU.S.prevalenceofIPVandSexualViolenceinawoman’slifetimeis35.6%.NewMexicanwomenexperienceIPVat34%3,whichisclosetothenationalrate.Furthermore,non-whitewomenareevenmorelikelytoexperienceIPVintheirlifetimes.Figure2showstherateatwhichwomenresponded“yes”tohavingbeenphysicallyharmedbyanintimatepartnerinthelasttwelvemonths.2CDCViolencePreventionFactSheet3http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/nisvs/state_tables_74.html

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EnlaceComunitarioEvaluationPlan3Figure2.UnitedStatesRateofDomesticPartnerViolenceasReportedbyWomen

*NationalIntimatePartnerandSexualViolenceSurvey,2010Asdisplayedinthefigureabove,therateatwhichLatinasresponded“yes”ismuchhigherthantheirwhitecounterparts.

DatafromtheNewMexicoYouthRiskandResiliencySurvey,asurveyofthehealthriskbehaviorsandresiliency(protective)factorsofNewMexicohighschoolandmiddleschoolstudents,illustratetheriskfacedbyyoungerLatinogirlsinNewMexico.Figure3showsAmericanIndianandLatinoHighSchoolStudentsinBernalilloCountyreportingthehighestratesofIPVbyresponding“yes”tobeinghit,slapped,orphysicallyhurtonpurposebytheirboyfriendorgirlfriendduringthepast12months.Figure3.RatesofintimatepartnerviolenceamongyouthinBernalilloCounty,NM

*NewMexicoYouthRiskandResiliencySurvey,2011.Whereasonly8%ofwhitegirlsreportedthattheyhadbeenphysicallyharmedbytheirboyfriendorgirlfriendonpurposewithinthepast12monthsthatratejumpsto12.9%whenlookingattheresponsesoftheLatinogirls.Stratifiedbygrade,thepercentagegoesfrom10%intenthgradeto13.1%intwelfthgrade,consistentwiththenationaldatafromtheCDCthatshowsIPVmostprominentamongyoungwomenandrisinguntil24yearsofage.

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Withspecialconcernforthemostat-riskgroupsmentionedpreviously,itisimportanttonotethat,accordingtotheCensus,47.7%ofNewMexicansidentifyasLatino,with9.8%reportingtheyareforeignborn.IfwelookatBernalilloCountyinparticular,wecanseetheriskofexperiencingIPVgrowing:49%ofBernalilloCountyresidentsidentifyasLatinoand10.9%reporttheyareforeignborn4.Itshouldcomeasnosurprise,then,thatwearesuggestingthatthiscountymayhavemoreofariskforIPVthanpreviouslyrealized.

Ourresearchshowsthat“one-size-fits-all”IPVpreventionprogramsdonotworkintheLatinoimmigrantcommunities.AssuggestedbythecommunitymembersinGonzalez-Guardaetal.(2013),thistypeofviolencehasbeenconsideredaprivatefamilymatterinsomecultures,whichteachesvictimsto“justdealwith”theviolenceinsteadofremovingthemselvesfromitortryingtoalleviateit.EnlaceComunitarioisdoingsomethingtoaddressalloftheaboveconcerns.

EvaluationHistoryEnlacehasperformedevaluationsoftheirpreventionservicesinthepast.In2011,EnlaceproducedacasestudyoftheirPromotorasprogram.Thisevaluationtookplaceoverthreeyearsandassessedtheimpacttheprogramonthesurvivorsthatbecameleadersintheorganization.Initially,theYouthLeadersprogramwasgoingtobeapartofthatevaluationbutthecasestudyshiftedfocustothePromotorasprogramwhentheorganizationrealizedjusthowmuchinformationhadbeencollectedforbothprograms.BecausethePromotorasprogramhadbeeninplaceforlongerthantheYouthLeadersprogramatthattime,thestafffeltconfidentintheirdecision.However,becausethestaffplannedtorevisittheevaluationoftheYouthLeadersprogram,EnlacecollectedanddigitallystoredinformationintheformofaudiencesatisfactionassessmentsaftereveryYouthLeaderpresentationsince2012.WewereabletopullthatdataintoSTATAsoftwareinordertoanalyzeoverallsatisfactionwiththepresentationsbetweentheyears2012and2015.Figure4intheAppendixBshowshowtheyouthansweredthequestionsabouthavingfun,knowledgeandpreparationofpresenters,andlearningaboutabuse.Theresponsestothesequestionswereoverwhelminglypositive.Furtheranalysisshowedthattheonlydistinguishabledifferenceintheresponsesthroughouttheyearswasthattheaudienceseemedtohavemorefunwatchingthepresentationsafter2012(Figure5).Whileitwashelpfultoknowthattheaudiencewassatisfiedwiththepresentations,Enlaceshouldconsidercollectinginformationthatwouldbemoreinformative,suchas:whattheaudiencelearned,whetherthereisadifferenceinwhatislearnedinrelationtowhoispresenting,whetherornotlearningledtobehaviorchanges,etc.).Therefore,werecommendedthattheaudiencesatisfactionassessmentsoftheYouthLeaderpresentationsberevisedinordertogenerategreaterdetail.

EvaluationPlanOurevaluationseekstoanswerthefollowingquestions:HastherebeenanimpactontheYouthLeadersthemselvesasaresultoftheirparticipationintheprogram?Havetheirrelatingbehaviorschanged?Isthereanyindicationthattherehasbeenanylargerimpactonthecommunity,institutions,orstructuresasaresultoftheprogram?ThroughtheexperiencesoftheYouthLeaders,canweidentifyanypatternsthathaveemergedinthecommunitythatsuggestachangeinculturalnorms?

We(theresearchteam)willconductafocusgroupwiththenineyouthleadersinthisyear’scohorttocollectavarietyofideasfromtheYouthLeaders,tobetterunderstandtheimpactoftheprogram.WewillaskstaffatEnlaceandayouthleaderrepresentativetohelpcreatequestionsforthefocusgrouptoensurerelevancy.Weplantouseaninteractiveformatinthefocusgroupsincethestudentsareaccustomedtoworkingtogetherintheirpresentationsandliketomovearound.Wealsoplanvariedconfigurationsofyouth(individually,indyads,twogroups,allinonegroup)tocreateanenvironmentwhereweheareveryone’svoices.Theyouth

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EnlaceComunitarioEvaluationPlan5willanswerthequestionsinwritingeitheronindexcardsoronflipchartpageswewillcollectinordertominimizethetimeneededtotranscribealltheinformation.Thelistofquestions(createdinconjunctionwithEnlaceandreviewedbyYouthLeadersforapproval/revisions)canbefoundinAppendixC.

TheCurrent(Tentative)TimelineThissemester,wefinisheddraftingourevaluationplanandfocusgroupquestions(byDecember3rd).Also,weattendedapublicYouthLeaderpresentationtogainabetterunderstandingofhowtheywork(December14th).TheevaluationteamwillcompleteanIRBasnecessarypriortothestartofthenextsemester.Wewillmeetasawhole(EnlaceplustheYouthLeadersthatarehelpingwithquestioncreationandMelissa,Charla,andSonia)onJanuary22ndat11:00amtomakeanylastminuteadjustmentstoquestionsandsetdatesforthefocusgroups.InFebruary,wewillconductthefocusgroupsandbegintranscribingasnecessaryandanalyzingdatacollected.InMarch,wewillcontinuetoanalyzeifnecessary,butthemainfocuswillbeondraftingfindingsintoareportthatanswerstheevaluationquestionstobecompletedbeforeMarch15th.ByApril15th,wewillhaveafinalreportofourfindingswithsuggestionsforfutureevaluationoftheYouthLeadershipprogram.

FutureEvaluationEnlaceComunitarioisacomplexorganizationthathousesmanymoreprogramsthanjusttheoneweareevaluating.AsidefromcontinuingtheevaluationoftheYouthLeadershipprogrambyconductingsurveysofYouthLeaderalumni,EnlacehasexpressedagreatdealofinterestinevaluatingtheirHealthyRelatingcourse(howitisimpactingstudentsinself-confidenceandlifeoutsidejustrelationships)andinevaluatingtheirinterventionservices,particularlytodetermineiftheservicestheyareprovidingaretraumainformedandculturallyappropriate.Sincetheirbiggestevaluationgoalsareto:1.)Beabletotelltheirstorytofundersand2.)BecomereplicableinotherHispanicandLatinoimmigrantcommunitiesacrossthecountry,therewillalwaysbemoreevaluationthatcanbedoneinthecomingyearstoassessEnlace’seffectivenessinreducingDV/IPVcasesinLatinoimmigrantcommunities.TogaingreaterinsightonEnlace’splansforfutureresearch,pleaseseeAppendixD.

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AppendixAOverviewofEnlaceComunitarioLogicModel

ThislogicmodelwascreatedduringEnlace’sevaluationoftheirPromotorasprogramin2011.ItshowsEnlace’sultimategoalsofcreatingchangesinsocialnormsthatwillleavetheimmigrantcommunityfreefromDomesticViolenceandthevariouswaystheorganizationseekstoachievethatgoal.Withthetwosides—preventionandintervention—EnlaceseekstoalleviatetheDVandIPVthatisbothhappeningcurrentlyandpreventanyfutureincidencesfromoccurring.YouthLeadersarefoundinthemiddleofthelogicmodelandcontributestothepreventionside.Theprogramhelpsfeedintodevelopingleadersandeducatingcommunityandserviceproviders.ThisevaluationseekstoidentifyanyimpacttheYouthLeadersprogramhashadoninfluencingchangeininstitutionsandsocialnorms.ExtendedLiteratureReviewArecentstudythatconsidereddatafromanationallyrepresentativesurveyfoundthat1stgenerationimmigrants5arelesslikelytoexperienceIPV(orreportit)thantheir3rdgenerationcounterparts.ThoughthestudyisnotspecificonlytoHispanics,Kimberetal.(2015)shows“beinga1stor2ndgenerationimmigrantdidnotinfluencetheoddsofperpetratingorbeingthevictimofIPV,”whichiscontrarytowhatpreviousresearchnotbasedonnationallyrepresentativesamplessuggested(1140).Studylimitationscenteredontheretrospectiveself-reportingandthechanceofunder-reportingduetomemoryorfearsofconsequencesthat5ImmigrantsrepresentedinthesurveyidentifiedasWhite,Black,AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative,Asian/NativeHawaiian/otherPacificIslander,orHispanicandthenidentifiedas1st,2nd,or3rdgenerationimmigrants.

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EnlaceComunitarioEvaluationPlan7mayfollowreporting.Theauthorscallforfurtherreviewoftheeffectimmigrantgenerationalstatus(IGS)andacculturationhaveonIPVacrosstheUnitedStates,withemphasisonLatinoimmigrants.Because2ndand3rdgenerationimmigrantsarereportingIPVatahigherratethantheir1stgenerationcounterparts,thereisaneedformoreresearchtobeconductedonLatinoyouthinregardstoIPVtodeterminewhenIPVstartssomoreattentioncanbeplacedonpreventativeservicesandinterventionresourcesforthisgroup.

Onesuchreviewconsidersdatafromninefocusgroups(n=76)heldinMiami-DadeCounty,specificallyfocusedonLatinocommunities.Theresultsshowthecommunityismostconcernedfortheimmigrantpopulationforanumberofreasons(mainlythefearofcomingforwardwithIPVcases)withyouthbeingthesecondhighestriskgroup.ThisdocumentdiscussestheimportanceofrecognizingLatinoculturalnorms(“Ourparentstaughtustotolerateit[abuse]”(229))inanytypeofDVorIPVservices.The“blanketprograms6”thathavebeensetinthecommunitytohelpalleviateDVorIPVhavenotseemedtobeparticularlyeffectivefortheLatinocommunities,whichwasdeemedproblematicbecause“mainstreampreventionprogramsdonotsystematicallytakeintoaccountculturalfactorsthatmaybeassociatedwiththeoccurrence,severityandconsequencesofIPVwithin[theLatinoimmigrantcommunity]”(224).Furthermore,Gonzalez-Guardaetal.(2013)suggestthatcommunitymembersweremostconcernedaboutyouthsince“thisgroupwasattheagewherenormsandbehaviorsforintimaterelationshipsbegindeveloping”(232).Withthisinmind,thestudysuggeststhatanattemptatapreventionprogramshouldbeculturallyappropriateandshouldtargettheHispanicyouthinordertotakeanappropriate“firststepinpreventingIPVamongHispanics”(234).

AnotherstudythatwasconductedthroughsurveydatacollectionfromhighschoolteensfoundthatLatinoyouthare,infact,atgreatriskofexperiencingIPV(Ocampoetal.2007).SurveydatacollectiontookplacetwiceintwoacademicyearsinhighschoolslocatedintheLosAngeles,CaliforniavicinitytoresearchtowhomteenswentforadviceorwhatteenswoulddoregardingIPV.Thestudiesconsistedofhighschoolteenswhereamajority(81-99%)oftheschool’spopulationwasHispanic.Ofthispopulation,1,603studentscompletedthesurvey.Theresultsshowthatgreaterresourcesareneededinpublicinstitutions(e.g.,schools)tofacilitate,provideaid,educate,andeventuallypreventIPVinLatinocommunities.Thestudyconcludesthatthereisstrongneedtoteachskillstoteensaboutwhattheycandotohelpthemselvesandotherswhoareinanabusiverelationship.

6A“blanketprogram”isaprogramsaidtoworkforanyindividual,regardlessofethnicity,age,socialstatus,oreducationalbackground.

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AppendixBEvaluationHistoryYouthLeaderPresentationEvaluationPresenter’sNameLocationofPresentation/EventNameOnascaleofonetofive(fivebeing“stronglyagree),towhatextent:

1. Didyouhavefun?2. Didthepresenterknowhisorhertopic?3. Wasthepresenterprepared?4. Didyoulearnaboutabuse?

Whatdidyouespeciallylikeaboutthepresentation?Whatdidn’tyoulike?Whatwouldyouchangeaboutthepresentation?Othercomments?ResultsFigure4.AudienceAgreesorStronglyAgreeswiththeStatements:

Figure5.AudienceAgreesorStronglyAgreeswithHavingFunduringthePresentation

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AppendixCEvaluationPlanFocusGroupQuestions

• HowlonghaveyoubeenwiththeYLprogram?• Whatdidyoulearnthatyoudidn’tknowbefore?• HowdidyougettoparticipateintheYLprogram?• Haveyourbehaviorschangedinyourrelationships?How?• Giveusanexampleofhowyoudealtwithconflictbeforevs.afteryourtrainingasaYL.• Withyourtrainingasabackground,howwouldyoureacttoseeingconflict/unhealthybehaviorsina

friend,inyourclassroom,inyourschool,inyourownrelationships?• Ifyouwitnessanepisodeofcontrolling/unhealthybehavioramongpeers,howdoyouintervene?• Isthereanythinginyourenvironment(schools,communities,homes)thatreinforcesgood/healthy

relationships?Unhealthyrelationships?• Giveusanexampleofhowyourschool,community,home,doesnotallowunhealthyrelationshipsto

occur.Orhowtheydoallowunhealthyrelationshipstooccur.

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AppendixDFutureEvaluationFigure6.

BigGoals Objectives BaselineData Activities ShortTermOutcomes

LongTermOutcomes

EvaluateeffectivenessoftheYLProgram(2015-2016)

• createnarrative• determineifit’s

bettertokeepleadersformanyyearsorgraduatethemafterone

• pre-tests• post-tests• evaluationpage• narratives

• createnarrative(March2016)

• phoneinterviews(asnecessaryin2016-2017)

• interviews(asnecessaryin2016-2017)

• onlinesurvey(asnecessaryin2016-2017)

• focusgroups(February2016)

• createnarrative(March2016)

• Tellstorytofunders(CLASP(federal),Kellogg,State,County)(startingMarch2016,continueasnecessaryin2016-2017)

• Becomereplicable(YL)programinotherLatinocommunities(future)

Becomereplicable(YL)programinotherLatinocommunities(potentialfor2016-2017)

• promotehealthyrelationships

• NationalLatinaNetworkwantstoreplicateEnlace’sYLProgramcomparedtootherYLprogramsinthecountry(MinnesotaorGeorgia)

• healthybreakuppresentations

• analyzewhatworksandwhathasn’t,whatchangeshavebeenmade,etc.

• putintowordswhatworksforEC

• createwebinarfornationalexposure

EvaluateeffectivenessofHealthyRelatingCourse(potentialfor2016-2017)

• promotehealthyrelationships

• pre-tests• post-tests• evaluationpage• narratives

• createtemplateforexcelfile(finishedNovember2015)

• digitalizationofdata(2016)

• developevaluationplan

• telldatastory

• Tellstorytofunders(CLASP(federal),Kellogg,State,County)

• Becomereplicable(YL)programinotherLatinocommunities

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AppendixEReferencesCensusScopeforHispanicpopulationstatistics.Gonzalez-Guarda,R.M.,A.M.Cummings,M.Becerra,M.C.Fernandez,andI.Mesa.2013.“Needsand PreferencesforthePreventionofIntimatePartnerViolenceAmongHispanics:ACommunity’s Perspective.”TheJournalofPrimaryPrevention,Vol.34,Issue4:221-235.Kimber,Melissa,ChristineA.Henriksen,DanielleM.Davidov,AbbyL.Goldstein,NicoleY.Pitre, LilTonmyr,TracieO.Afif.2015.“TheAssociationBetweenImmigrantGenerationalStatus,Child MaltreatmentHistoryandIntimatePartnerViolence(IPV):EvidencefromaNationallyRepresentative Survey.”SocialPsychiatryandPsychiatricEpidemiology,Vol.50,Issue7:1135-1144.NationalIntimatePartnerandSexualViolenceSurvey—IntimatePartnerViolenceintheU.S.2010(provided byCDC)NMCensusdata2014.NewMexicoPregnancyRiskAssessmentMonitoringSystem(PRAMS)SurveyfromtheNewMexico DepartmentofHealth.RetrievedfromNM-IBISandNM-IBIS.Ocampo,BeverlyWeidmer,GeneA.Shelley,andLisaH.Jaycox.2007.“LatinoTeensTalkaboutHelpSeeking andHelpGivinginRelationtoDatingViolence.”ViolenceAgainstWomen,Vol.13,No.2:172-189.YouthRiskandResiliencySurvey(YRRS).RetrievedfromNM-IBIS.