EB-Advocate Newsletter


Each quarter Evidence-Based Associates produces the EB-Advocate. This newsletter spotlights the community-based, model programs that we encourage communities to implement, as well as news about evidence-based programs. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please fill out our request form.



In this issue:

Summer 2010
  • Editor's Forward: Reflections on Blueprints

  • It's Right There - on the Dashboard

  • Put Families First: An Update from Washington

  • Advocate for Change: An Interview with Shay Bilchik

  • A Modern-Day Solution for Serving At-Risk Youth

  • OPPAGA Finds Redirection Project Produces Five-Year Reductions in Crime, $51.2 Million in Cost-Savings for Florida


Spring 2010

Spring 2010
  • Editor's Forward: A Look Back - to the Future!

  • Assistant Attorney General Shares Message at Blueprints Conference

  • A Must-See at the 2010 Blueprints Conference

  • Juvenile Justice Around the Nation: States Leading by Example

  • Global Footprint: Evidence-Based Programs for At-Risk Youth


Winter 2010

Winter 2010
  • Blueprints Pioneers Converge for Highly-Anticipated Conference

  • EBA Enters the World of Social Media

  • Justice Grants Administration and EBA Launch Initiative to "Put Families First"

  • Florida Lawmakers and Community Leaders Receive Awards at FFT Statewide Conference

  • Lone Star State Hosts National Violence Prevention Conference

  • Global Footprint: Evidence-Based Programs for At-Risk Youth


Fall 2009

Fall 2009
  • Editor’s Foreword: Something Worth Debating

  • Why Juvenile Detention Makes Teens Worse

  • Behind the Advocate

  • National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse Releases National Findings on Costs of Drug Abuse in America

  • OPPAGA Wins Award for Its Report on Redirection


Special issue:

Special Issue Spring 2009
  • Florida Gets It Right

  • Independent evaluation demonstrates Redirection Program for at-risk youth significantly reduces crime and saves Florida more than $36 million


Spring 2009

Spring 2009
  • Editor’s Foreword: We Are Family

  • Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Recognizes Nurse-Family Partnership as "Top Tier"

  • One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections' Available from Pew

  • Behind the Advocate

  • 'Spray and Pray,' Not Effective Says Blase

  • EBA Announcements

  • White House Issues Memorandum to Encourage Scientific Integrity


Winter 2009

Winter 2009
  • Editor’s Foreword: The Spring of Hope!

  • Pew Charitable Trusts Releases Template for State Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices

  • Redirection Project Going Strong, Saving Millions

  • Behind the Advocate

  • Florida Dept. of Juvenile Justice Awarded by U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services: Cost-Saving Redirection Project Recognized for Exemplary Results

  • New Efforts in the Rehabilitation and Vocational Training of High-Risk Youth

  • Global Footprint for Community-Based Model Programs


In this issue:

Fall 2008
  • Editor’s Foreword: The Farmer and The DellTM

  • A Medicaid Primer for Juvenile Justice Officials

  • An Interview with Jon Baron, Executive Director: Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy

  • The Maryland Opportunity Compact: Promotes Use of Evidence-Based Program

  • Evidence-Based Approach Works for Rural Communities

  • 10–Year Trend: The Number of Youth in Residential Custody Declines


In this issue:

Summer 2008
  • Editor's Foreword: An American Plague - From Bassinets to Bars

  • A Tribute to Lee Ann Thomas

  • Interview with David Kass: President, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids

  • Penn State Study Shows Large Payoff for Crime Prevention Efforts

  • Real-time Data Management System to Maximize Quality Assurance for Evidence-Based Programs

  • More Than 1,100 Attend 2008 Blueprints Conference


In this issue:

Special Issue: Blueprints 2008
  • In the Spotlight: Blueprints for Violence Prevention

  • Blueprints for Violence Prevention: Model Programs

  • Improving Public Health: A 30-Year Journey

  • Interview with Donna Gority

  • The Blueprints and Prevention Science: Progress and Prospects

  • Pennsylvania: A Model for the Community Use of Evidence-Based Programs

  • Necessary and Sufficient: On the Road to More Effective Use of Taxpayer Dollars

  • Evidence-Based Associates: The EB-Advantage

  • About the Blueprints Conference


In this issue:

Winter 2007
  • Fidelity Counts

  • Blueprints Conference 2008

  • Industry Report: Excerpts From Recently Released Studies

  • In the Spotlight: Florida's Redirection Project Continues to Post Strong Results



In this issue:

Fall 2007
  • The Value Proposition of an Evidence-Based Program

  • Featured Article: For California's Juvenile Justice System: It's a Brand New World!

  • In the Spotlight: Functional Family Therapy: Looking to Families for Hope for Our Youth



In this issue:

Summer 2007
  • Why Evidence-Based Associates?

  • Featured Article: The Walls Came Tumbling Down

  • In the Spotlight: Nurse-Family Partnership - Helping First-Time Parents Succeed



In this issue:

Spring 2007
  • Moving Toward Evidence-Based Programs (Again): The Pennsylvania Perspective

  • Industry Report: Redirection Pilots Meet and Exceed Residential Commitment Outcomes; $5.8 Million Saved

  • Featured Article: Wasted Money, Wasted Opportunities



In this issue:

Fall 2006
  • EBA Continues to Strengthen Leadership Role

  • In the Spotlight: Effective Community Programs Could Reduce Commitment of Girls to Residential Programs in Florida

  • In the Spotlight: Redirection—Mapping Out a System that Works