MAKING CONNECTIONS EVALUATION
Conducted by The Department of Child and Family Studies at the University of South Florida (USF), the purpose of this evaluation is to understand how communities improve the mental health and wellbeing of men and boys. Evaluation results will provide continuous feedback to grantees and community partners in order to enhance and improve program implementation as well as cross-site findings to the Prevention Institute and Movember Foundation.
AIMS
How do communities create successful and scalable community change?
What are the most successful and scalable community models?
What types of solutions do various communities prioritize and effectively move most naturally?
What are the characteristics of success when community capacity is developed?
What are the barriers and facilitators to successful implementation across different sites?
What types of solutions do various communities prioritize and effectively move most naturally?
What are the characteristics of success when community capacity is developed?
What are the barriers and facilitators to successful implementation across different sites?
How do Making Connections grantees build community resilience?
What factors have led to increased resilience amongst men and boys?
How community-based resilience is best measured?
What adverse events/outcomes were avoided through project impacts?
What environmental changes yield the most impact?
How community-based resilience is best measured?
What adverse events/outcomes were avoided through project impacts?
What environmental changes yield the most impact?
What factors influence community engagement?
What changes in practice impact sustained engagement?
Who/what sectors are engaged in the project and how are they engaged in the project?
What factors impact the sustainability of partnerships and community wide spread?
Who/what sectors are engaged in the project and how are they engaged in the project?
What factors impact the sustainability of partnerships and community wide spread?
What are some essential elements in improving mental wellbeing for men and boys?
What mental health outcomes/indicators are associated with community-level change?
What role do community-level change initiatives play in supporting mental health and wellbeing for men and boys?
What mental health/wellbeing outcomes can be identified as measures of success?
What role do community-level change initiatives play in supporting mental health and wellbeing for men and boys?
What mental health/wellbeing outcomes can be identified as measures of success?