Program Evaluations

• The implementation of Beyond the Hurt (BTH) has shown promising results. Key components were creating a school environment in which all students feel safe, embedding the program into existing initiatives and curriculum, and regularly monitoring the program.
• Students shared that since participating in the Beyond the Hurt program “their peers have become more aware of bullying as an issue and have more proactive ways in addressing it”.
• The results of the Tell Them From Me survey, pre- and post- implementation of the Beyond the Hurt Program at the pilot middle school, indicate improvements. Students identify that they feel safe at school and that there are safe ways to report incidences of bullying.
• Based on the feedback received by the schools, facilitators and students, interventions should be whole school. Implementing an on-going school wide intervention greatly increases the chance of attaining the desired outcomes.
• Factors that were identified that had an impact on the outcomes of the Red Cross RespectED: Beyond the Hurt program include:
  • On-going training of students
  • Sustainability of youth trained
  • Sustainability of Teacher Facilitators
  • Support from the school and school district
• In an effort to improve the program, it is important that a strong relationship exist with the Red Cross and the school district. Bullying prevention requires the support, leadership and resources of the school district, school and community stakeholders. A comprehensive whole school approach that extends from the youth to staff, parents and community with school-wide initiatives, classroom presentations and individual interventions indicated positive impacts.

Download the report on the school’s and district’s role in implementing the Beyond the Hurt bullying prevention program

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In an evaluation project sponsored by Human Resources and Skills Development (HRSDC) Canada, the tools and training process of “Beyond the Hurt” achieved a rating of 2.5/3 for their solid grounding in evidence-based approaches.

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The multi-phase evaluation examined 2243 youth impact statements received by the RespectED: Violence & Abuse Prevention child abuse and youth relationship violence prevention programs over the previous two years.

• Youth disclose most about abuse and violence in general, followed by emotional maltreatment, physical abuse and sexual abuse. Neglect is less often mentioned.
• Compared to the Canadian Incidence and Prevalence Study, disclosure for sexual abuse is twice as high while neglect is much lower. (Note: The Canadian Incidence and Prevalence statistics are on substantiated allegations).

The most frequent offenders are parents.

This research has been published in:

• Child Abuse & Neglect, 33, 699–708 (2009)
• Qualitative Social Work: Research and Practice, 8(3), 341–356 (2009)

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An assessment of three types of delivery of RespectED: Violence & Abuse Prevention’s “It’s Not Your Fault” child abuse prevention program—volunteer, teacher and comprehensive—showed that knowledge among participants increased using each type of delivery; but the comprehensive delivery resulted in the most sustained and significant increases.

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Transformational learning occurred among trainers and school liaison police personnel taking RespectED: Violence & Abuse Prevention’s “It’s Not Your Fault” Prevention Educator Training for preventing child abuse.

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• Students who received RespectED: Violence & Abuse Prevention’s “It’s Not Your Fault” child abuse prevention program scored significantly higher on a test on key violence prevention concepts than students who did not receive the program.
• Boys showed a higher increase in knowledge of key violence prevention concepts after the program than girls; girls reported the program had helped them to assist themselves or another person who was a victim of abuse.
• The evaluators recommended that the program be more thoroughly integrated into school curricula.

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Logic model with outcome measurements for RespectED’s “It’s Not Your Fault” child abuse prevention program showed knowledge retention.

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Participants who coach various sports at different levels and with both male and female athletes of diverse ages perceived the Respect in Sport program to have impacted their coaching, suggesting that Respect in Sport delivers content that generalizes to a wide range of coaches.

The results indicate that coaches perceive themselves to have the knowledge to be aware of and effectively deal with bullying, abuse, neglect and harassment.

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Highly effective in sensitization of child maltreatment prevention. Significant increases in knowledge and intervention skills among coaches.

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HRSDC project provided “Ten Steps” tools and training process, with highest rating for reflecting evidence-based approaches.

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The Canadian Red Cross and researchers from York University have received funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to lead a major national project: Walking the Prevention Circle: Researching Community Capacity Building for Violence Prevention.

The goal of this project is to conduct community-based research on the process of community mobilization through the Canadian and Australian Red Cross Societies Walking the Prevention Circle (WTPC) program.

The project follows Aboriginal traditional methods and provides education and mentoring, allowing communities to create nurturing and stable environments for children and youth. Leaders are trained to lead education sessions for youth and adults on aspects of violence, child abuse, bullying, and building healthy relationships.

Participants in the “Walking the Prevention Circle” child maltreatment prevention workshop for First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities clearly understood the importance of understanding what abuse is and that it is wrong; identified education, openness to listening and understanding as necessary to prevent abuse; recognized the importance of addressing their own history, and that of their families; and recognized that reporting abuse personally or addressing organizational barriers is necessary.

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• One week after receiving the presentation, half the students who had previously reported using violence in their relationships no longer reported using violence.
• Students’ knowledge about how to help a friend who is a victim of sexual assault increased significantly.
• Students who received the program were more able to identify factors that lead to physical and emotional violence in relationships than students who did not receive the program.

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