MOVING FORWARD
New Grants and Projects
Our research and evaluation team pursues
projects that span an impressive range of
populations and issues.
SF Department on
the Status of Women
ETR has recently joined in a partnership with the San
Francisco Department on the Status of Women. Our
researchers will be conducting a comprehensive needs
assessment, looking at what services are available to
address violence against women and girls in San Francisco,
including survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault
and human trafficking.
We’ll be speaking with agency administrators, direct
service providers, and clients of agencies that provide ser-
vices and have significant contact with survivors of vio-
lence against women. We hope to identify community
strengths, service gaps and barriers to access. At the con-
clusion of the project, we’ll produce a comprehensive
report of the research findings, along with recommenda-
tions for funding priorities, that will be presented to the
Commission on the Status of Women.
TO LEARN MORE:
Pamela Anderson, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Community Impact Solutions
CBA Project
ETR has received funding from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide capacity-build-
ing assistance (CBA) to community-based organiza-
tions working in the HIV prevention arena. Linked to
the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, the goal of this proj-
ect is to support optimal planning, implementation and
sustaining of high-impact HIV prevention efforts across
the nation—that is, efforts that reach out to individuals at
greatest risk for HIV.
We’ll be offering state-of-the-science information,
training and technical assistance to organizations to
increase the impact of their prevention efforts. We look
forward to continuing our work in these critical efforts to
effectively address the ongoing HIV epidemic.
TO LEARN MORE:
Melanie Graham, MSW
Project Coordinator
Oakland Unified School District
ETR is excited to be partnering with OUSD to develop,
implement and evaluate a range of health and wellness
initiatives. See “ETR’s Commitment to Schools” for more
about this project.
West Contra Costa Unified
School District
ETR will be working withWCCUSD to help build and sus-
tain a school environment in which all students feel safe
from sexual- and gender-based harassment. See “ETR’s
Commitment to Schools” for more about this project.
The Work Goes On:
AIM 4 Teen Moms
ETR has been participating in
a collaboration with Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
and Mathematica to implement
and evaluate the
AIM 4 Teen
Moms
program. This program is
designed to increase contracep-
tive use, delay repeat pregnancy,
and enhance goal-attainment in parenting teens.
ETR is responsible for recruitment of teens into the
study. Over a 2-year period, we have been able to recruit
and survey over 950 teen moms. We are now nearing
completion of the 12-month follow-up, with a response
rate of 80%, and are starting with the 24-month follow-up
cohort. ETR appreciates the fine work—and excellent
response rates—produced by our dedicated team.
TO LEARN MORE:
Pamela Drake, PhD
Senior Research Associate
“
It has been inspiring to track the stories of teen
moms over the life of this project. I’m hopeful
that our end result will show an impact on rapid
repeat pregnancy in teens, and result in a better-
quality life for the teens and their children.”
Pamela Drake, PhD
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