CCFW has compiled these program evaluation resources, organized by research area.
Program Evaluation Resources
Archives: Resources
Addressing Post-Pandemic Trauma in Youth: How Mindfulness Practices Support Positive Mental Health Outcomes in Challenging Times
In this lecture, learn trauma-informed mindfulness strategies that empower youth by reshaping trauma reactions. The 3 co-founders of the Holistic Life Foundation discuss how accessible mindfulness and yoga have proven benefits in reducing stress, enhancing feelings of self-worth and self-love, and creating a sense of resilience and optimism. They also explore how the brain processes stress, intrusive thoughts, and negative self-talk. The co-founders aim for participants of the lecture to come away with a deeper understanding of mindfulness and yoga for addressing trauma and supporting positive mental health in youth.
Promoting College Student and Staff Well-being Through a Mindfulness-based Coping Program
This CCFW study evaluated the impact on student and staff well-being of a mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral coping program, Be REAL (Resilient Attitudes & Living), delivered by campus staff using a task-sharing approach.
Cumulative adversity, mindfulness, and mental health in first-time mothers experiencing low income
This CCFW collaborative paper reports the effects of low income and ACEs on new mothers. It also highlights the protective effects of mindfulness. NEW Parents Connect is a mindfulness-based program being evaluated at CCFW to support the well-being of new parents.
BC Institute of Early Childhood Policy – A Life Course Perspective on the Promise of Public Preschool – Commentary
The Boston College Institute of Early Childhood Policy (BC IECP) is proud to disseminate this monograph commentary by faculty member Eric Dearing
Whole Child Development: Navigating Trauma, Building Resilience, Optimizing Healing and Well-Being
Dr. Denese Shervington has an intersectional career in public health and academic psychiatry. This presentation utilizes the Social Ecological Model to explore the impact of interpersonal, community, institutional, and societal factors on individual-level behaviors in minoritized children, especially those living in poverty and experiencing racial oppression. A Healing Justice framework which expands upon current evidence-based models of screening and treatment to include ancestral and indigenous practice-based evidence and wisdom is offered as a method of transformational healing for minoritized children and their families.