Two programs for at-risk children meet "near top tier" evidence standard

The Top Tier Evidence initiative, a resource used by federal officials to identify social programs meeting the Congressional Top Tier evidence standard, has identified Child FIRST and Parent Management Training - the Oregon Model (PMTO) as "Near Top Tier." The initiative's expert panel (1) found evidence from well-conducted randomized controlled trials that these programs produce sizable reductions in child maltreatment and juvenile crime, respectively; and (2) believes that each program needs just one additional step to qualify as Top Tier - a replication trial to confirm the initial findings and establish that they generalize to other sites. 

The evidence summary for Child FIRST can be seen here and the evidence summary for PMTO can be seen here.