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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1 - 9 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | BMC Public Health |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | Art. No: 41 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Are youth mentoring programs good value-for-money? An evaluation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Melbourne program. / Moodie, Marjory; Fisher, Jane.
In: BMC Public Health, Vol. 9, No. Art. No: 41, 2009, p. 1 - 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Are youth mentoring programs good value-for-money? An evaluation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Melbourne program
AU - Moodie, Marjory
AU - Fisher, Jane
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Background The Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) program matches vulnerable young people with a trained, supervised adult volunteer as mentor. The young people are typically seriously disadvantaged, with multiple psychosocial problems. Methods Threshold analysis was undertaken to determine whether investment in the program was a worthwhile use of limited public funds. The potential cost savings were based on US estimates of life-time costs associated with high-risk youth who drop out-of-school and become adult criminals. The intervention was modelled for children aged 10a??14 years residing in Melbourne in 2004.
AB - Background The Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) program matches vulnerable young people with a trained, supervised adult volunteer as mentor. The young people are typically seriously disadvantaged, with multiple psychosocial problems. Methods Threshold analysis was undertaken to determine whether investment in the program was a worthwhile use of limited public funds. The potential cost savings were based on US estimates of life-time costs associated with high-risk youth who drop out-of-school and become adult criminals. The intervention was modelled for children aged 10a??14 years residing in Melbourne in 2004.
UR - http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9-41.pdf
U2 - 10.1186/1471-2458-9-41
DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-9-41
M3 - Article
VL - 9
SP - 1
EP - 9
JO - BMC Public Health
JF - BMC Public Health
SN - 1471-2458
IS - Art. No: 41
ER -