ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with a discussion of the adaptations made in the MELD’s Young Mom (MYM) model to increase its applicability to the project participants. It details some of the problems confronted in the data analysis, provides a summary of preliminary evaluation results, and notes lessons learned in the project that may be useful to others implementing and evaluating similar programs. Late in 1982, the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) received a 3-year grant from the Ford Foundation under a new initiative called Child Survival/Fair Start for Children (CS/FS). The Child Welfare League of America Adolescent Parents Project was designed to test the applicability and effectiveness of the MYM model for low-income, urban, minority pregnant teenagers and young mothers. Apprehension regarding the impact of the evaluation on the implementation of the program also influenced the identification of goals and objectives for the model.
