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clearinghouse that has already done the review of the research and rated the 

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Rating Source Area of Focus Website

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development

Child welfare, juvenile justice

http://www.blueprintsprograms.com

California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare

Child welfare http://www.cebc4cw.org/

Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy

Social policy www.coalition4evidence.org

CrimeSolutions.gov Criminal justice http://www.crimesolutions.gov/

National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practice

Substance abuse, mental health

http://www.samhsa.gov/nrepp

Promising Practices Network

Child welfare, juvenile justice, social programs

http://www.promisingpractices.net/programs.asp

What Works Clearinghouse

Education http://www.ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/

What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse

Criminal justice http://www.whatworks.csgjusticecenter.org

One particularly useful clearinghouse is the PEW Charitable Trusts Results First Clearinghouse 

Database.  This is a one stop shop for accessing the many lists of evidence‐based programs. 

1. Go To:  http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/multimedia/data‐visualizations/2015/results‐first‐

clearinghouse‐database 

2. Type in the key words for the program or type of program you are looking for 

3. Compare ratings across various clearinghouses to determine which programs are rated 

most highly, most frequently. 

4. Dig deeper for more information by hovering over the colored rating dots and clicking on 

learn more! 

Please contact the EPISCenter for additional technical assistance:   lcook@episcenter.org    814‐867‐3037