SFP 10-14 pays for itself as it has demonstrated a positive, significant return on investment! Analyses by researchers from the Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute and the Washington State Institute for Public Policy have found economic returns of up to $9.60 for every dollar spent implementing SFP 10-14 and a cost benefit of up to $5,805 for each youth participating in SFP 10-14.

 

The Penn State Prevention Research Center released a 2008 report demonstrating a statewide return on investment for sites implementing SFP 10-14 in Pennsylvania of over $13 million, which reflects a savings in future crime and substance use costs and an estimated average economic benefit of $872,133 per community.

 

In 2002, the Cochrane Collaboration Systematic Review, which was sponsored by the World Health Organization, reviewed 6000 reports of studies of psychosocial or educational interventions intended to prevent alcohol use or misuse by young people. SFP 10-14 was recognized as the most promising "effective intervention over the longer-term for the primary prevention of alcohol misuse."

 

For more information on program goals and effectiveness review the SFP 10-14 Fact Sheet. Specific information for Crawford County can be reviewed in the Community Impact Report.