Programs
The Center is closely affiliated with the Division of Prevention and Community Research, an internationally-renowned site of excellence for conducting, community-based research and evaluations. Please see the division's webpage for more information.
Our core work focuses on a number of critical issues facing community organizations, schools, and governmental agencies.
Below is a sample of some of our current work. For more information about our work, we invite you to continue browsing this site and visit www.theconsultationcenter.org.
Programs
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- Building Evaluation Capacity Initiative
The Building Evaluation Capacity Initiative (BECI) is a tailored program of consultation and training across two years to build program evaluation capacity in Greater Philadelphia agencies. The program has involved more than 39 agencies and includes oversight of the Philadelphia Program Evaluation Learning Collaborative that is comprised of agencies that have completed the program so as to ensure the sustainability of gains made.
Now beginning its 7th year, BECI is made possible through the generous support of its inaugural funder, the Thomas B. Scattergood Foundation, as well as funding from the Barra Foundation, The Philadelphia Foundation, and the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.
BECI began in 2009 with pilot funding to support evaluation capacity building with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. This work led to a successful application to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation by a partnership of agencies and funders, including Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, the Scattergood Foundation, The Consultation Center at Yale, and more than a half dozen Philadelphia agencies and funders, to implement and evaluate the Porch Light Initiative. This early success served as a catalyst for BECI, which has now worked with a variety of organizations in Greater Philadelphia that have varied in size, populations served, and focus, such as behavioral health, education, arts and culture, health and wellness, and human services.
- Family Violence Program
For nearly three decades, The Consultation Center at Yale has been a statewide leader in offering violence prevention services to adult offenders and victims of domestic violence. The Center focuses on understanding how women’s daily lives are impacted by the traumas they have been through, which can result in PTSD and/or substance abuse. By working collaboratively with The Greater New Haven Domestic Violence Task Force, Center staff aim to tackle these issues as a community.
- Community Mental Health
Community Mental Health and its Impact on Academic and Behavioral Health Outcomes
Alternative education settings serve a diverse population of young adults who present with unique challenges that impact academic, social, and career outcomes. Dr. Gordon’s research in this area examines primary health and mental health risk behaviors contribute to students’ academic performance and educational attainment. Our goal is to use data collected in this study to inform the development of interventions that support the academic and behavioral health needs of youth in alternative education settings.
Consultation to the EVOLVE and EXPLORE Programs
This program provides training and supervision to facilitators that deliver a State-mandated family violence education program for male and female perpetrators of violence.
Family Violence Prevention Fund Consultation
To understand the needs of families who experience violence and are under supervision of the judicial system.
Connecticut Department of Public Health Collaboration
To develop a culturally appropriate model to provide information on how to positively engage males (including teens) in developing healthy relationships.