Evidence-Based Recognitions
Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program® (TOP®) is an evidence-based program that has been implemented successfully in diverse communities and in both urban and rural environments.
TOP is designed to meet the developmental needs of middle and high school teens in a variety of settings, including in schools, after school, through community organizations, and in systems or institutional settings.
Independent research reviews by federal agencies and organizations have recognized TOP for its evidence-base.
Listings include:
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review
- U.S. Department of Justice –National Institute of Justice, CrimeSolutions & Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning – CASEL
- Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development
- The California Evidence Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC)
- Advocates for Youth – “Programs that Work”
- Horizon International Solutions (Yale University)
- National Collaboration for Youth
- National Dropout Prevention Center
- Rand Corporation – Promising Practices Network
- Youth.gov
Summary of Teen Outreach Program (TOP) Results
The Teen Outreach Program (TOP) is an evidence-based program. View TOP results from rigorous research studies conducted on TOP over the last 20 years.
TOP is recognized as a Promising Program by Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development and received CASEL’s highest designation for quality programming.