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.
OJJDP Model Programs Guide (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) & Crime Solutions (National Institute of Justice)
TOP is recognized by:
- The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) as a SELect Program
- Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development as a Certified Promising Program
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review
- OJJDP Model Programs Guide (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) & Crime Solutions (National Institute of Justice) as a Promising Program
- The California Evidence Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC)
- RAND ‘Programs That Work’ as a Promising Program
- Advocates for Youth – “Programs that Work”
- National Dropout Prevention Center as an Exemplary Program
- Horizon International Solutions (Yale University)
- National Collaboration for Youth
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.