All tagged mental health

Supporting young people’s mental and sexual health in Greater Boston

Supporting young people’s mental and sexual health in Greater Boston

Chantal Hoff
Learning together

During the last year of funding for a sexual health program for Black and Brown young adults (18-25 years old) in Boston, the program team at Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) - Health Services contracted MXM Research Group to conduct an evaluation. The goals of the learning partnership were to: 1) better understand young people’s health behaviors, as well as needs and gaps in sexual and mental services for young people; 2) better understand facilitators and barriers to accessing health information and services; and 3) identify opportunities to improve programs and to better serve young people.

An antidote to white dominant, linear thinking in evaluation

An antidote to white dominant, linear thinking in evaluation

Min Ma
Case study

When we began partnering with the coalition in 2017, it was in the early stages of defining its work in this space and auditing its own internal practices using Jones & Okun’s White Supremacy Culture document as a guide. As a part of this process we considered ways in which white supremacy culture showed up in the coalition’s evaluation framework and practices, and identified alternative ways to loosen its grip.

Designing reports for participatory analysis

Designing reports for participatory analysis

Min Ma
Case study

A youth-serving organization in Massachusetts wanted to prepare a Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) report that would be easy for youth, parents, and community members to digest. We designed a report that aims to make the data accessible to all by using consistent visual elements, easy-to-read charts, and color-coded sections to simplify navigation.