Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention: Multiple Youth Programs Raise Questionsof Efficiency and Effectiveness. Statement of Carlotta C. Joyner, Director Education and Employment Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division

摘要

My testimony today, based on a number of studies we have issued, will focus on(1) the information available about substance-abuse and violence-prevention programs and the federal investment in them, (2) what is known about the effectiveness of federally funded programs in reducing youth substance abuse and violence, and (3) improving the federal effort by focusing more on accountability and results. (A list of related GAO products appears at the end of this testimony.) Although some of the data we present--for example, on programs and their funding--are from 1994 and 1995, the issues we are addressing have changed little since our work was done. In summary, our reviews have raised questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal effort in this area.