Program Profile: Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program® (TOP®)

This is a school-based youth development program for adolescents ages 12–19 that aims to prevent school failure and suspension through curriculum-guided discussion and community service.

Evidence Rating: Promising | More than one study

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This is a school-based youth development program for adolescents ages 12–19 that aims to prevent school failure and suspension through curriculum-guided discussion and community service. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group youth had lower rates of course failure and school suspension, compared with comparison group youth. These were statistically significant differences.

A Promising rating implies that implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s).

This program's rating is based on evidence that includes at least one high-quality randomized controlled trial.

This program's rating is based on evidence that includes either 1) one study conducted in multiple sites; or 2) two or three studies, each conducted at a different site. Learn about how we make the multisite determination.

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 12 - 19

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic, Other

Geography: Suburban Urban Rural

Setting (Delivery): School

Program Type: Leadership and Youth Development, School/Classroom Environment, Truancy Prevention

Current Program Status: Active

Susan Philliber
Senior Partner
Philliber Research Associates

16 Main Street
NY 12404
United States

Phone: 845.626.2126
Website(link is external)
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Felice McClendon
National Network Partner Development Manager
The Wyman Center

600 Kiwanis Drive
MO 63025
United States

Phone: 636.549.1238
Website(link is external)
Email