Evaluating Your Project

Introduction

How will you know whether your mental health promotion initiative is successful? And how will you measure success? These are the important questions that conducting an evaluation will help you to answer.

Traditional evaluation has often been seen as the domain of "experts", a particular and specialized form of research. As such, it has often emphasized on understanding and improving programs, but has not always reflected the interests and needs of people involved in those programs.

Evaluation concepts and methods can, however, be used to promote the empowerment and self-determination of participants. In this section we will focus on the basic information your group will need to conduct an effective and meaningful evaluation of your initiative.

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Acknowledgements

Developed with the support and help of the Mental Health Promotion Unit of Health Canada.