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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Youth Serv Rev. 2013 Oct 13;39:147–152. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.10.004

Table 3. Characteristics of the Agencies' self assessed most successful program. CCCW data.

Characteristics Weighted %
Reason program implemented
 Agency became more safety focused 7.7%
 Analysis of data from current system 41.2%
 Availability of funds to implement 5.8%
 Funding concerns—High costs of existing services 23.5%
 Directive from above 5.5%
 External recommendation 10.8%
 Internal recommendation 28.1%
 Lawsuits/legal 1.6%
Program promoted by another agency: Yes 34.6%
Factors that supported successful implementation
 Clear need for the program 4.4%
 Cultural change/paradigm shift within agency 9.3%
 Existing evidence base for program 23.5%
 External support 20.1%
 Financial resources 27.3%
 Fit of program with agency 17.1%
 Internal support 40.1%
 Support from program staff 18.6%
Factors that hindered success for implementation
 Cultural change/paradigm shift was needed, did not occur 9.4%
 Financial issues 10.5%
 Fit of program within agency 2.4%
 Lack of external support 9.5%
 Problems implementing the program itself 37.3%
 Problems sharing data between partners 10.6%
  Resistance to change 32.2%