Table 3.

Cost–benefit of selected programmes

	Benefits	Cost*	Benefit minus cost	Benefit per dollar cost
Nurse–Family Partnership	$30 325	$9421	$20 905	$3·23
Chicago Child-Parent Centers	$39 160	$8124	$31 036	$4·82
Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10–14 (SFP 10–14)	$6656	$851	$5805	$7·82
Functional Family Therapy	$37 739	$3190	$34 549	$11·86
Seattle Social Development Project	$6237	$2959	$3279	$2·11
Life Skills Training	$1415	$34	$1382	$42·13

^*Cost estimates are per participant, based on 2003 US$ for SFP 10–14; 2007 $ for the Chicago Child–Parent Centers; and 2010 US$ for all other interventions.¹³