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. 2015 Sep 7;31(4):415–424. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czv078

Table 3.

Financial and economic costs of the youth readiness intervention

Cost category Pre-implementation costs (Y0) total
Implementation year costs (Y1) total
Total implementation costs (Y0 and Y1)
Percent of total average (Y0 and Y1)
Financial cost Economic cost Financial cost Economic cost Financial cost Economic cost Financial cost Economic cost
Recurrent costs
 Clinician salaries (n = 8) 3932.1 3932.1 6703.5 6703.5 10 635.6 10 635.6 58.3 46.0
 Part-time HR manager salary 133.1 133.1 199.6 199.6 332.7 332.7 1.8 1.4
 Clinical supervisor salary 749.1 749.1 1123.6 1123.6 1872.7 1872.7 10.2 8.1
 Part-time finances staff salary 69.8 69.8 104.7 104.7 174.5 174.5 0.9 0.8
 Transport for clinicians 54.9 54.9 0.00 0.0 54.9 54.9 0.3 0.2
 Transport for participants 0.0 0.0 369.5 369.5 369.5 369.5 2.0 1.6
 Rental for clinical space 0.0 635.9 1620.0 3240.0 1620.0 3875.9 8.9 16.8
 Food for participants 0.0 0.0 2778.8 2778.8 2778.8 2778.8 15.2 12.0
 Opportunity cost to participants 0.0 0.0 0.00 1868.7 0.0 1868.7 0.0 8.1
Capital costs
 Staff training 119.2 119.2 0.0 0.0 119.2 119.2 0.6 0.5
 Materials for treatment groups 0.00 0.0 144.5 394.4 144.5 394.4 0.8 1.7
 Computers and office supplies 48.3 48.3 76.9 576.9 125.2 625.2 0.7 2.7
Subtotal recurrent costs 4939.0 5574.9 12899.7 16388.4 17838.7 21963.3 95.1 95.1
Subtotal capital costs 167.5 167.5 221.4 971.3 388.9 1138.8 4.9 4.9
Total costs of program 5106.5 5742.4 13121.1 17359.7 18227.6 23102.1 100.0 100.0
Cost per person 23.0 25.9 59.1 78.2 82.1 104.1