. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 18.

Published in final edited form as: J Child Adolesc Behav. 2015;3(5):240. doi: 10.4172/2375-4494.1000240

Table 1:

Costs, effects, and cost effectiveness of the Legacy for Children™ program in reducing the likelihood of children requiring a referral for severe behavioral problems.

	Costs	Effects¹	Incremental Costs	Incremental Effects	ICER²
Miami (N=194)
Control	$0	0.740
Intervention	$16,900	0.835	$16,900	0.095(p=0.11)	$178,000
Los Angeles (N=187)
Control	$0	0.831
Intervention	$14,100	0.888	$14,100	0.057(p=0.27)	N/A

Proportion of children testing in the normal range, not requiring a referral for severe behavioral problems.

ICER is in units of 2008 US$ per child at high risk for severe behavioral problems in the Legacy group, relative to the comparison group.