Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth

Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth: "Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth

Does prevention pay? Can an ounce of prevention avoid (at least) an ounce of cure? More specifically for public policy purposes, is there credible scientific evidence that for each dollar a legislature spends on 'research-based' prevention or early intervention programs for youth, more than a dollar?s worth of benefits will be generated?
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Publication date: July 2004"