Hope Starts Here - Validation Study Brief

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May 1, 2022

By Katina Kearney-Edwards, Leila Sammander, Nicole Sharpe, Gabrielle Montgomery, Angélica Montoya Ávila, BreAnna Davis Tribble, Sherylls Valladares Kahn, Eugenia McRae

This validation study evaluates the Hope Starts Here (HSH) imperative metrics for success and examines the early implementation of the HSH initiative (2020 and beyond) to inform future evaluation efforts. The research questions that guided the validation study were designed to help explore the face validity and the content validity of HSH metrics and were determined based on HSH's priorities.

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**Katina Kearney-Edwards**
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**Gabrielle Montgomery**
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**BreAnna Davis Tribble**
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**Sherylls Valladares Kahn**
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