Impact & Evaluation
Measuring whether recognition becomes action.
The intervention is evaluated through the RE-AIM framework, paired with post-viewing surveys, platform analytics, organizational practice-change documentation, and youth experience indexing.
Outcomes we track
Short-term
- Increased recognition of institutional mechanisms of exclusion
- Increased prevention-oriented action readiness among adults
- Increased clarity for youth and families about affirming supports
Mid-term
- Adoption of affirming practices across pilot sites
- Documented organizational procedural changes
- Increased consistency in identity-affirming practices across staff
Long-term
- Reduced service avoidance among trans and gender-diverse youth
- Earlier engagement with supportive systems
- Strengthened protective conditions associated with housing stability
RE-AIM evaluation framework
Each tool in the ecosystem is evaluated across the five RE-AIM dimensions, with dedicated indicators developed in partnership with youth, providers, and the Design Lab.
- Reach
- Who is exposed to the intervention, and which audiences are reached at which moments.
- Effectiveness
- Did recognition change behavior, practice, or a young person's willingness to stay connected?
- Adoption
- Which organizations integrate the DYUR Toolkit or Q-Nife Family Resources into ongoing practice?
- Implementation
- How consistently and faithfully are the tools used across sites and roles?
- Maintenance
- What sustains the intervention: governance, funding, design labs, and updates over time?
What "impact" looks like in this work
We will not claim that a video prevents homelessness. We will document whether adults responded differently in a moment, whether an organization changed a form, whether a young person came back to a service that once turned them away. Those shifts (small, structural, repeatable) are the measurable upstream signals that housing stability becomes more likely.