This toolkit contains everything you need to plan and conduct a program or service evaluation in the AOD sector, including self-paced eLearning modules and links to helpful websites, documents, tools, and resources.
It was developed by NSW's Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (NADA) in collaboration with Insight.
Level 5 - Quality Improvement
Online, self-paced
15 minutes
Level 5 - Quality Improvement
Online, self-paced
30 minutes
Level 5 - Quality Improvement
Online, self-paced
30 minutes
Level 5 - Quality Improvement
Online, self-paced
20 minutes
This resource provides AOD organisations with information and tips on how to conduct an evaluation and set up the necessary support systems to measure the impact of the work they do.
The Ethics & Governance unit oversees ethical & scientific review of medical research, manages site authorisation & access, & provides policies & guidelines for research conducted within NSW Health.
The AH&MRC Public Health and Intelligence Team works in partnership with ACCHSs, government and non-government agencies to improve health outcomes for the Aboriginal peoples of NSW.
The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney, is a leading global research institution specialising in alcohol and other drugs (AoD) policy advice and interventions.
The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) is the Australian Government’s key research agency in family wellbeing.
CMHDARN supports community-managed mental health and AOD sectors in implementing and demonstrating ethical research practices.
BetterEvaluation engages with individuals, organisations, and networks to bring together knowledge about evaluation from different sectors, disciplines, regions, languages and contexts.
A practical guide to qualitative evaluation methods and how they fit into mixed-methods evaluations of health initiatives.
A Best Practice Guide to Qualitative Analysis of research to inform healthcare improvement, re-design, implementation and translation. Guidance Document
Overview of how to analyse quantitative and qualitative data and when to use different methods in evaluation.
A practical how-to for community health evaluations.
A description of how and why to integrate methods in evaluation.
Example of how routinely collected quantitative data and qualitative interviews are combined in an AOD service evaluation.
Sector-level evaluation improvement example and discussion of outcome measures in routine NGO AOD data systems.
A review identifying how evaluations are conducted in non-profit services reinforcing the relevance of mixed approaches.
A practitioner-oriented text on designing evaluations that serve stakeholders and use real data meaningfully.
A key reference for understanding mixed methods designs in applied contexts.
NADA would like to thank the members of the Research Capacity Building Project Advisory Group for their time and wisdom in producing the resources contained in this toolkit.
