Update - April 5, 2010

We are approving evaluations submitted by NREPP for the STEP programs. We believe STEP will be listed on the NREPP website by July 1, 2010. An email will be sent at that time to all on our subscription list (see homepage).

"STEP has been identified as an evidence-based program/practice on NREPP" will be appropriate. Please understand that SAMSHA and NREPP have changed their approach to these listings--there is NO such thing as an "NREPP approved program" - it is listed with ratings. It is a national repository of information on effective parent education programs.

If you need more specific information, contact us via email or phone, and we will work with you. We understand many grant applications are now dependent upon this NREPP information, and we want to support your efforts.

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STEP has successfully passed the first two of three stages of review of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Model Programs registry.

 NOTE: If your agency is working on the assumption that an NREPP "Best Practices" listing is necessary for spending grant monies - call us! The federal government has changed this entire system in what they call a "paradigm shift".  If you want greater clarification on this important matter, contact us.

SAMHSA closed the process of review for more than two years while it changed a system that was criticized for excluding credible programs such as STEP. When they opened a new application format, we applied in January, 2007.

We were recently informed STEP received the maximum number of evaluation points in the review-for-reviews stage. This means STEP will be reviewed in the first group of "new" programs.

We expect this will take months, into the fall and most likely early 2010 before we are notified the review is in process. Be assured that we will be updating you on our progress. Sign up for our mailing list if you want to hear from us when we get news.