1. (1) Evidence-based prevention includes programs, activities and strategies (hereinafter referred to as "interventions") that:

   1. (a) Are included in private or federal registries that identify evidence-based interventions proven to result in sustained positive benefits to individuals or communities.
   2. (b) Have been reported in peer-reviewed journals and with demonstrated positive effects on the primary targeted outcome; or

   3. (c) Have documented effectiveness supported by other sources of information and the consensus judgment of informed experts, and meet the following criteria:

      1. (i) The intervention is based on a theory of change that is documented in a clear logic or conceptual model; and
      2. (ii) The intervention is similar in content and structure to interventions that appear in registries and/or the peer-reviewed literature; and
      3. (iii) The intervention is supported by documentation that it has been effectively implemented in the past, and multiple times, in a manner attentive to scientific standards of evidence and with results that show a consistent pattern of credible and positive effects; and
      4. (iv) The intervention is reviewed and deemed appropriate by the division.

2. (2) Evidence-informed prevention includes programs, activities and strategies (hereinafter referred to as "interventions"):

   1. (a) With documented effectiveness supported by other sources of information and the consensus judgment of informed experts; and
   2. (b) Have been reviewed by the division and determined to meet the criteria for listing on Utah's Statewide Registry of Evidence-based Programs.

KEY: evidence-based prevention; statewide registry; evidence-based prevention workgroup

Date of Last Change: June 19, 2025

Notice of Continuation: December 1, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 32B-2-402(1)(f)