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The Pittsburgh Post Gazette Highlights Allegheny County’s Integrated Data System

Allegheny County’s integrated data system, located within their Department of Human Services, was recently featured in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. The Gazette praised the system for its close attention to privacy, which was recently also lauded in a federal report. To read the entire article click here.

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Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Releases Data Quality Assessment Tool

The FCSM recently released their Data Quality Assessment Tool for administrative data. It can be found by following the below link: http://www.bls.gov/osmr/datatool.pdf Additionally, they also released a paper on the successes of administrative data use for research. It can be found by following the below link: http://www.bls.gov/osmr/fcsm.pdf

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Family Group Decision Making: A Quantitative Analysis of the Impact on Out-of-Home Placement

In 1999, Allegheny County became the first county in Pennsylvania to implement Family Group Decision Making (FGDM), an intervention designed to improve safety and permanency for maltreated children. FGDM involves bringing a family’s natural support system to the table with the formal child welfare system when making critical decisions, including placement decisions. In 2011, with

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The Impact of Recent Policy Changes on Outcomes for Medical Care Services Clients (Washington State)

This report examines how recent policy changes have impacted caseload trends and measures of well-being among individuals enrolled in the Medical Care Services (MCS) program who were eligible for the Disability Lifeline (DL) program in October 2011, prior to its elimination. We compare the experiences of a cohort of individuals enrolled in MCS/DL in October

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Federal Bill Gives Social Workers Better Access to Foster Kids’ Education Records

Social workers will no longer be required to get a court order before accessing school records of children in foster care.The purpose of this legislation is to improve school outcomes for children in foster care. Social workers will be able to better facilitate the transfer of records from a child’s previous school to his/her current

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The Unique and Combined Effects of Homelessness and School Mobility on the Educational Outcomes of Young Children

This study examined the unique and combined associations of homelessness and school mobility with educational well-being indicators, as well as the mediating effect of absenteeism, for an entire cohort of third-grade students in Philadelphia. Using integrated archival administrative data from the public school district and the municipal Office of Supportive Housing, multilevel linear models were

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Adverse Childhood Experiences Associated with Behavioral Health Problems in Adolescence (Washington State)

Abstract: Findings from administrative data for youth age 12 to 17 enrolled in Medicaid This report demonstrates the use of state administrative data to measure adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and to quantify associations between these experiences and behavioral health problems identified during adolescence. The adverse experiences reported include the occurrence of the following in the

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Washington State Study on High School Outcomes for DSHS-Served Youth

Abstract: Graduation and Drop-out Rates for Students Who Were 9th Graders in 2005-2006 High school progress indicators and outcomes are described for a statewide cohort of youth served by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). This report is the first product of a federally funded cross-agency effort (ARRA, 2009) that provided

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Employment Outcomes Associated with Rapid Re-housing Assistance for Homeless DSHS Clients in Washington State

Abstract: Programs providing Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HPRR) assistance served 15,057 individuals in 2010, according to the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). Assistance may include rent assistance, relocation and stabilization assistance, security deposits, utility payments and other financial help to help stabilize someone at risk of losing their current

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High School Outcomes for DSHS-served Youth (Washington State)

Abstract: Graduation and Drop-out Rates for Students Who Were 9th Graders in 2005-2006 High school progress indicators and outcomes are described for a statewide cohort of youth served by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). This report is the first product of a federally funded cross-agency effort (ARRA, 2009) that provided

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New Article Highlights IDS Use in LA County

A new article in the California Journal of Politics and Policy highlights effective integrated data system use through the illustrative example of recent efforts to restructure Los Angeles County’s General Relief Program. The article is available from the publisher at: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/cjpp.2012.4.issue-2/cjpp-2012-0005/cjpp-2012-0005.xml Citation Byrne, T., Metraux, S., Moreno, Culhane, D. P., Toros, H., & Stevens, M.

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Administrative Data Systems Key in Producing Rigorous and Low-Cost Program Evaluations Finds the Coalition for Evidence Based Policy

The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy (http://coalition4evidence.org ) recently published an overview and demonstration of rigorous-but-low-cost program evaluations. The publication highlights the use of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with administrative data systems, providing a number of examples from existing studies. RCTs have long been a best practice with respect to program evaluation. The use of integrated

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Foundation for Child Development recommends guidelines for integrating PreK experience data into state longitudinal data systems

FCD’s policy brief asks the federal government to create a national advisory group on state longitudinal data systems. More information, in addition to the full brief, can be found on their website: http://fcd-us.org/whats-new/prek-12-state-longitudinal-data-systems

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