Projects
For more than 30 years, HSRI Projects have been helping to improve human service systems in a wide range of Focus Areas and Topics. To view a selection of our Projects by a specific Focus Area or Topic you can make your selection in the "View By" menu found below. You can also sort Projects chronologically or alphabetically by using the "Organize Projects" menu found below.
Viewing Projects By Topic: System Change Evaluation
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Evaluation of Ohio's Differential Response Research and Demonstration Project
(2010-2013)With funding from the U.S. Children's Bureau, HSRI is conducting a three-year evaluation of the Differential Response (DR) Initiative in Ohio, a best-practices approach to serving families reported for child abuse or neglect. DR provides an alternative to the traditional child welfare investigative approach, rather offering families a more critical role in assuring the safety and well-being of their children.
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Evaluation of Enhanced Kinship Navigator in Ohio
(2009-2012)HSRI is conducting an evaluation of the Enhanced Kinship Navigator Project, a demonstration project involving seven county agencies (six public child welfare agencies and one Office on Aging) and led by the Public Children Services Association of Ohio.
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National Youth Leadership Network Reap What You Sow
(2009-2010)Through a subcontract from the National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN), HSRI provided collaborative support to implement a grant funded by the US Administration on Developmental Disabilities. The purpose of the grant was to build an alliance between individuals with disabilities and their family members to guide changes in family support policy and practice from the perspective of youth and young adults with disabilities. The project resulted in the Reap What You Sow: Harvesting Services and Supports Curriculum for national distribution and a related conference to train people how to use the curriculum in their communities. Young people and adults with disabilities, family members, friends, teachers, community support providers, and others were invited to attend. Primary curriculum topics include power, engaging youth and family members in their communities, and systems of society.
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Milwaukee County Mental Health System Redesign
(2009-2010)The Milwaukee County Mental Health System Redesign is a project that addresses systemic issues with access and service delivery within the adult mental health system. The project involves working closely with stakeholders in Milwaukee to understand the system relationally.
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Delaware Autism Feasibility Study
(2008-2009)HSRI conducted a feasibility study for the Delaware Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS) to determine how the state could enhance its capacity to serve people with diagnoses on the autism spectrum.
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