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NCI State of the Workforce Surveys (IDD & AD) – National Core Indicators®

Opportunity Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), older adults, and people with physical disabilities. As part of the broader National Core Indicators initiative—including…

Massachusetts Real Lives and Self-Directed Supports Evaluation

Opportunity We evaluated the implementation of the Real Lives legislation and self-direction services by the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services. Real Lives was enacted in 2014 to expand self-direction of…

Community of Practice for Supporting Families of Individuals with IDD

Opportunity In 2012, the UMKC Institute on Human Development and the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services launched a National Community of Practice (CoP) for Supporting Families…

Evaluation of the Capacity of the New Hampshire Behavioral Health System

Opportunity The New Hampshire Legislature called for a comprehensive system evaluation to identify statewide behavioral health system needs, gaps, and recommendations. Under contract with the Department of Health and Human…

Multnomah County Mental Health System Analysis

Opportunity Multnomah County is focused on providing accessible and effective mental health services—connecting people to the right care at the right time. We conducted a deep systems analysis for the…

Baltimore City Public Behavioral Health System Analysis

Opportunity We worked with the City of Baltimore, Behavioral Health System Baltimore (a nonprofit), and our partners at Technical Assistance Collaborative to identify and address gaps in Baltimore’s public behavioral…

Evaluating SAMHSA’s Four Homelessness Programs and Resources

Opportunity With our project partners (RTI International, Advocates for Human Potential, Technical Assistance Collaborative and Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research of the University of Pennsylvania), we worked…

Services in Supportive Housing (SSH) Program National Outcomes Evaluation

Opportunity HSRI and our project partners (Technical Assistance Collaborative and Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research of the University of Pennsylvania) designed a robust evaluation of a SAMHSA-funded…

iTips for Tuning In Mobile App Development

Opportunity Working with the Vermont Child Welfare Training Partnership, we helped to develop a smartphone app to supplement a 12-week in-person trauma-informed training for child welfare resource parents. Approach Consumer-based…

Ohio’s IV-E Waiver Demonstration Evaluation

Opportunity Working with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, we evaluated the effects of flexible funding through the ProtectOHIO Title IV-E Waiver demonstration—providing evidence toward the use of…