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Six Ohio Alternative Response (SOAR) Counties Project

[…] The analysis offers insights into the impact of Differential Response on the child welfare systems and on families served by those systems. Impact The evaluation found promising results for Alternative Response, including evidence that this intervention keeps children as safe as Traditional Response. No significant differences emerged between tracks in the percentage of cases […]

Jail Diversion Cost Simulation Model

[…] requires collaboration across public health and safety systems. Cross-system efforts—like jail diversion programs, which use community-based treatment as an alternative to traditional criminal case processing—can produce powerful results, but planning and implementation can be challenging given the many agencies and their multiple historical approaches. HSRI developed a computerized model to project the fiscal and […]

Studying Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Recipients

[…] of people who receive state-funded developmental disability services while living at home with family; their ages; the types of services they receive; and the dollars spent. The results are used to better understand and promote effective supports for families and individuals with IDD who direct their own support. The results In addition to presenting […]

Ohio’s IV-E Waiver Demonstration Evaluation

[…] adjust baseline differences and reduce selection bias. We also looked for differences in how the demonstration counties implemented the interventions and accounted for those when examining the results. Collecting data and sharing findings We worked collaboratively with county staff and sought the perspectives of families and kin caregivers—through site visits, key informant interviews, focus […]

Evaluation of the Summit County STARS Program

[…] be facing in their recovery. With a capacity of approximately 25 families per year, 64% of those parents whose case has closed have successfully completed the program. Results We presented findings formally and informally on an ongoing basis across the span of the evaluation during monthly calls and in-person collaborative planning meetings. This stimulated […]

Louisiana Permanent Supportive Housing Initiative Evaluation

[…] properties financed with Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) that mainly assisted residents without disabilities It relied on local infrastructure for outreach, referral, and service coordination The results In Louisiana, Medicaid and disability services program leaders successfully learned how to develop a sustainable statewide community integrated PSH model. The state took careful steps to […]

Heather Weller

[…] developing shared, equitable goals that can be addressed through mixed-methods research. Heather is also highly skilled in program evaluation, data visualization, data analysis, policy analysis, and communicating results to technical and non-technical audiences. In addition to supporting clients with needs assessments and data analysis, Heather also has experience in working with the communities most […]

National Core Indicators® – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

[…] their publicly funded services impact the quality of life and outcomes of service recipients. States use the data to track their own performance over time, to compare results across states, and to establish benchmarks.  Improving systems State agency directors and managers use NCI-IDD data to: Establish annual program goals and objectives. Evaluate the state’s […]

Kristin Battis

[…] collection protocols and tools; managing and analyzing quantitative data from both primary and secondary sources, including complex health insurance claims data; conducting quality assurance activities; and synthesizing results and reporting to diverse audiences. She is skilled in SQL and statistical software including SPSS and SAS. Prior to joining HSRI, Kristin worked at the Division […]

NCI Staff Stability Report 2016

The National Core Indicators Staff Stability Survey Report 2016 presents the results of a survey on employment and working conditions for direct support professionals who work with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In 2016, the survey was run in 20 states and DC and covered approximately 3,000 providers. Some key findings: Of the DSPs […]