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Representative Sample for Outcomes
This is a compilation of unedited messages from the OUTCMTEN list that were received between March 20, 2003 and March 25, 2003. This discussion focused on the practice of using outcome measures on a sample of program participants versus on the entire population of program participants. … Read More
Date: 05/2003
Author(s): Evaluation Center@HSRI
Training in Cultural Competence
The increasing numbers and percentages of minority populations in the United States, along with the accumulating evidence of service disparities in access, continuity, and quality for people of minority cultures (Brach, & Fraser, 2002; Snowden, 2003; Sue, Fujino, Hu, Takeuchi, & Zane, 1991), create a profound sense of urgency among the public health service providers to resolve the treatment discrepancies between different cultural groups. … Read More
Date: 04/2003
Author(s): Evaluation Center@HSRI
Measuring System Impacts on MH Recovery
What is mental health recovery? What helps the individual in the process of recovery? What hinders? How do mental health systems and staff help, and how do they hinder? How can these effects be measured? A recent report entitled “Mental Health Recovery: What Helps and What Hinders?” represents the first step of a national project designed to address these questions. … Read More
Date: 02/2003
Author(s): Evaluation Center@HSRI
Person-Centered Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities in the State of Connecticut
This case study is part of a larger project called Reinventing Quality, sponsored by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities and conducted by the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) in collaboration with the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Community Integration and the Human Services Research Institute (HSRI). … Read More
Date: 7/2002
Author(s): Valerie J Bradley, Sarah taub, Gary Smith
Person-Centered Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities in the Sunflower State
This case study is part of a larger project called Reinventing Quality, sponsored by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities and conducted by the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) in collaboration with the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Community Integration and the Human Services Research Institute (HSRI). … Read More
Date: 6/2002
Author(s): Valerie J Bradley, Gary Smith, Sarah Taub