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National Core Indicators
Working with our partners at the National Association of State Directors of Development Disabilities Services (NASDDDS), individual state agencies, and self-advocates, we measure the performance of services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities—both within and across states. This groundbreaking data collection initiative is improving the quality of service delivery nationwide, and has […]
Kristin Battis
Kristin is a data scientist whose work is driven by a passion for using systematic approaches to evaluate program effectiveness in order to promote health equity. Kristin’s research expertise includes the development of data collection protocols and tools; managing and analyzing quantitative data from both primary and secondary sources, including complex health insurance claims data; […]
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:
Community Support Skill Standards: Tools for Managing Change and Achieving Outcomes
The Community Support Skill Standards (CSSS) identify the master-level practice standards for direct service workers in progressive, community-based human service work environments. Developed and validated by a national coalition of key constituents, the standards represent the core skill and knowledge set applicable to frontline workers in a wide variety of human service program settings regardless […]
Milwaukee County Mental Health System Redesign
To help Milwaukee County address a pressing need for a solution to systemic problems, we worked with partners at the Public Policy Forum and the Technical Assistance Collaborative to quickly assess the county’s adult mental health needs, service capacity and financing, and service utilization—and developed detailed, actionable recommendations for system reform. Facing challenges with mental […]
Evaluating the Preferred Integrated Network program in Minnesota
Working with the Minnesota Department of Human Services and project partner Desert Vista Consulting, we evaluated a pilot program aimed at improving the quality, coordination, and cost effectiveness of physical and mental health and social services—and, ultimately, health outcomes—for people with serious mental illness. Research shows that people with serious mental illness (SMI) die an […]
Multnomah County Mental Health System Analysis
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 county, engaging with community constituents, reviewing previous studies, examining funding and reimbursement mechanisms, and focusing on touchpoints between systems, where individuals in need could fall through […]
Evaluating SAMHSA’s Four Homelessness Programs and Resources
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 to evaluate the effectiveness of and models of service delivery of four SAMHSA-funded programs that provide services to people who are experiencing homelessness and living with […]
iTips for Tuning In Mobile App Development
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. We believe content experts and local stakeholders are in the best position to inform the development of innovative approaches for supporting child welfare resource parents (kinship, foster, and […]
Evaluation of Colorado’s IV-E Waiver Demonstration
Working with the Colorado Department of Human Services, Colorado counties, and our project partners (Colorado State University Social Work Research Center and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago) we evaluated the effects of flexible funding through the Title IV-E Waiver demonstration. The waiver allows the state to use federal IV-E funds flexibly to protect […]