NCJ Number
114235
Journal
Child Welfare Volume: 67 Issue: 6 Dated: (November/December 1988) Pages: 609-623
Date Published
1988
Length
15 pages
Annotation
States that seek the continuation of Federal funding for independent-living programs for adolescents must be able to provide comprehensive program and evaluation data and may need to adapt their information systems to produce the necessary data.
Abstract
The information system should provide both aggregate program data and client outcome data. At both the start and the completion of the program, the State should gather at least four sets of aggregate statistical data on the program: client data, service data, outcome data, and financial data. States should also gather information about individual clients at the time the case opens, at the time the case closes, and after a followup period. They could develop a checklist instrument to gather data about career planning, finding and keeping a job, locating and maintaining housing, maintaining health and practicing family planning, money management, and other factors. The data collection and evaluation programs established by Pennsylvania and Texas offer examples of two different approaches to meeting the Federal requirements under Title IV-E Independent-Living Initiative. (Author abstract modified)