introduction to the children’s health initiative (cmhi

Introduction to the Children’s Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) 

National Evaluation

National Evaluation Team

Leadership

Abram Rosenblatt (Project Director)

Chandria Jones (Project Manager)

Ana Maria Brannan (Senior Advisor)

Beth Stroul (Senior Advisor)

Garrett Moran (Corporate Officer)

National Evaluation Team

Partners• Westat

• Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health 

• Youth M.O.V.E National

• DMA Health Strategies 

• Walter R. McDonald Associates 

• University of Washington

Expert Advisory Panel

• Johanna Bergan (Youth M.O.V.E. National)

• Eric Bruns (University of Washington)

• Allison Cuellar (George Mason University)

• Allen Daniels (Westat) 

• Craig Anne Heflinger (Vanderbilt)

• Craig Love (Westat)

• Debra Rog (Westat)

Tribal Workgroup

• Gary Bess

• Puneet Sahota

• Holly Echo‐Hawk

• Candace Fleming

• Brenda Freeman

• Craig Love

• Dan Foster

Purpose of the Evaluation

• Assess whether SOC services and supports were expanded

• Assess how expansion was implemented compared to expansion as planned

• Explain how expansion changed in response to external barriers or facilitators

Purpose of the Evaluation (cont.)

• Assess the impact of the SOC services on health and behavioral health outcomes, educational attainment, living environment, social connections and quality of life

• Assess whether expansion and impacts varied by type of award (state or local)

• Describe factors associated with successful expansion

Framework for National Evaluation

Instrumentation and Measures

Instrumentation Analytic Dimension State or Local

Timing

Introductory Conversation and Document Review

All Both Year 1 & Annually 

Key Partner Interview Policy/Partnerships; Training/Workforce;Financing; Strategic Communications

Both Years 2 & 4

Financial Mapping Financing Both Years 2 & 4

Benchmarking Financing State Years 2 & 4

System of Care Expansion and Sustainability Survey (SOC‐ESS)

All Both Year 2 start & annually

Instrumentation and Measures (cont.)

Instrumentation Analytic Dimension State or Local

Timing

Child and Family Outcome Study

Services/Supports  Local Years 1‐4; at 6 month Intervals (while receiving SOC services) and at discharge

Network Analysis (Across State and Local Levels  and Child and Family)

Policy/Partnerships Both Years 2 & 4

Geographic Information Survey (GIS)

Policy/Partnerships State Years 2 & 4

Timeline for Data Collection

Submit data collection instruments for Federal Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) Clearance

OMB Clearance Process complete

Build infrastructure for data collection and management systems 

Train data collectors

Introduce Evaluation Team and get to know sites

Collect Data! 

Support to Grantees: Linkages

TA Network Workgroup and Coordination: Leverage TA Network contact with sites, identify site issues for evaluation TA, encourage dissemination of results, provide input to National Evaluation

SharePoint Site: Resource Bank, Cross‐site Information Sharing, Blog Posts and Updates, Moderated Conversations, Designed for National Evaluation Partners, SAMHSA, Sites

CMHIeval@westat.com

Support to Grantees

Training and technical assistance on data collection, reporting, and evaluation processes for the CMHI National Evaluation

Webinar Series to support local evaluation and CMHI National Evaluation participation

Email Help Desk for grantees to contact project team by email at any time with any questions /concerns/issues

Evaluation Liaison assigned to each grantee as one central point of contact 

CMHIeval@westat.com

CMHI National EvaluationLiaison Information

Evaluation Liaisons

Dawn Nelson

May YamateJune Crandall

Shirilyn Njie Rebecca Noftsinger

Evaluation Liaisons

Elizabeth Flashner

Glenys Jarrett-Coker

Elisabeth Poplacean

Viola Samson

Angela Greene

Sushama Rajapaksa

Evaluation Liaison

June Crandall JuneCrandall@Westat.comPh: 301‐251‐2252

2016

• System of Care Expansion and Sustainability Project, FL

Evaluation Liaison

Elizabeth FlashnerElizabethFlashner@westat.comPh:  301‐315‐5918

2016

• System of Care Across Tennessee, TN

• Bring Systems of Care to Scale in Virginia, VA

• Wraparound Program for Youth in or At-Risk of Mainland Placement, HI

• Monadnock Regions System of Care, NH

• New Hampshire Dept. of Education, NH

Evaluation Liaison

Angela GreeneAngelaGreene@westat.comPh:  301‐251‐1500

2016

• COACT Colorado 2.0, CO

• Enhancing Systems of Care: Supporting Families and Improving Youth Outcomes, MA

• Puerto Rico System of Care Initiative Project, PR

• Kansas’ System of Care for Mental Health Services to Children and their Families, KS

• Heart of Texas System of Care: Closing the Gaps Initiative, TX

Evaluation Liaison

Glenys Jarrett‐CokerGlenysJarrett‐Coker@westat.comPh: 240‐453‐2620

2016

• Missouri’s System of Care (SOC) Expansions and Sustainability Cooperative Agreement, MO

• Community of Practice Systems of Care, PA

• Erie-Luzerne System of Care Initiative, PA

Evaluation Liaison

Dawn Nelson dawnnelson@westat.comPh: 301‐294‐2892

2016

• NYS Youth and Families ACHIEVE, NY

• County of Rockland, NY

Evaluation Liaison

Shirilyn NjieShirilynNjie@westat.comPh: 301‐315‐5909

2016

• District of Columbia Social, Emotional and Early Development (DC SEED) Project, District of Columbia

• Bridges to the Future Systems of Care Expansion, Maryland

Evaluation Liaison

Rebecca NoftsingerRebeccaNoftsinger@westat.comPh: (240) 453‐5636

2016

• Nfusion Metro Expansion Project, MS

• Communicare System of Care Expansion and Sustainability, MS

Evaluation Liaison

Elisabeth PoplaceanElisabethPoplacean@westat.comPh: 240‐453‐2917

2016

• Enhanced Partnership: Expanding and Sustaining Muskegon County’s SOC, MI

Evaluation Liaison

Sushama RajapaksaSushamaRajapaksa@westat.comPh: 301‐251‐2210

2016

• Cayuga County to Expand Services for Youth with Behavioral Health Challenges and Their Families, NY

Evaluation Liaison

Viola SamsonViolaSamson@westat.comPh: 301‐610‐8748

2016

• PABC South Los Angeles SOC for Children 0-5 with Serious Emotional Disturbances, CA

• NE-2016 Coop. Ags. For Expansion and Sustainability of the Comp. Comm. MH Services, NE

• Elkhart County System of Care Expansion Project, IN

• Stark County System of Care Implementation Grant, OH

• Project Connect 2.0, IL

Evaluation Liaison

May YamateMayYamate@westat.comPh: 240‐314‐7586

2016• Oklahoma System of Care: Strengthening our CareNet

(SOC2), OK

• The Sewa U’usim Community Partnership Program (The

Pascua Yaqui Tribe), AZ

• Mescalero System of Care (Apache Tribe), NM

• Tiwahe Glu Kini Pi: Serving the Sicangu Oyate (Rosebud

Sioux) of SD, SD

• Tanana Chiefs Conference York Koyukuk System of Care

(SOC) Project, AK

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