LOUISIANA Community Mental Health Services Block Grant ...

ADULT – GOALS TARGETS AND ACTION PLANS
Name of Performance Indicator: Evidence Based – Number of Practices
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Fiscal Year FY 2008 Actual FY 2009 Actual FY 2010 Actual FY 2011 Target
Performance
7 7 7 7
Indicator
Numerator
Denominator
Table Descriptors:
Goal: Adults served by the Office of Mental Health will be provided with appropriate recovery/
resiliency-oriented, and evidence-based mental health services.
Target: The number of evidence based practices (EBPs) available in the State will be maintained.
Population: Adults diagnosed with a Serious Mental Illness
Criterion: 1: Comprehensive Community-Based Mental Health Service Systems
Indicator: The number of accepted evidence-based practices offered in the State. NOMS Indicator #3.
Measure: The number of accepted EBPs offered to OMH Adult consumers in the State
Sources of
Information: Annual Survey of Regions and Districts
Special Issues: There are currently seven SAMHSA accepted Adult EBPs, including: 1. Supported Housing,
2. Supported Employment, 3. Assertive Community Treatment, 4. Illness Management &
Recovery, 5. Medication Management, 6. Family Psycho-education, 7. Co-occurring
Disorders. Each of these EBPs is offered in some geographic areas in the state, but they are
not available state-wide. Since there are seven accepted EBPs, emphasis is not so much on
increasing the numbers of EBPs offered, but on increasing the Regions/ LGEs in which these
services are provided. Information from the Survey is based on Region and LGE report, and
EBPs are not always evaluated for fidelity. Other promising practices are being developed and
offered in various areas of the state. Actual: FY 2010 = 7.
Significance: Evidence based practices have been shown to be effective and efficient treatment modalities
that lead to positive outcomes.
Action Plan: See Special Issues. The EBPs that have been offered and that were reported on the Surveys
have not all been held to fidelity. Because measurement of EBPs not held to fidelity may not
be meaningful, education on EBPs, proper treatment focus, and accurate measurement
continues to be emphasized. The Block Grant indicators are monitored through the Committee
on Programs and Services of the Louisiana Mental Health Planning Council. The Planning
Council Committee on Programs and Services is responsible for monitoring and evaluation of
the mental health system and for recommending service system improvements to the Council.
Attempts to provide improved services are a priority for Louisiana.
PART C LOUISIANA FY 2010 PAGE 173
SECTION III: ADULT PLAN
ADULT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, GOALS, TARGETS, & ACTION PLANS