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Name of Performance Indicator: Increased Access to Services (Number)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Fiscal Year FY 2008 Actual FY 2009 Actual FY 2010 Actual FY 2011 Target
Performance
Indicator
4,286 4,317 3,966 3,966
Numerator -- -- -- --
Denominator -- -- -- --
Table Descriptors:
Goal: Children and youth with an emotional or behavioral disorder, and their families, will have access to
state mental health services
Target: Access to mental health services will be provided for a greater number of children and youth with an
emotional or behavioral disorder.
Population: Children and youth diagnosed with an emotional or behavioral disorder
Criterion: 2: Mental Health System Data Epidemiology; 3: Children's Services
Indicator: The number of children and youth who have an emotional or behavioral disorder who receive
mental health services from the Office of Mental Health during the fiscal year. NOMS Indicator #1
Measure: Estimated unduplicated count of children and youth (on the caseload the last day of the fiscal year)
who have an emotional or behavioral disorder and who receive mental health services during the
fiscal year (7/1-6/30) in an OMH community or inpatient setting
Sources of CMHC-OMHIIS (FY 2011), JPHSA, Patient Information Program (PIP)
Information:
Special Issues: NOTE: In the past, this indicator has been reported as the percentage of prevalence of children/youth
who have an emotional or behavioral disorder who receive mental health services from the Office of
Mental Health during the fiscal year. These numbers are discussed in Criterion 2 of the Plan. In
order to be consistent with NOMS Indicators, the measure is now reported as a number rather than
as a percentage.
The explanation of the reduction in numbers in FY 2010 is related to a very important change:
OMHIIS now closes cases with no activity for nine months, resulting in what appears to be a
reduction in the outpatient caseload. Previously, there were cases that had essentially no activity that
were being counted within this statistic, artificially inflating the number.
The FY 2010 actual figure is 3,966.
Significance: Setting quantitative goals to be achieved for the numbers of children who are EBD to be served in the
public mental health system is a key requirement of the mental health Block Grant law
Action Plan: See Special Issues. 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
access to services is a priority for Louisiana.
PART C LOUISIANA FY 2011 PAGE 277
SECTION III: CHILD/YOUTH PLAN
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, GOALS, TARGETS & ACTION PLANS