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CHILD – GOALS TARGETS AND ACTION PLANS
Name of Performance Indicator: Evidence Based – Children with SED Receiving Therapeutic Foster Care (Percentage)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Fiscal Year FY 2008 Actual FY 2009 Actual FY 2010 Actual FY 2011 Target
Performance
Indicator
0.21% 0.44% 0.36% 0.36%
Numerator 16 31 26 --
Denominator 7,632 7,092 7,197 --
Table Descriptors:
Goal: Children and youth with an emotional or behavioral disorder, and their families, will be provided with
appropriate recovery/ resiliency-oriented mental health services.
Target: The percentage of children and youth with an emotional or behavioral disorder who receive
Therapeutic Foster Care services will be maintained or increased.
Population: Children and youth with an emotional or behavioral disorder
Criterion: 1: Comprehensive Community-Based Mental Health Service Systems
3: Children's Services
Indicator: The percentage of children and youth who receive Therapeutic Foster Care services will be
maintained or increase. NOMS Indicator #3
Measure: Numerator: Number of children/ youth with EBD who receive Therapeutic Foster Care services.
Denominator: Number of children/ youth with EBD served (unduplicated)
Sources of Survey of Regions and Districts and Survey of Hospitals, JPHSA, PIP, OMHIIS (FY 2011)
Information:
Special Issues: Information from Survey is based on Region & LGE report, and all EBP‟s are not currently evaluated
for fidelity. TFC is available in 3 Regions/LGEs, although FPHSA indicated that the program in
their area is provided by other agencies, and do not have the data available. While the number of
children/youth receiving Therapeutic Foster Care did not decrease significantly, the overall number
of children/youth served increased, resulting in a small decrease in overall percentage. Statewide
trainings have occurred in the effort to increase services; however, continued workforce shortages
have continued to be problematic in the field. *MHSD/Region 1 did not collect data on EBPs.
FY 2010 actual = 26/ 7,197 X 100 = 0.36%.
Significance: Evidence-based practices have been shown to be effective and efficient treatment modalities that lead
to positive outcomes
Action Plan: The EBPs that have been offered and that were reported on the surveys have not all been held to
fidelity. It is believed that an improved emphasis on fidelity is resulting in better data, and education
on the EBPs, proper treatment focus, and accurate measurement will continue to be a focus. Data
collected from OMHIIS will be qualitatively better than that collected on the Survey of Regions and
Districts/ Hospitals. This data source will be utilized starting in FY2011, so that EBP data will not
rely solely on the Surveys. 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 2011 PAGE 281
SECTION III: CHILD/YOUTH PLAN
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, GOALS, TARGETS & ACTION PLANS