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CHILD – GOALS TARGETS AND ACTION PLANS
Name of Performance Indicator: Increased Stability in Housing (Percentage)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Fiscal Year FY 2008 Actual FY 2009 Actual FY 2010 Actual FY 2011 Target
Performance
N/A 0.48% 0.3% 0.3%
Indicator
Numerator -- 37 31 --
Denominator -- 7,665 8,872 --
Table Descriptors:
Goal: Children, youth, and their families served by the Office of Mental Health will live in safe, secure,
stable housing.
Target: A decreasing number of children and youth diagnosed with an emotional or behavioral disorder and
their families who are receiving mental health services from the Office of Mental Health will need to
use shelters for temporary residence of be homeless.
Population: Children and youth diagnosed 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 diagnosed with an emotional or behavioral disorder and their
families who receive mental health services from the Office of Mental Health who are homeless or
who have been living in shelters. NOMS Indicator # 7; URS Table 15.
Measure: Numerator: Number of Persons Homeless.
Denominator: From URS Table, all persons served with living situation, excluding (minus) persons
with Living Situation Not Available.
Sources of
Information: Survey of Regions and Districts, Survey of Hospitals, JPHSA, PIP, OMHIIS (FY 2011)
Special Issues: Currently, this data is primarily ascertained at admission only; and therefore, the impact of treatment at
an OBH facility is not being captured.
FY 2010 Actual = 31/8,872 X 100 = 0.3%
Significance: Measuring the number of children and youth diagnosed with an emotional or behavioral disorder and
their families who are homeless or in shelters will assist in developing resources to provide adequate
housing opportunities for individuals, a significant component of the recovery movement.
Action Plan: The reporting of this information at each re-assessment/ update or discharge will need to be
emphasized in order to give meaning to this Indicator. 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. Housing stability is an important issue that warrants a high priority.
PART C LOUISIANA FY 2011 PAGE 287
SECTION III: CHILD/YOUTH PLAN
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, GOALS, TARGETS & ACTION PLANS