4.11 beyond hmis (lindsay)
DESCRIPTION
Have you ever wondered how to leverage the power of your Homeless Management Information System to better plan and coordinate client services? In communities across the county, HMIS systems are being linked with mainstream human service data systems to do just that. Speakers will discuss the benefits and challenges of integrating their HMIS data with data from mainstream systems and will answer your questions about how to overcome the barriers to doing this in your own community.TRANSCRIPT
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Beyond HMIS…
Turning Data into Dollars:Allegheny County’s HMIS
Mike Lindsay, Housing Program Administrator
Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Pittsburgh, PA
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Community Information
Population: Allegheny County approx. 1.2
million City of Pittsburgh approx. 300,000
2009 Point-in-Time: Total – 1,418 Sheltered – 1,136 Unsheltered - 282
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Allegheny Department of Human
Services
$1 billion annual budget Children, Youth and Family Area Agency on Aging Office Behavioral Health Office of Community Services Office of Information Management Office of Administration Office of Data Analysis and Research Executive Office
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Office of Community Services Bureau of Hunger and Housing
Homeless Assistance Program: $3.6 million
HUD Continuum of Care Approx. $13 million annually 35 Contracted service providers 70 Supportive Housing Programs 857 units 1654 beds
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DHS Data Warehouse Overview
The DHS Data Warehouse: is a central repository of human
services data supports decision making is organized in a relational
framework enables retrieval and analysis of
program and client-level data
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DHS Data Warehouse Overview
Proven success with: Client “un-duplicating” method Importing client data both
internal and external to DHS 20 independent operating
applications Importing and storing all
historical client and service data
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Data Warehouse Accomplishments
• Ability to:
– Un-duplicate clients across 20 data sources (11 Internal, 9 External)
– Maintain history for trend analysis and decision making
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DHS Data Warehouse Sources
DHSDW
Early Intervention
Drug & Alcohol
Hunger & Housing
Aging
Mental Retardation
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Medical Assistance Transportation Program
Employment & Training
System of Care Initiative
Human Services Development Fund
Community Service Block Grant
Family Support Centers and Other Child Welfare Prevention Programs
Maximizing Participation Project
Mental Health
Children Youth and Families
Allegheny County Housing Authority
Housing Authority
City of Pittsburgh
Adult Probation Allegheny
County Jail
PA Department of PublicWelfare
JuvenileProbation
Head StartAllegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office
Behavioral Healthchoices
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Cross System Involvement: HMIS – Permanent Housing
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Matched Data Results:
60% of homeless clients have also received MH services
40% of homeless clients have also received D&A services
Created Partnerships
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The Results (cont’d)
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Housing vs. Services
Housing vs. Services
$-
$5,000,000
$10,000,000
$15,000,000
2000 2004 2007 2010 2011
Year
Sp
en
din
g b
y
Pro
vid
ers
Housing Services
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Shelter + Care Units
Shelter + Care Capacity
0
100
200
300
400
2000 2004 2007 2010 2011
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Persons in Families 0 2 0 0 0
Individuals
81* SWES Not
Open 246 220 282 119
Total
81*SWES Not
Open 248 220 282 119
Unsheltered Population (January PIT)
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Ultimate Results
• 2006– Mercy Behavioral Health– 20 Single Units– $750,000
• 2007– Mercy Behavioral Health– 45 Single Units– $1.5 million
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Ultimate Results, cont.
• 2008– Western Psychiatric Institute and
Clinic• 50 Family units, $2.8 million• 51 Single units, $1.8 million
– Action Housing, Former Foster Care• 20 Single Units, $350,000
– Community Human Services, WSC• 20 Single Units, $359,000
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Ultimate Results, cont.
• 2009– Community Human Services
• 25 Single units, $915,000
– Mercy Behavioral Health• 16 Safe Haven units, $1.7 million
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Ultimate Results, cont.
• 2010– Chartiers Community MH/MR
• 70 Single/Family units, $2.6 million
– Goodwill Industries, Reintegration• 50 Single units, $1 million
– Action Housing, Former Foster Care• 20 Single units, $576,450
– Veteran’s Leadership Program• 19 Single/Family units, $685,550
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Contact Information
• Mike Lindsay– Allegheny County Department of
Human Services, Pittsburgh PA– [email protected]– 412.350.3463