Q&A
Addressing the need for measuring outcomes in mental health programs
1:07:50
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60 sec
Council Member Holden emphasizes the importance of measuring outcomes for mental health programs to ensure effective allocation of resources. He questions how DVS evaluates program success and tracks the number of families enrolled.
- Holden stresses the need to identify which programs are most successful
- He acknowledges the challenge of tracking outcomes but emphasizes its necessity for informed decision-making
- The council member calls for a system to measure and compare the effectiveness of different programs
Robert F. Holden
1:07:50
I know, but how do we measure outcomes here?
1:07:53
Because if we're gonna if we're gonna keep investing into programs for mental health, we have to find out which ones are working the best.
1:08:01
Meaning, I know it's hard to track.
1:08:03
But that needs to be measured somewhat.
1:08:06
So we could put money where it's most needed, where it had the most success.
1:08:11
I know it's tailored to the individual person, but there there are programs that have a tremendous amount of success, and this hearing is on families.
1:08:24
So I really want to, you know, we we ask how many families are enrolled in in programs, the commissioner says he's gonna get back to us on.
1:08:32
But I'd like to how do we how are we measuring outcomes?
1:08:36
I mean, how do you measure outcomes, you know, in programs?
1:08:39
How do you know which ones are work which ones need to be we have to invest more in.
1:08:45
I mean, we need to start thinking about that.
1:08:48
I'm not sure we're gonna get an answer about this.
Ellen Greeley
1:08:50
Yeah.
