Q&A
Measuring long-term impact of preventive services on family stability and child welfare outcomes
1:50:07
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62 sec
Council Member Stevens inquires about how ACS measures the long-term impact of preventive services on family stability and child welfare outcomes. Commissioner Dannhauser explains the current metrics and acknowledges the need for broader outcome measures.
- ACS tracks whether families return to their attention or services after completing preventive services
- About 5% of families have a reindication of maltreatment, and about 1% enter foster care after preventive services
- ACS recognizes the need to look at other indicators of family wellness, such as children's school performance and health outcomes
- The agency is working with public health partners to develop more comprehensive measures of long-term impact
Althea V. Stevens
1:50:07
How does ACS measure long term impact of preventative services program on family stability, child welfare outcomes?
Jess Dannhauser
1:50:15
Yeah.
1:50:15
We we, have, information that around the success of preventive based on whether families, come back to our attention or services.
1:50:28
And so it is very unlikely that a family, after completing preventive services, will come back to ACS.
1:50:35
There's a about a 5% reindication of maltreatment and about a 1% chance of entry into foster care.
1:50:45
You know, we need to look at other ways to understand family's wellness.
1:50:49
We work with our public health, partners, because we're not gonna continue to provide services for families for decades.
1:50:58
But looking at how children are doing in school, health outcomes, etcetera, is important to understand the the full continuum and the full effect of, the city's engagement with families.
