PATH Webcast Resource: Data Reporting 2009

Authors: PATH Technical Assistance Center

Publication Date: 2009

This webcast, which aired on November 18, 2009 for State PATH Contacts and November 19, 2009 for Providers, covered instructions for reporting data in the 2009 Annual Report. The PATH Technical Assistance Center hosted a webcast about the PATH Annual Data Reporting. Resources from the webcast are available for download.

Tags: Webcast; data reporting; PATH Data

PATH Webcast Resource: Data Reporting 2011

Authors: PATH Technical Assistance Center

Publication Date: 2011

SAMHSA conducted a series of webcasts on PATH Data reporting in the fall of 2011. Resources from the webcast are available for download under Topics-PATH Essentials-PATH Reporting Tools 2011.

Tags: PATH Data Reporting; PATH Reporting; Reporting; Webcast

Qualitative Data Report for Waterloo Region Sheltering Needs Assessment 2005

Publication Date: 2005

...people directly involved in shelter services in the region, providers of other supports for homeless people in the region, and people who use those services. Methods used included a series of focus groups with service providers and service users, interviews with shelter residents and guests of Out of the Cold (OOTC), and a survey of OOTC volunteers (please see “Methodology” below for further details). The complete Sheltering Needs Assessment Report is planned for completion in the wint...

Tags: housing

Qualitative Data Report for Waterloo Region Sheltering Needs Assessment

Authors: Centre for Research and Education in Human Services

Organization: Centre for Research and Education in Human Services

Publication Date: 2005

This report summarizes the findings of qualitative research conducted between March and May 2005 with people directly involved in emergency shelter services, providers of other supports for people experiencing homelessness and people who use those services. Information gathered through focus groups, interviews and surveys uncovered a multitude of experiences and insights related to sheltering needs and issues in Waterloo Region, from a broad range of perspectives.

Tags: qualitative research; system; substance use issues; stigma & descrimination; housing with support

HMIS 2008 Annual Data Report: A Report on Homelessness in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH

Authors: The Partnership Center, Ltd.

Organization: The Partnership Center, Ltd.

Publication Date: 2009

This annual report on homelessness in Cincinnati and Hamilton County (Ohio) was developed with HMIS data, provides information about the homeless population in these counties with the goal of developing strategies to ending homelessness.

Tags: Ohio; Cincinnati; Hamilton County; HMIS

PATH Data Advisory Committee Report (2010)

Publication Date: 2011

A yearly report from the PATH Data Advisory Committee from 2010 including next steps.

Tags: PATH; Data Advisory Committee

Sixth Progress Report on Hud's Strategy for Improving Homeless Data Collection, Reporting and Analysis

Publication Date: 2007

This Sixth Annual Progress Report updates the Congress on HUD's efforts in calendar year 2006 to implement its Strategy for Homeless Data Collection, Reporting and Analysis.

Tags: statistical data; statistics; homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness

Reliability and Validity of Self-Report Data of Homeless Mentally Ill Individuals

Authors: Calsyn, Robert; Morse, Gary; Klinkenberg, W. Dean; Trusty, Michael

Journal Name: Evaluation and Program Planning

Publication Date: 1997

Self-report measures used with homeless mentally ill clients exhibited moderate to high internal consistency coefficients. There was modest agreement between clients and case managers regarding the utilization of most services. However, clients and case managers exhibited little agreement regarding the use of scheduled counseling, supportive counseling, use of day programs, and substance abuse services. Clients and trained interviewers exhibited modest agreement regarding the presence of most...

Tags: mental health

Improving Lives by Improving Practices: Data Collection and Reporting at Brattleboro Area Drop-In Center

Authors: Nickles, Krystle F.

Publication Date: 2011

In December 2010, Vermont’s Brattleboro Area Drop-In Center received the 2010 PATH Exemplary Practice Award for Data Collection and Reporting at the Biennial PATH Grantee Meeting. The award recognizes the agency for making significant improvements through data collection and reporting in the lives of the people it serves. (Author)

Tags: Data collection and reporting; Homeless Management Information System ; HMIS; data quality; PATH exemplary practice awards

2005 National Homeless Management Information Strategies Conference - the Canadian Experience:Homeless Data Collection, Reporting and Performance Measurement

Authors: Jeff Bullard; HRSDC

Publication Date: 2005

Recognizing that homelessness affects the social and economic well-being of our communities, and that it undermines the human dignity and access to opportunities that are the birthright of every Canadian, the government of Canada launched the National Homeless Initiative in 1999.The National Homelessness Initiative (NHI) helps to ensure community access to services, supports and programs aimed at alleviating and preventing homelessness in all provinces and territories across Canada.

Tags: homelessness; dignity; nhi; prevention; access to supports and services; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; program planning and evaluation; Cost Analysis of Homelessness

2002 Calgary Homeless Study: Phase 2 - Secondary Data Analysis Families Sector Report

Authors: Gardiner, H.; Cairns, K.

Publication Date: 2003

...of the population at risk of becoming homeless by identifying the factors that may precipitate homelessness for individuals and families. A research team from the University of Calgary was selected to develop and implement an appropriate protocol to gather information from both Absolutely Homeless (AH) and Relatively Homeless (RH) individuals in Calgary, and to complete the data analysis and report writing. The core research team worked collaboratively with community stakeholders...

Tags: at-risk populations; recommendations; prevention; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; families with children

2002 Calgary Homelessness Study: Phase 2 - Seconday Data Analysis Seniors Sector Report

Authors: Gardiner, H.; Cairns, K.

Publication Date: 2003

A research team from the University of Calgary was selected to develop and implement an appropriate protocol to gather information from both Absolutely Homeless (AH) and Relatively Homeless (RH) individuals in Calgary, and to complete the data analysis and report writing. The definition of homelessness was critical to the project and the community decided that the UN definitions of Absolute and Relative homelessness were most reflective of their understanding of the situation. Absolu...

Tags: safety standards; access to supports and services; Community-Based Planning and Evaluation; seniors; preventive approaches

Emergency Shelters, Transitional Housing, and Battered Women's Shelters Data Collection Project 12th Annual Report

Authors: Helmstetter, Craig; Hentricks, Shelly; McLain, Laura

Organization: Wilder Research Center

Publication Date: 2004

This is the thirteenth annual report about the use of emergency shelters, transitional housing, and battered women’s shelters in Ramsey County. Emergency shelters and transitional housing programs participate in the project by providing client-level data that allows us to unduplicate the number of people served, track returns to shelter and total nights in shelter, and examine the flow between emergency shelter and transitional housing. Battered women’s shelters provide counts of per...

Tags: transitional housing; women; advocacy and policy

2002 Calgary Homeless Study: Phase 2 - Secondary Data Analysis Mental Health Sector Draft Report

Authors: Gardiner, H.; Cairns, K. V.

Publication Date: 2003

.... To develop a profile of the population at risk of becoming homeless by identifying the factors that may precipitate homelessness for individuals and families. A research team from the University of Calgary was selected to develop and implement an appropriate protocol to gather information from both Absolutely Homeless (AH) and Relatively Homeless (RH) individuals in Calgary, and to complete the data analysis and report writing. The definition of homelessness was critical to the...

Tags: affordability; housing; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; community-based mental health care; Public Mental Healthcare Service Delivery

Development of a Homeless Data Collection and Management System: Phase One: Final Report

Authors: Aubry, Tim D.; Currie, Shawn; Pinsent, Celine

Publication Date: 1996

The following libraries own the book: http://worldcat.org/oclc/45670624?tab=holdings

Tags: housing; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness

Indicator of Data of the Alliance to End Homelessness in Ottawa, 2004-2009 In the Report Card on Ending Homelessness in Ottawa

Authors: Ottawa Alliance to End Homelessness

Publication Date: 2009

Data on housing, income, emergency shelter use and length of shelter stay, 2004-2009.

Tags: housing statistics; income and living costs; emergency shelters; Length of Stay

Agreement between self-report and archival public service utilization data among chronically homeless individuals with severe alcohol problems

Authors: Clifaserfi, S.L.; Collins, S.E.; Tanzer, K.; Burlingham, B.; Hoang, S.E.

Journal Name: American Journal of Community Psychology

Publication Date: 2011

Public service utilization data are often used as key outcomes in studies on homelessness. Although self-report data on these outcomes are accessible and cost-effective, various factors may affect retrospective recall in homeless populations. It is therefore necessary to establish validity of self-report to ensure the integrity of studies involving such populations. Participants (N = 134) were chronically homeless individuals with severe alcohol problems who partici...

Tags: chronic homelessness; alcohol; self report; jail

SAMHSA Releases Latest TEDS Report: Discharges From Substance Abuse Treatment Services Provide Nationwide Data on Substance Abuse Treatment Experiences

Authors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Publication Date: 2009

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is issuing its latest Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) report on discharges from substance treatment services, which provides an important array of information about the approximately 1.5 million treatment discharges occurring at reporting, State-licensed treatment facilities across the country.

Tags: SAMHSA/CSAT products; substance use; treatment

Evaluation of and Recommendations for Services for the Aboriginal Homeless in Ottawa

Authors: Social Data Research Ltd.

Publication Date: 2005

Social Data Research Ltd. is pleased to present this report - "Evaluation of and Recommendations for Services for the Aboriginal Homeless in Ottawa" - to Ottawa’s Community Capacity Building Team (CCBT) for homelessness. The purpose of this study was to update the Ottawa Community Plan for Addressing Homelessness by: · Consulting with stakeholders (direct service providers, clients, collateral services) around the issue of services for the Aboriginal homeless in Ottawa; · Include a d...

Tags: Legal & Justice Issues; Community Planning and Renewal; Panhandling, Busking and Squeegeeing; community-based mental health care; access to supports and services

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PATH and HUD Data Standards

Authors: Hovden, Julie; Bluhm, Bernie

Publication Date: 2011

A presentation of how PATH data aligns with HUD Data and Technical Standards and the implications for the PATH Annual Data Report followed by small group, round table discussions. A facilitated discussion will obtain feedback about the updated PATH Annual Data Report.

Tags: PATH Grantee Meeting; presentations