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1999 Annual Report to Congress on the Evaluation
of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health
Services for Children and Their Families Program

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APPENDIX

Phase I Retention Rates Applicable to Replacement Design Evaluation

Phase I Retention Rates Applicable to Replacement Design Evaluation

aDescriptive Sample was based on number of cases with at least one piece of descriptive information.
bBaseline Outcome Sample was based on number of cases with at least one of the following baseline outcome instruments: CBCL, CAFAS, or ROLES.
c Available Follow-up Outcome Samples were derived based on the following criteria: (a)There is no indication in the data that the child has formally exited the services; (b)Data indicated that the child had been enrolled in the system for 6 months or longer (for 6-month follow-up), 12 months or longer (for 12-month follow-up), or 24 months or longer (for 24-month followup); and (c) The child had at least one of the following instruments administered at intake: CBCL, CAFAS, or ROLES.
d Actual Follow-up Outcome Samples were derived based on the following criteria: (a) 6-month outcome sample: cases with intake and 6-month data on CBCL, CAFAS, or ROLES; (b) 12-month outcome sample: cases with intake and 12-month data on CBCL, CAFAS, or ROLES; (c) intake and 24-month outcome sample: cases with 24-month data on CBCL, CAFAS, or ROLES.
e Retention Rates were calculated as follows: (Actual Follow-up Outcome Sample / Available Follow-up Outcome Sample) x 100%. For example, 6-month follow-up retention rate for Site 4 was calculated as: (538/ 678) x 100% = 79%.

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