Table 6.1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration national
outcome measures
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Outcome
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Treatment
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Prevention
|
|
Mental Health
|
Substance Abuse
|
Substance Abuse Prevention
|
Abstinence from
Drug Use/Alcohol abuse
|
Not applicable
|
Change in percentage of clients abstinent at discharge compared
to
the number/proportion at admission2
|
30-day substance use (non-use/ reduction in use)2 Availability
of alcohol and tobacco. Availability of other drugs1 Percentage of
program participants and percentage of population who perceive drug use as harmful2
Attitude toward use among program participants and among population at large
|
|
Decreased Mental Illness Symptomatology1
|
Decreased symptomatology1
|
Not applicable
|
Not applicable
|
Increased/Retained
Employment or Return to/Stay in School
|
Profile of adult clients by employment status, increased
school attendance (children)1
|
Change in percentage of clients employed at discharge compared
to the percentage at admission
|
Increase in school attendance1; Decrease in ATOD-related suspensions/expulsions1;
Decrease in drug-related workplace injuries1
|
Decreased Criminal Justice
Involvement
|
Profile of client involvement in criminal and juvenile justice
systems1
|
Change in percentage of clients
with criminal justice involvement
at discharge compared to the percentage at admission
|
Reduction in drug-related crime1
|
Increased Stability in Family
and Living Conditions
|
Profile of clients’ change in living situation (including
homeless status)
|
Percentage of clients in stable living situations at discharge
compared to the number/proportion at admission (i.e., housing)1
|
Increase in parent participation in prevention activities1
|
Increased Access to Services
(Service Capacity)
|
Number of persons served by age, gender, race and ethnicity2
|
Unduplicated count of persons served1,2 Penetration
rate—Numbers served compared to those in need1
|
Number of persons served by age, gender, race and ethnicity
|
|
Increased Retention in Treatment—Substance Abuse
|
Not applicable
|
Length of stay1 Unduplicated count of persons served1,2
|
Not applicable
|
|
Reduced Utilization of Psychiatric Inpatient Beds—Mental
Health
|
Decreased rate of readmission to state psychiatric hospitals within
30 days and 180 days1,2
|
Not applicable
|
Not applicable
|
|
Increased Social Supports/Social Connectedness3
|
TO BE DETERMINED (Initial indicators
and measures have not yet been identified)
|
TO BE DETERMINED (Initial indicators and measures have not yet
been identified)
|
TO BE DETERMINED (Initial indicators and measures have notyet
been identified)
|
|
Client Perception of Care2
|
Clients reporting positively about outcomes2
|
|
|
|
Cost Effectiveness2
|
Number of persons receiving evidence-based services1,2
Number of evidence-based practices provided by State2
|
Percentage of States providing substance
abuse treatment services within approved cost per person bands by the type of
treatment1,2
|
Increase services provided within cost bands1,2
|
|
Use of Evidence-Based Practices2
|
|
|
Increase services provided within cost bands1,2
|
1 Developmental
2 Required by OMB PART Review
3 For ATR, “Social Support of Recovery” is measured by
client participation in voluntary recovery or self-help groups, as well as interaction
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