State Indicator Pilot Grants
VIRGINIA
A Joint Effort of the Survey and Analysis and State Planning and Development Branches, the Center for Mental Health Services, operated through the MHSIP Program
| Co-Principal Investigator J. Randy Koch, Ph.D. Director, Office of Research and Evaluation Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services P.O. Box 1797 Richmond, VA 23218-1797 Phone: (804) 225-3394 Fax: (804) 786-9248 rkoch@dmhmrsas.state.va.us |
Co-Principal Investigator Janet Lung, LCSW State Mental Health Planner Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services P.O. Box 1797 Richmond, VA 23218-1797 Phone: (804) 371-0359 Fax: (804) 786-1836 jlung@dmhmrsas.state.va.us |
GRANT NUMBER: 1 HR1 SM52525-01
FUNDING PERIOD: September 30, l998 - August 31, 2001
TOTAL ALLOCATION FOR FY’ 98: $100,000
PROJECT SUMMARY
The Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services project will pilot and implement a set of performance indicators including indicators selected in the Five State Feasibility Study, the MHSIP Consumer-Oriented Mental Health Report Card, and other indicators identified by key stakeholders to support current state system reform efforts. Specific indicators to be assessed by this project include: (a) use of atypical medications, (b) new methods of measuring seclusion and restraint, (c) use of "official records" from other agencies to measure consumer outcomes, (d) family member involvement in treatment, and (e) exploring cultural competence in reporting of performance information. Six sites representing a balance between large and small urban and rural, and single and multi-jurisdictional community mental health centers and acute and long-term hospitals will be piloted. All key stakeholders will be represented in the pilot process through membership on decision making groups. A data warehouse will integrate data from multiple sources for statewide implementation of performance indicators in three years.