This research brief examines the 41 trauma center interventions conducted by One Vision One Life from 2005 to the spring/early summer of 2007.
This report provides a profile of community violence in Allegheny County in order to better understand the relationship with violence held by DHS consumers and clients.
This paper, presented at the 28th Annual APPAM Research Conference in November 2006, describes the context and need for integrated data in human services, data warehousing technology and its unique challenges in the public sector, innovative data warehouse applications that have arisen in part from joint projects with universities, and future opportunities for data warehousing.
This report examines the human service experiences and potential needs of children of incarcerated parents.
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, Center on Race and Social Problem
Kids Are Waiting (KAW), the Pew Charitable Trusts
Explores how the child welfare system in Allegheny County focuses on prevention services to successfully reduce the number of children in out-of-home placement.
University of Pittsburgh
This document, created in response to needs identified by the diverse groups participating in the DHS Immigrants and Internationals Advisory Council, serves as a resource guide for those seeking information about immigrants’ eligibility for public benefits.
American Jails Magazine, November/December 2007
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Discusses Allegheny County’s investment in intensive, community-and home-based prevention services for families at risk of child abuse and/neglect
National Network on Youth Transition for Behavioral Health
Examines the results of the Partnerships for Youth Transitions initiatives funded by SAMHSA in five communities across the country, including Allegheny County
National Family Preservation Network
Discusses DHS’s use of innovative, evidence-based practices in the child welfare system to improve outcomes for children and families