Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Harmonizing databases? Developing a quasi-experimental design to evaluate a public mental health re-entry program.


ABSTRACT: Our study is the first-ever initiative to merge administrative databases in Massachusetts to evaluate an important public mental health program. It examines post-incarceration outcomes of adults with serious mental illness (SMI) enrolled in the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) Forensic Transition Team (FTT) program. The program began in 1998 with the goal of transitioning offenders with SMI released from state and local correctional facilities utilizing a core set of transition activities. In this study we evaluate the program's effectiveness using merged administrative data from various state agencies for the years 2007-2011, comparing FTT clients to released prisoners who, despite having serious mental health disorders, did not meet the criterion for DMH services. By systematically describing our original study design and the barriers we encountered, this report will inform future efforts to evaluate public programs using merged administrative databases and electronic health records.

SUBMITTER: Hartwell SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3371126 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Harmonizing databases? Developing a quasi-experimental design to evaluate a public mental health re-entry program.

Hartwell Stephanie W SW   Deng Xiaogang X   Fisher William W   Fulwiler Carl C   Sambamoorthi Usha U   Johnson Craig C   Pinals Debra A DA   Sampson Lisa L   Siegfriedt Julianne J  

Evaluation and program planning 20120303 4


Our study is the first-ever initiative to merge administrative databases in Massachusetts to evaluate an important public mental health program. It examines post-incarceration outcomes of adults with serious mental illness (SMI) enrolled in the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) Forensic Transition Team (FTT) program. The program began in 1998 with the goal of transitioning offenders with SMI released from state and local correctional facilities utilizing a core set of transition ac  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

2009-11-30 | GSE18619 | GEO
2010-05-19 | E-GEOD-18619 | biostudies-arrayexpress
| S-EPMC10278300 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7295880 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5860070 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC8226361 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7035003 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC8571980 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5300213 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7068463 | biostudies-literature