Reports
Gaps in School Achievement: Human Services Involvement in Clairton City Public Schools
In January 2012, DHS and the Clairton City School District signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to share student data. The partnership built on previous work to share data between […]
Human Services: Sustained and Coordinated Efforts Could Facilitate Data-Sharing While Protecting Privacy
U.S. Government Accountability Office The U.S. Government Accountability Office examined four innovative data sharing practices (including DHS’s) to determine (1) how selected states or localities have shared data across programs […]
Natural Supports: A Scan of Current Use and Future Opportunities
Natural supports are those family members, friends and community members who enhance our lives and support us in achieving our goals. The use of natural supports is becoming more common […]
Youth Using Behavioral Health Services: Making the Transition from the Child to Adult System
Addressing the specific needs of youth across multiple life domains as they transition from the children’s behavioral health treatment system to the adult treatment system is critically important. To help quantify […]
Your Culture is Valued Here: Lessons from the DHS Immigrants and Internationals Advisory Council
In 2007, DHS established an Immigrant and International Advisory Council, seeking to ensure that its services were culturally competent and accessible. Since that time, the Council is credited by many […]
I Hope I See You Somewhere Else: Allegheny County Jail’s Discharge Center Helps Ex-Offenders Leave on the Right Foot
This report provides an overview of the Allegheny County Jail’s Discharge Center. Click to read the full report.
Allegheny County DUI Alternative to Jail Program: System Collaboration Leads to Innovative Reform
This report provides a description of the DUI Alternative to Jail Program and its impact on the systems and individuals involved. Click to read the full report.
Family Group Decision Making: A Quantitative Analysis of the Impact on Out-of-Home Placement
Family Group Decision Making (FGDM), an intervention designed in New Zealand to improve safety and permanency for maltreated children, was implemented in Allegheny County in 1999. From 2001 through 2010, […]
From Almshouses to Excellence: A History of Child Welfare in Allegheny County
To commemorate 50 years during which Allegheny County government has been responsible for providing public child welfare services, DHS commissioned this historical overview of child welfare in the county. Click […]
Allegheny County Department of Human Services Quality Improvement Activities: 2009-2011
Since 2008, when a report on Quality Improvement activities across DHS was published, an enhanced quality improvement process has been in place for the delivery of direct services at DHS. […]
Practice Innovations in Child Welfare
American Public Human Services Association Click to read the full report.
Aging Up, Not Out: Moving Youth from Foster Care to Employability
When youth in child welfare reach their 18th or 21st birthday, they are no longer eligible for child welfare services. Unfortunately, they are also too often unprepared emotionally, financially or […]
Aging Out of the Child Welfare System in Allegheny County: Descriptive Analysis, Challenges and Implications
Eighty percent of youth in child welfare foster care leave the child welfare system within six months of turning 18. Unfortunately, many are not ready for the challenges of adulthood. […]