Systems Change
What is a system? Which dimensions of the system are most relevant for you to measure, for example, role of leadership, capacity building, governance, cross-agency collaboration? What impact do system level processes have on staff, providers, and ultimately the community at large?
A system is one of the most critical, yet under-examined tenants which has a significant effect on functioning and impact of populations. Working effectively across a broad range of agencies and partners, with different goals, values, practices and procedures, is critical to ensure collective impact. We have had extensive experience working with government systems, including with health care, public health, behavioral health care system, juvenile justice system, school system, inclusive of working with a network of community-based service providers.
Most recently, we successfully led over 9 evaluation studies for a federally funded multi-year US Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA grant, examining system-level processes and impact of an early childhood system of care, and specific innovative strategies it employed to engage family members of young children with or at risk of social-emotional concerns, measure cultural-responsiveness of mental health providers, and governance. Using empowerment evaluation model, we developed an array of data collection instruments in different languages, hired linguistically and culturally diverse field interviewers, and trained up to 12 mental health provider agencies to collect longitudinal data on children 0-5 enrolled in services and their families.
We also led a 2-year evaluation funded by National Institute of Justice, Second Chance that examined 8 dimensions of a juvenile reentry system, developing a comprehensive system-wide survey in consultation with cross-sector staff. For samples of our work and a conversation about what you'd like to measure and improve
A system is one of the most critical, yet under-examined tenants which has a significant effect on functioning and impact of populations. Working effectively across a broad range of agencies and partners, with different goals, values, practices and procedures, is critical to ensure collective impact. We have had extensive experience working with government systems, including with health care, public health, behavioral health care system, juvenile justice system, school system, inclusive of working with a network of community-based service providers.
Most recently, we successfully led over 9 evaluation studies for a federally funded multi-year US Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA grant, examining system-level processes and impact of an early childhood system of care, and specific innovative strategies it employed to engage family members of young children with or at risk of social-emotional concerns, measure cultural-responsiveness of mental health providers, and governance. Using empowerment evaluation model, we developed an array of data collection instruments in different languages, hired linguistically and culturally diverse field interviewers, and trained up to 12 mental health provider agencies to collect longitudinal data on children 0-5 enrolled in services and their families.
We also led a 2-year evaluation funded by National Institute of Justice, Second Chance that examined 8 dimensions of a juvenile reentry system, developing a comprehensive system-wide survey in consultation with cross-sector staff. For samples of our work and a conversation about what you'd like to measure and improve