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Evaluating Programs and Services for Transition Age Youth in California. Todd P. Gilmer , PhD & Victoria D. Ojeda, PhD, MPH University of California, San Diego. Research Questions. To what extent have counties provided support for TAY?
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Evaluating Programs and Services for Transition Age Youth in California Todd P. Gilmer, PhD & Victoria D. Ojeda, PhD, MPH University of California, San Diego
Research Questions • To what extent have counties provided support for TAY? • To what extent have counties used data to evaluate TAY programs? • To what extent have counties used these results for quality improvement purposes? • What guidance and support do counties and TAY providers need to strengthen their evaluation and quality improvement efforts?
Three Phases of the TAY Program Evaluation: Analysis, Recommendations, and Technical Assistance
Overview of Data Collection and Analytic Methods for Phase I
TAY Advisory Group Cara Evans Murray—Provider Regional Director – San Diego County Providence Community Services Susanna Marshland, LCSW—Provider Regional Vice President, Northern CA Fred Finch Youth Center Lorraine Flores—Provider Associate Director of Program Development and Research Bill Wilson Center Nev Jones M.A. PhD(c)—TAY Representative Co-Director Lived Experience Research Network Benjamin Roth—TAY Representative Youth Support Partner San Diego Youth Services TAY Academy Loraine Park, MSW—Content Expert Senior Research Associate Harder+Company Community Research Michelle Magee—Content Expert Senior Vice President Harder+Company Community Research Cecily Thornton Stearns, MFT—County Administrator Behavioral Health Program Coordinator, Central/N. Central Regions Adult/Older Adult Behavioral Health System of Care Health & Human Services Agency Michaela Mougenkoff, MFT—County Administrator Adult Mental Health Supervisor Michelle Burns NP, MPH—County Administrator Transition Age Youth (TAY) System of Care Director Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
Next Steps • Develop a contact list of county administrators with expertise in TAY programs • Conduct interviews with county contacts • Develop a contact list for TAY programs • Conduct surveys with TAY programs
Contact Information • Todd Gilmer, Ph.D., • tgilmer@ucsd.edu • Victoria Ojeda, Ph.D., MPH • vojeda@ucsd.edu