Final Report
September 2003
Prepared for:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning
and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Project Officer:
Walter Leginski
Prepared by:
John Trutko
Capital Research Corporation
Burt Barnow
Johns Hopkins University
This report is available on the Internet at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/homelessness/perf-ind03
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Executive Summary
Chapters
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Introduction
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Background and Study Objectives
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Study Methodology and Structure of the Report
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Review of Reporting and Performance Measurement Approaches
Among Four Homeless-Serving Programs Administered by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services
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Main Findings from Interviews with Agency Officials
and Document Reviews
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Implications and Conclusions for Development
of Common Performance Measures
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Analysis of Measures Derived from Homeless Administrative
Data Systems (HADS)
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Main Findings from Interviews with HADS Administrators
and Reviews of Background Documentation on HADS
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Implications of HADS for Development of Homeless
Performance Measures
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Potential Core Performance Measures for Homeless-Specific
Service Programs
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Considerations and Constraints on Developing
a Common Set of Performance Measures
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Suggested Core Performance Measures
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Conclusions
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Application of Suggested Core Performance Measures to DHHS
Mainstream Programs Serving Homeless Individuals
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Main Findings from Interviews with Administrators
and Reviews of Background Documentation on DHHS Mainstream Programs
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Implications and Conclusions
Appendices
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Discussion Guide for Interviews with Administrators
and Staff of Four Homeless-Serving Programs
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Discussion Guide for Telephone Interviews with
Administrators of HADS
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Sample Background Materials Collected on Homeless
Administrative Data Systems
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GPRA Measures for Mainstream Programs
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