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Regulation .19 Accountability and Reporting.

Regulation .19 Accountability and Reporting.Copy Citation

A.
A local department administering youth transitional services shall track:
(1)
The number of youth receiving transitional and aftercare services;
(2)
The characteristics of the youth receiving transitional and aftercare services;
(3)
The type and quantity of services being provided to youth; and
(4)
The outcomes for participating youth.
B.
Outcome measures used to assess the operation and effectiveness of the youth transitional services shall include:
(1)
Educational attainment;
(2)
Employment;
(3)
Avoidance of dependency;
(4)
Homelessness;
(5)
Non-marital child birth;
(6)
Incarceration; and
(7)
High risk behaviors.
C.
National Youth in Transition Database.
(1)
The purpose is to:
(a)
Develop a data collection system to track the youth transitional services provided to youth; and
(b)
Develop outcomes that measure success in preparing youth for their transition from out-of-home placement to independence.
(2)
The Administration shall collect data on youth in two intervals.
(a)
The baseline data shall be collected on all youth in out-of-home placement within 20 days of the youth’s 17th birthday to track the needs of the youth.
(b)
Follow-up data shall be collected when the youth attains 19 years old and 21 years old.
(3)
Data shall be collected in the following areas:
(a)
Strength and needs assessment;
(b)
Academic support;
(c)
Post-secondary educational support;
(d)
Career preparation;
(e)
Employment programs or vocational training;
(f)
Housing education and home management training;
(g)
Budget and finance management;
(h)
Health education and risk prevention;
(i)
Family support and healthy marriage education;
(j)
Mentoring;
(k)
Supervised independent living;
(l)
Room and board financial assistance; and
(m)
Education financial assistance.
(4)
Outcomes shall measure:
(a)
Financial self-sufficiency;
(b)
Experience with homelessness;
(c)
Educational attainment;
(d)
Positive adult connections;
(e)
High-risk behavior; and
(f)
Access to health insurance.