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Michigan
Outcome Identification Project
The data gathered in the focus group sessions provide information on each of the basic research domains: the most important target populations for children's mental health, the most important outcomes for children's mental health, and the most important changes needed in order to achieve these outcomes. However, in order to establish outcome accountability as a tool for decision making in service planning and delivery, it is necessary to consider the logical connection among these three domains. As part of a strategy to use outcome information for goal setting and self-evaluation, the data gathered in the three domains must be seen as interrelated components. By examining the logical connection between the three domains, outcomes can more effectively be used for improving service planning and delivery. For example, knowing what outcomes have been achieved without knowing who received services and what those services were precludes informed decision making.
Using the top priorities that emerged in each of the research domains, the interrelationships can be explored using a model such as the one shown in Table 10. This model illustrates the relationship between the target populations prioritized for children's mental health, the outcomes desired for these target populations, and system- and program-level changes necessary to achieve these outcomes.
This type of analysis and linkage does not have to be restricted to the top priorities summarized in Table 10. It can be applied to any of the focus group responses detailed in the appendices of this report. In this way, the approach used in the model can become a useful tool for discussing the numerous choices to be considered in creating a system of outcome accountability for Michigan.
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