title: Matching needs and services: an assessment tool for community-based service systems.
abstract: This article presents results from an outcomes-based needs assessment in an urban service district, using case record data to profile service needs in different communities. The methodology emphasizes consistent collection of data from actual case records and explicitly includes line staff and clients in the planning process. Such reviews could benefit a variety of community-based child welfare, health, and education systems, although implementing identified service strategies can be challenging.
authors.affiliation: Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Elan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melamid
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brodbar
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000379:methods*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009519:New York City; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014600:Utilization Review