title: Lessons learned from 14 years of outcomes: the need for collaboration, utilization, and projection.
abstract: In 1995, the Indiana Association of Residential Child Care Agencies (IARCCA), an association of children and family services, responded to a request to demonstrate effectiveness of residential care. The organization developed a vision for evaluating outcomes that incorporated collaboration with others, use of data and projection toward the future. This guiding vision led to an ongoing project for IARCCA member agencies across Indiana. This article shares lessons learned from this 15-year process, including developing benchmarks to establish best practices for serving youth.
authors.affiliation: University of Indianapolis, USA.
authors.forename: Jacqueline Remondet
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Link
authors.forename: Cathleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data