| Purpose: | The purpose of the Out-of-Home Data Pilot Advisory Group is to oversee the pilot and consider whether an independent, external oversight data warehouse could be created by building on an existing state agency data system, or systems, currently used to account for children and juveniles in out-of-home placement. The Advisory Group is to consider the features and capabilities of existing agency data systems that gather information on children and juveniles in out-of-home placement. The Advisory Group will examine where an independent, external oversight data warehouse might be located within state government, possible costs associated with establishment and operating a data warehouse, challenges of data collection, barriers to data sharing, protection of confidential information, and restrictions on access to confidential information. Furthermore, the purpose of the data warehouse is to allow analysis that can account for children and juveniles in out-of-home placement regardless of how they entered, whether that is through the Department of Health and Human Services or via court involvement.Specifically, the data warehouse will allow researchers to determine if placement outcomes meet policy goals; if children and juveniles in out-of-home placement are better off as a result of said out-of-home placement; identification of the key indicators for successful outcomes; and project future needs for children and juveniles in out-of-home placement. |