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The State Evaluation Department provides descriptions and links to studies assessing the performance of programs for supporting persons with developmental disabilities in home and community settings. Some of the products identified in this department focus on entire state home and community-based services systems. Other products focus on specific programs operating within larger state service systems. Still other products provide a synthesis of findings that are drawn from multi-state studies.

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Books, Publications & Reports (printed and/or online) (21 Products)
Electronic Media (3 Products)
Other (1 Products)
People Who Can Help (2 Products)

Books, Publications & Reports (printed and/or online)

	A Review of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Program in Indiana This report summarizes findings of a case study of Indiana's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services progam.
	A Review of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Program in Louisiana This report summarizes findings of a case study of Louisiana's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services progam.
	A Review of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Program in New Jersey This report summarizes findings of a case study of New Jersey's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services progam.
	A Review of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Program in six states This report summarizes findings of case studies of the states of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services progam in the states of Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, New Jersey, Vermont, and Wyoming.
	A Review of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Program in Vermont This report summarizes findings of a case study of Vermont's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services program. It is available online.
	A Review of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Program in Wyoming This report summarizes findings of a case study of Wyoming's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services progam.
	Addressing Potential Conflicts of Interest Arising from the Multiple Roles of Colorado’s Community Centered Boards A report about the potential conflicts of interest for Colorado’s Community Centered Board. The CCB plays many roles in connecting people to needed services.
	Costs and Outcomes of Community Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities This book presents information about costs and outcomes of services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The main focus is on community services in the USA, but there are also contributions from the UK and Australia.
	Formative Evaluation of the Minnesota Self-Determination Project A report of one state's effort to promote self-determination among individuals and families.
	Illinois Guardianship Reform Project Illinois Guardianship Reform Project--Final Report
	Making Person-Centered Supports a Reality in Wyoming: The Equality State's Experience One of four state case studies evaluating exemplary states' implementation of person-centered practices.
	Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities in Wyoming This report provides a case study of Wyoming's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services ("wavier") program.
	Minnesota Medicaid HCBS "Waiver" Evaluation This report provides findings from a comprehensive evaluation of quality, access and costs of services provided in Minnesota's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services ("waiver") program.
	Outcomes of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s National Initiative on Self-Determination for Persons with Developmental Disabilities A summary of results from a nationwide program to help people with disabilities and their families take greater control of their services and supports.
	Person-Centered Supports -- How Do States Make Them Work? This is a summary of an evaluation of person-centered practices in four leading states.
	Person-Centered Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities in the State of Connecticut A case study that explains how "person-centered" practices are delivered in the state of Connecticut.
	Person-Centered Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities in the Sunflower State (July 2002) A case study of exemplary state practices used in Kansas to deliver person-centered supports.
	StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes (2012) This report explains where people with developmental disabilities work, and the kind of jobs they have. It has information from around the United States, and is updated every year.
	The Case for Inclusion An Analysis of Medicaid for Americans with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, by United Cerebral Palsy, details the outcomes of Medicaid spending in creating more inclusive communities in each state.
	The future of the human services workforce in Massachusetts This report gives a full review about the Direct Support Professionals (DSPs)who are working in Massachusetts.
	Wisconsin State Site Visit One of four case studies of state developmental disabilities service systems selected as models of person-centered systems of support. It is available in full text online.

Electronic Media (Videos, CDs, T.V., Radio, Websites, etc.)

	An Analysis of Expenditures and Outcomes of Different Residential Settings in Minnesota This study looks at the costs of deinstitutionalization and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities (formerly mental retardation) who have moved from large residential facilities into community programs.
	Making Person-Centered Supports a Reality in Wyoming: The Equality State's Experience One of four state case studies evaluating exemplary states' implementation of person-centered practices.
	The Case for Inclusion An Analysis of Medicaid for Americans with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, by United Cerebral Palsy, details the outcomes of Medicaid spending in creating more inclusive communities in each state.

Other

Clarence J Sundram
Clarence Sundram a nationally recognized expert on conditions in institutions and community programs. He currently serves as the Special Master & Court Monitor in class action lawsuits involving the rights of persons with mental disabilities.

People Who Can Help

	James Conroy We can assist with program evaluation of all kinds in the human services. We specialize in ways of measuring qualities of life, and demonstrating that they are valid and reliable.
	Valerie J. Bradley My primary area of expertise is quality assurance and quality management at the federal, state and provider level. Val is the director of the Human Services Research Institute, which has conducted national and state evaluations and training in a wide...

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