Getting Human Service Agencies the Answers They Need: A Toolkit for Sustainable Data Use

Join researchers from Chapin Hall and others for this webinar on a new toolkit to help agencies build the culture and infrastructure needed to apply data analysis routinely, effectively, and accurately— referred to as “sustainable data use.” Join them as they discuss some of the key strategies and tools included in the Toolkit that can serve as a helpful resource for building sustainable data use in human service agencies.

Using data to improve human services programs is becoming commonplace. Agency administrators, researchers, and policymakers increasingly turn to applied data analytics to evaluate programs or inform evidence-based policy. The applications of the data may vary but the goal is the same: to improve the lives of the families served. More recently, service agencies have been pursuing a broader goal: to move from data to knowledge to action not just once, but routinely, creating a reinforcing cycle of evidence-building and program improvement. Through funding from the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), Chapin Hall and MDRC created a toolkit  Panelists include: Emily Wiegand, Senior Researcher & Analytics Manager, Chapin Hall Rose Geoghegan, Associate Researcher (Data Analytics), Chapin Hall Emma Monahan, Senior Researcher, Chapin Hall Melissa Wavelet, Senior Fellow, Center for Data Insights, MDRC Alysia Cox, Child Welfare Assistant Deputy Director, Strategy and Innovation, Oregon Department of Human Services Jennifer Holman, Family Preservation Program Manager, Oregon Department of Human Services.