CPRD helps agencies, organizations, and community service providers make child and family programs and human service systems more efficient and effective. Our services include development of evaluation strategies, data collection systems, and data analysis in order to help agencies improve their mental health services to young children.
Increasing the number of women who completely abstain from drinking alcohol during pregnancy is the goal the Illinois Department of Human Services Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Prevention Program. In 2008, CPRD will collect and analyze data providing critical information to the Illinois FASD Task Force. This information is used to improve and expand this demonstration project to other areas in Illinois.
The Consultation Project, funded by the Illinois Children's Mental Health Partnership and Voices for Illinois Children, implements a mental health consultation model that helps local agencies address the mental health needs of young children ages 0 to 7. CPRD is assessing how the model is adopted by local mental health providers. Our work focuses on identifying qualities and characteristics that support or interfere with model adoption. Findings from this project may ultimately be used to improve the quality of early childhood mental health services in Illinois.
The goal of the Illinois Department of Human Services' Teen Parent Family Services initiative is to strenghten the relationships between teen parents, their child, and extended family. Training and suppport services are provided to improve parent and family relationships. CPRD's evaluation is designed to measure how well these services are provided and the outcomes of the program on the participating mothers and children.
