Prince, K. C. (PI), Sarver, C. (Co-I). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and State of Utah, Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. Award number: A02446. Total funds: $95,223. July 2017 – September 2020 (ended).
Research Projects
In 2018, the state of Utah began piloting a criminal justice intervention targeting high-risk, high-need male parolees with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental illness. The ReSet program was developed by Odyssey House (OH) to provide integrated, comprehensive residential treatment that addresses substance...
Pay for Success (PFS) is an innovative approach that leverages taxpayer risk by funding social service programs with private capital and ties payment for services to demonstrated outcomes through rigorous evaluation.
Davis, M. (PI). State of Idaho, US Department of Health &Human Services. Award number: KC256100. Total funds: $1,516,348. July 2014 – June 2016 (ended).
"One state in particular stood out as leading the field in using evaluation to inform practice. Utah contracted with the University of Utah to conduct a thorough evaluation of its congregate care programs (e.g., outcome measures, qualitative interviews with youth). This evaluation process has the capacity to immediately...