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PATH and HUD Data StandardsBernie BluhmState PATH Contact, New HampshireChair, Data Advisory Committee
Agenda
• PATH Reporting Roadmap• Data Advisory Committee Recommendations• Round Table Discussions
PATH Reporting: The Roadmap
PATH Reporting: The Roadmap
1.Evaluate current data collection and current PATH Report.
2.Develop recommendations for current PATH Report.
3.Evaluate PATH data and reporting needs without regards to the current Report.
4.Evaluate how steps #2 and #3 fit together.
PATH Reporting: The Roadmap
5.Develop recommendations for revised PATH data standards & PATH Report.
6.Assess HMIS capacity to meet recommendations from step #5.
7.Document what changes are necessary to bring recommended reporting and HMIS into alignment.
8.Develop implementation plan, timeline, and training requirements.
Recommendations from theData Advisory Committee
Table A
DAC Recommendation: Table A requires further discussion and guidance, no recommendations at this time.
Table B Automatic Calculations
Question B2cNumber of outreach contacts who did not become enrolled during the year. (Item B2c = Item B2a - Item B2b)
Question B4Total number of persons receiving any PATH - supported services during the year. (Item B4 = Item B2c + Item B3)
DAC Recommendation: Auto-calculate B2c and B4.
Table C Reporting the Number of Individuals
Questions Cj2: Improving the coordination of housing services Question Cj5: Planning of housing
DAC Recommendation: Remove requirement to include the number of persons receiving this service; these are system planning questions.
Table D Gender Categories
Current Gender Categories HMIS Gender Categories
D2a. MaleD2b. FemaleD2c. Unknown
0. Female1. Male2. Transgender Male to Female3. Transgender Female to Male4. Other / 8. Don’t Know / 9. Refused
DAC Recommendation: Add transgender categories.
HMIS Ethnicity Question and Categories:Ethnicity
0. Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino1. Hispanic/Latino8. Don’t know / 9. Refused
Table D Race / Ethnicity
DAC Recommendation: Separate race and ethnicity by including a question on ethnicity and removing Hispanic/Latino from race categories.
Table D Serious Mental Illness Diagnosis
DAC Recommendation: Add question to indicate whether a formal diagnosis exists; only collect diagnosis for individuals who are diagnosed. This reinforces AWG recommendations that a written diagnosis is not required and will reduce selection of inappropriate categories.
Recommended Question:Serious Mental Illness Diagnosis
D4.1a. Undiagnosed PATH eligibleD4.1b. Diagnosed PATH eligible
Roundtable Discussions
Items for Discussion
1. Definitions 2. Estimated and Actual Numbers of Persons3. A1-A3: Total and Match Funding 4. B1: Total persons served 5. B2a – B2d: Outreached and Enrolled6. Cd & Ce: Mental Health & Drug and Alcohol Services7. D1 & D3: Age & Race 8. D4: Mental Health Diagnosis 9. D6: Veterans10. D7 & D8: Housing Status & Length of Time Homeless
Roundtable Discussions
Report Back & Wrap Up
1. Definitions
2. Estimated and Actual Numbers of Persons3. A1-A3: Total and Match Funding
4. B1: Total Persons Served
5. B2a – B2d: Outreached and Enrolled6. Cd & Ce: Mental Health & Drug and Alcohol Services
7. D1 & D3: Age & Race
8. D4: Mental Health Diagnosis
9. D6: Veterans
10. D7 & D8: Housing Status & Length of Time Homeless