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HSR provides hands-on technical assistance to public program administrators
seeking to develop more effective policies and improve program operations.
HSR provides technical assistance and training under direct contracts
with Federal, state and local agencies, as well as through federally-supported
technical assistance centers operated by the firm. We have developed customized
technical assistance strategies related to such areas as:
- Facilitating
partnerships between service providers in the public and private sectors,
and between agencies at the state and community levels,
- Training
in cost estimating, community needs assessment, and design of performance
and quality measurement systems,
- Analyzing
the implications of changes in Federal regulations for state and local
health and human services systems.
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Current projects include:
Maternal
and Child Health Systems Development
Since 1992 HSR has provided technical assistance to Maternal
and Child Health agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia,
The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. HSR facilitated: comprehensive services
design for at-risk mothers and children; development of quality assurance
provisions in managed care contracts; and skills training and program
restructuring. This work has earned HSR national recognition as the leading
source of technical assistance for MCH programs.
Substance
Abuse Services for SCHIP
HSR
is currently conducting regional workshops for state agency staff to facilitate
planning and collaboration to ensure the provision of high-quality behavioral
health services under State Child Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP).
Integrating
Community Level Services
HSR is providing technical assistance and training to over 100 grantees
of the Federal Community Integration Services Systems Initiative (CISS).
Annual conferences in each state initiate the process of strengthening
systems building skills, and these are followed by technical assistance
tailored to each grantee's unique needs.
Recovery
Community Support Program
HSR has designed and implemented technical assistance for the Recovery
Community Support Program (RCSP) of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
(CSAT). This program assists recovery organizations in developing more
effective strategies for communicating and linking with provider delivery
systems, and for participating in the planning, delivery and evaluation
of substance abuse policy and services.
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For further
information on HSR technical assistance work in the following areas, please
contact:
Behavioral
Health Services
William Ford, Ph.D.
Director, Behavioral Health Division
(202) 828-5100
Maternal
and Child Health
Judith Gallagher, R.N., Ed.M., M.P.A.
Director, Maternal, Child and Community Health Division
(202) 828-5100
Medicaid
and SCHIP
Renee Schwalberg, M.P.H.
Deputy Director, Maternal, Child, and Community Health Division
(207) 772-1410
Recovery
Community
June Gertig, J.D.
Project Director, Recovery Community Support Program
(202) 828-5100
WIC/Food
Stamps
Vivan
Gabor, M.P.H.
Director, Food Assistance and Nutrition Division
(202) 828-5100
or
Loren
Bell
Deputy Director, Food Assistance and Nutrition Division
(207) 772-1410
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