Your child’s forehead feels hot. You grab the digital thermometer from the cabinet knowing 98.6° represents a “normal” state. When the reading shows 101.2°, you know you must act. Similarly, a context is necessary to fully understand measured organizational outcomes. Benchmarking provides that vital context. Yet comparative benchmarks are difficult to come by in human services. The Alliance for Children and Families Benchmarking Initiative makes relevant, timely, and useful benchmark data available to help you derive greater meaning from your data.
Benefits to Participation
- Participate in a national benchmarking initiative measuring performance indices for service delivery, operational, and financial performance in the human services arena
- Submit data 24 hours per day via a confidential, online, Web-based input process
- Access individualized comparative benchmarking reports that will profile your organization’s performance against others with similar demographics
- Use free e-mail and telephone support, as needed, for data preparation, submission and interpretation
Benchmark Topics
Benchmark comparison topics are broken down into eight key areas: Residential, Foster Care/Therapeutic Foster Care, Economic Advancement, Administration, Outpatient, Early Childhood/Education, and Family Preservation/Juvenile Justice.
Residential
Length of Stay (by Program Type)
Occupancy Discharge Status
Use of Restraint (Rate/ Injuries by Program Type)
Medication Errors (by Program Type)
Violence/Aggression Injuries (Male/Female)
