TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cannon,Jill S.
AU  - Karoly,Lynn A.
AU  - Kilburn,M.Rebecca
ED  - Rand eBooks.
TI  - Directions for cost and outcome analysis of Starting Early Starting Smart: summary of a cost expert meeting 
T2  - Conference proceedings / RAND
SN  - 0833030329
AV  - HV741 .C36 2001
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - Starting Early Starting Smart (Program)
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Child mental health services
KW  - United States
KW  - Child welfare
KW  - Children
KW  - Substance use
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - "Labor and Population Program."; Includes bibliographical references; Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format
N2  - In August 2000, RAND convened a meeting of national experts to discuss issues surrounding cost-benefit and related analyses of Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS), a public/private initiative led by the Casey Family Programs (CFP) and the Office on Early Childhood, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SESS compares the effectiveness of integrated behavioral health care--such as mental health services and substance abuse treatment and prevention--for children age 0 to 7 and their families with outcomes for those who receive the usual standard of community care. As part of the planning for a second phase of the SESS program, CFP and SAMHSA sought information on how to collect and analyze cost data for the program, and retained RAND to bring together experts to discuss incorporating cost-benefit analysis into the new design. This book summarizes the major topics under discussion at that meeting, including SESS program benefits, costs, and performance measurement challenges, and potential design issues for future SESS program planning and evaluation
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ER  -