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Welcome to National Outcome Measures (NOMs)

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National Outcome Measures (NOMs)

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DomainOutcomeMental Health Measures, Substance Abuse Treatment Measures, and Substance Abuse Prevention Measures
Reduced Morbidity
Employment/Education
Crime and Criminal Justice
Stability in Housing
Social Connectedness
Access/Capacity
Retention
Perception of Care
Cost Effectiveness
Use of Evidence-Based Practices		 Abstinence from Drug/Alcohol Use
Decreased Mental Illness Symptomatology
Increased/Retained Employment or Return to/Stay in School
Decreased Criminal Justice Involvement
Increased Stability in Housing
Increased Social Supports/Social Connectedness (Refer to footnote 1 below)
Increased Access to Services (Service Capacity)
Increased Retention in Treatment – Substance Abuse
Reduced Utilization o Psychiatric Inpatient Beds – Mental Health
Client Perception of Care (Refer to footnote 2 below)
Cost Effectiveness (Average Cost) (Refer to footnote 2 below)
Use of Evidence-Based Practices (Refer to footnote 2 below)		 Not Applicable
Under Development
Go to profile of adult clients by employment status and of children by increased school attendance page
Profile of client involvement in criminal and juvenile justice systems
Go to profile of client’s change in living situation (including homeless status) page
Under Development
Go to number of persons served by age, gender, race and ethnicity page
Not Applicable
Go to decreased rate of readmission to State psychiatric hospitals within 30 and 180 days page
Go to clients reporting positively about outcomes page
Number of persons receiving evidence-based services/number of evidence-based practices provided by the State		 Go to reduction in/no change in frequency of use at data of last service compared to date of first service page
Not Applicable
Go to increase in/no change in number of employed or in school at date of last service compared to date of first service page
Go to reduction in/no change in number of arrests in past 30 days from date of first service to date of last service page
Go to increase in/no change in number of clients in stable housing situation from date of first service to date of last service page
Under Development
Go to unduplicated count of persons served; penetration rate-numbers served compared to those in need page
Go to length of stay from date of first service to date of last service page
Go to unduplicated count of persons served page
Not Applicable
Under Development
Number of States providing substance abuse treatment services within approved cost per person bands by the type of treatment
Under Development		 Go to 30-day substance use (non-use/reduction in use) page
Go to perceived risk/harm of use page
Go to age of first use page
Perception of disapproval/attitude
Not Applicable
Perception of workplace policy; ATOD-related suspensions and expulsions; attendance and enrollment
Alcohol-related car crashes and injuries; alcohol and drug-related crime
Not Applicable
Go to Family Communication Around Drug Use
Number of persons served by age, gender, race, and ethnicity
Total number of evidence based programs and strategies; percentage of youth seeing, reading, watching, or listening to a prevention message
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Services provided within cost bands
Total number of evidence-based programs and strategies

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1 For ATR, "Social Support of Recovery" is measured by client participation in voluntary recovery or self-help groups, as well as interaction with family and/or friends supportive of recovery.
2 Required by 2003 OMB PART Review.

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