Overview Milwaukee WIser Choice

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Overview Milwaukee WIser Choice

• January 2007

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Pre-WIser Choice vs. Post-WIser Choice(August
2006 analysis comparable 13-month periods)
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Change in Screens and Episodes of Treatment, Pre-
and Post-WIser Choice
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Clients Completing Treatment by Month,July 2004
to November 2006
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Scope of GPRA Outcomes Assessment

• As part of Milwaukee WIser Choice, clients are
  assessed for federal GPRA outcomes at intake, at
  30 days (first status GPRA), and at 90 days
  (second status GPRA).
• 82 of clients given clinical appointments do
  present for treatment (wait-listed or
  still-incarcerated excluded).
• 68 of all clients who present for treatment at
  their first appointment continue in treatment for
  at least 30 days.
• In 2006, 73 of all clients who continued in
  treatment for at least 30 days did have a first
  status GPRA completed.
• Both successful and unsuccessful clients may
  complete or discontinue treatment prior to the
  second status GPRA.

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Change in Alcohol Use after 30 Days
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Change in Alcohol Use after 90 Days
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Change in Drug Use after 30 Days
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Change in Drug Use after 90 Days
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Change in Employment/School Enrollment after 30
and 90 Days
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Change in Homelessnessafter 30 and 90 Days
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Change in Arrests in Previous 30 Days after 30
and 90 Days
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Change in Lack of Family Connectionafter 30 and
90 Days
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Of 2196 clients completing both Intake and First
Status (30-Day) GPRAs from 6-20-05 to 11-30-06

• 331 clients who were neither employed nor
  enrolled in school/job training at intake were
  employed or enrolled in school/job training after
  30 days of services.
• 102 clients who were homeless at intake were no
  longer homeless after 30 days of services.
• 181 clients who had been arrested in the 30 days
  prior to intake were not arrested during the
  first 30 days of services.
• 109 clients who had little or no positive contact
  with their families were having positive contact
  after 30 days of services.