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Safe Measures

SafeMeasures is a web service for local departments of social services (LDSS). The service extracts data from OASIS every night and arranges it into reports that highlight Division of Family Services critical outcomes and other process measures that are important to improving child welfare practice at the local level. SafeMeasures not only allows local users to view their agency's performance as a whole across all measures, but also allows for breakdown by supervisors, individual workers, and finally the individual client.

SafeMeasures satisfies the long-standing requests of LDSS for greater access to the data that they document in OASIS. With its ease of use and powerful reporting capabilities, Safe Measures not only makes that data available but enhances it significantly. Safe Measures is intended for localities to use as part of their own efforts to improve quality and performance. SafeMeasures was initially provided to the state for SFY 2010-2011 through a generous grant from Casey Family Programs. The contract has been renewed for calendar year 2011 with state funding. Our continued use of the tool supports the renewal of the contract. 

Reports currently available in SafeMeasures:

Caseload Management

• Primary Assignments by Case Type
• Assignments by Role (Primary/Secondary)

Cases

• Case Type Time Open

Placements

• Placement Care Types
• Foster Care Monthly Worker Visits
• Monthly Client Visits with Family Members
• Placement Discharge - Reason
• Placement Discharge - Length of Stay (From Last Removal Date)
• Placement Discharge - Length of Stay (From Last Setting Entry Date)
• Active Foster Care - Length of Stay (From Last Removal Date)
• Active Foster Care - Length of Stay (From Last Setting Entry Date)
• Active Foster Care - Placement Locality
• Active Foster Care - Placement Zip Code

CPS Ongoing and Prevention/Support Cases

• CPS Ongoing and Prevention/Support Case Contacts

Data Issues

• Open Cases Without Assignments
• Open Cases That May Contain Duplicate Clients
• Open Placements Without a Valid Case
• Open Trial Home Visits Without a Valid Placement
• Assignments with Unit Conflicts

Referrals

• Referral Time Open
• Time from Referral to Disposition
• Time from Disposition to Closure
• Time to First Attempted Contact
• Time to First Completed Contact
• Time to First Meaningful Contact
• Time to First Meaningful Contact Entry
• Recurrence of Maltreatment (Six Months)
• Recurrence of Maltreatment (One Year)
• Recurrence of Maltreatment (Two Years)

Referrals: Data Issues

• Assignments with Unit Conflicts
• Open Referrals without Worker Assignments

 

  Why You Should be Using SafeMeasures