The Science of Center for Innovating Strategy and Child Counseling: Services Through Data Intro to CFCC’s Data Dashboard In 2022, CFCC implemented a ground-breaking integrated data collection system designed to capture critical information about child, family and community need related to children’s mental health prevention, early intervention, and treatment.
3 Overarching Goals Exist for CFCC’s Data Dashboard: 1. E stablish the scope and depth of CFCC services as a baseline of knowledge specific to Palm Beach County 2. C ontribute to Research Design: Build the base of evidence directing CFCC’s Public Health Approach to Children’s Mental Health Crises 3. C ontribute to Existing Knowledge: Identify trends as part of protection and prevention efforts, and provide data-driven models for best practices in treatment, training, and building trauma-informed communities
What We’re Learning How does Center for Child Counseling gather information? Our data is collected from community members seeking services and programs offered in our primary and co-location program sites. We capture individual-level data on caregivers and children from screenings, assessments, and treatment data; sector-level data is collected from child care centers, schools, co-location sites, and pediatric settings. It is processed for general data while comparative information and geographical mapping indicate growing trends and define neighborhood zones of noticeable activity. CFCC uses all data to prioritize the most critical community needs and determine the resources necessary to effectively address issues.