Aug 5 -- The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing additional information collection activities to assess the implementation of LifeSet, a program that provides services and supports to young adults ages 17 to 21 with previous child welfare involvement. Comments are invited by October 4, 2022.
The proposed information collection activities are part of the second phase of a study that intends to assess the impact and implementation of LifeSet, a program that provides services and supports to young adults ages 17 to 21 with previous child welfare involvement. The program aims to support young adults in their transition from foster care to independent living in the areas of education, employment and earnings, housing and economic well-being, social support, well-being, health and safety, and criminal involvement. It focuses on helping young adults identify and achieve their goals while developing the skills necessary for independent living.
The evaluation is part of a larger project to help ACF build the evidence base in child welfare through rigorous evaluation of programs, practices, and policies. The activities and products from this project will contribute to evidence building in child welfare and help to determine the effectiveness of a program for youth formerly in foster care on young adult outcomes.
The implementation study will collect information through video conferences and site visits to the participating program and child welfare agency. Data collection activities for the implementation study began, as previously approved by OMB. Additional protocols are proposed as part of the implementation study. Proposed information collection activities include interviews and focus groups with administrators and staff from the program developer, child welfare agency, and program providers; online survey of program staff; interviews with youth who participated in the program; and focus groups with youth who participated in the program and who received services as usual.
Respondents: Program participants, young adults receiving services as usual, agency and program administrators and staff, other program stakeholders.
Draft data collection instruments:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/hkb84g52ywynuvbmwl3gd/h?dl=0&rlkey=3kf4rt5lp8y8wsayrzl3jg82s
Currently approved data collection:
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202106-0970-004
FRN:
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2022-16791 and
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/C1-2022-16791
