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Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in Allegheny County: Report and Data Visualizations
Allegheny County is experiencing opioid-related overdose rates higher than in the state and in the U.S. In 2016, 93 percent of overdose deaths in the County were opioid-related and 2016 represented the third consecutive year in which the number of fatal overdoses was higher than in any prior year. An increase in the presence of
Homicides in Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh, 2010-2015
In 2015, the national homicide rate increased for the first time in nine years. The homicide rate in Allegheny County stayed the same as the previous year and the City of Pittsburgh saw a 14 percent rate decrease from 2014. This is just one of the key findings included in this report examining data related
Developing Predictive Risk Models to Support Child Maltreatment Hotline Screening Decisions
In August 2016, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) implemented the Allegheny Family Screening Tool (AFST), a predictive risk model designed to improve call screening decision-making in the county’s child welfare system. The AFST is the result of a two-year process of exploration, research, ethical analysis and training. The AFST calculates a score
Allegheny County Data Warehouse
August 13, 2018
The Allegheny County Data Warehouse brings together and integrates client and service data from a wide variety of sources both internal and external to the County. It was created by consolidating publicly-funded human services data (e.g., behavioral ...
Clients Using Allegheny County Homelessness Programs: Interactive Dashboard
July 26, 2018
This dashboard displays data about homelessness programs in Allegheny County and the people using them. Data comes from the Allegheny County Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and covers January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2017. Customize...
2017 Case Competition for Local Graduate Students: Rethinking Human Services Delivery
July 18, 2018
Each year, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) hosts a competition for local graduate students that challenges interdisciplinary teams to learn about a problem facing local government and develop innovative solutions. The 2017 com...
Moving a Child Welfare System to Be More Affirming of the LGBTQ Community: Strategies, Challenges and Lessons Learned
June 28, 2018
In an effort to provide affirming services to LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer/questioning) communities involved with Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services (DHS), the first Department-wide LGBTQ work group began in 2009. ...
Annual Reports of the Consumer Action Response Team (CART)
June 21, 2018
The Allegheny County Consumer Action Response Team (CART) gathers feedback from consumers of publicly-funded behavioral health services, which include mental health services and drug and alcohol treatment for adults, children and families. CART condu...
Allegheny County Point-in-Time Homelessness Data, 2017
June 5, 2018
Each year, Allegheny County participates in a national effort required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to count the number of homeless people on a single night in January. Although not required by HUD, Allegheny County h...
Homicides in Allegheny County: Interactive Dashboard
May 30, 2018
The dashboard below displays data about the homicides that have occurred in Allegheny County since 2007, demographics of the victims, and where the incidents occurred. Data is provided by the Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner and is upd...
How Youth Flow In and Out of Homeless Services (2017)
May 29, 2018
This infographic depicts the flow of homeless youth in and out of Allegheny County’s homeless service system in 2017. Analyzing the housing services that youth used — in addition to the places they were residing before and after receiving these ...
Allegheny County Child Fatality and Near-Fatality Reviews, 2016
April 30, 2018
In Allegheny County in 2016, there were 22 child fatalities or near fatalities that were the result of suspected abuse or neglect. Allegheny County is required by state law to review each of these fatal or near-fatal events and use the information to...