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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
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...
Youth Who Ran Away from Allegheny County Child Welfare Placements
March 28, 2018
In Allegheny County in 2016, 73 children in child welfare out-of-home placements ran away. This represents three percent of all children and nine percent of children ages 12 through 18 who were in placement that year. In this data brief, we analyze t...
Single Mothers Living in Poverty
March 22, 2018
Approximately 40 percent of the families headed by single mothers in Allegheny County are living below the poverty line, while only four percent of two-parent families are living in poverty. This data brief takes a closer look at families in the regi...
Youth Perspectives on Out-of-Home Placement
February 27, 2018
From 2012 through 2015, 1,255 youth ages 14 through 17 entered into out-of-home placements in Allegheny County. Out-of-home placement settings include foster care, group homes, residential facilities, living with a relative or friend, and supervised ...