Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System, Fiscal Year 1996

Dataset Number: 74
Investigator(s): Senior Analyst: Diepenbrock, E. Systems Analyst: Papadopoulos, H.
Abstract: It is estimated that over a million young people run away or become homeless each year.  These youth face increasingly complex issues, including substance abuse, physical and sexual abuse, and AIDS.  The serious issues faced daily by these youths are coupled with funding constraints among almost all agencies providing services to this population.
  In 1974, Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) authorized funding to assist community based programs to serve youth who were not otherwise being served by the traditional public agencies.  The funding was used for the operation of basic center programs which would provide support for runaway and homeless youth (RHY).  The programs offered emergency shelter, crisis intervention services, and family reunification services.  In 1988, the Transitional Living Program was introduced in order to provide services to older youth requiring assistance in becoming self-sufficient.
  While helping to support at risk youth, the FYSB laws also mandate that certain data be regularly collected and reported.  For example current grantees must report on the profile of the youth and families they serve, and provide an overview of the services which they deliver under their grant programs.  In order to assist grantees in their reporting responsibilities, FYSB funded the development of a Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (RHYMIS).  The RHYMIS was designed to provide comprehensive information on youth served, services provided, and programs which provide the services.  The RHY MIS was designed, developed, and implemented by Information Technology International (ITI).
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