Louisiana Mental Health Services Block Grant Outcomes for 2016

2016 Uniform Reporting System data details Louisiana's state mental health delivery system performance. The dataset contains annual reports on National Outcome Measures, evidence-based practices, and utilization measures. It was collected by the State Mental Health Authority to support the federal Community Mental Health Services Block Grant program.

Use Cases

• Analyze reported National Outcome Measures to assess state-level mental health service performance.
• Examine utilization measures to understand service delivery patterns and capacity within Louisiana.
• Review evidence-based practice data to evaluate the implementation of standardized treatment approaches.

Strengths

• Data is collected annually, providing a standardized snapshot for a specific program year (2016).
• Reports on federally mandated measures (National Outcome Measures) for the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant.
• Produced by a State Mental Health Authority under the oversight of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Limitations

• Data is from 2016 and may not reflect current conditions or service delivery models.
• Available only in HTML format, which complicates structured analysis and requires data extraction.
• Specific data volume (rows, columns) and granularity are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Annual state reporting via the Uniform Reporting System (URS) by the State Mental Health Authority.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Annual collection; data reflects the 2016 reporting period.

Geography

Louisiana, United States