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Comprehensive list of Research Projects

Since its inception, the Lighthouse Institute has played a significant role in the development and implementation of evaluation research studies throughout Illinois. Below is a chronological list of past and current projects conducted by Institute staff.

Research and Evaluation Projects beginning in:

Training Projects

 

Research and Evaluation Projects

 

Beginning in 1986:

  1. Project SAFE (August, 1986 to June, 1988): Funded by the Federal Office of Human Development Services (OHDS) and the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the Illinois Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (DASA), LI conducted a program evaluation study of the effectiveness of an intensive substance abuse treatment program that provided parenting training and social support to women with indicated child neglect/abuse histories.

 

Beginning in 1987:

  1. Lakeview Substance Abuse Prevention Project (September, 1987 to February, 1993): Funded by the Federal Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (OSAP) and DASA, LI conducted both qualitative and quantitative studies on the delivery of substance abuse prevention and intervention services to street youth in a near-north neighborhood of Chicago.

 

Beginning in 1988:

  1. Project Futures (August, 1988 to June, 1991): LI conducted a program evaluation study of this OHDS/DHHS-funded project to DCFS and DASA, the purpose of which was to provide an outcome and process evaluation of this perinatal addiction treatment project.

 

Beginning in 1989:

  1. Youth Substance Abuse Screening Project (January 1989 to January 1990): Funded by DASA, LI conducted a field-trial of a short substance abuse screening instrument designed for use by human service "gatekeepers" in order to expedite referrals to substance abuse treatment agencies.
  2. DCFS Child Abuse Prevention Fund (July 1989 to November 1992): LI conducted an experimental analysis of the effectiveness of a multi-modal child abuse prevention model known as the Passport to Parenting Project.
  3. Illinois Institute on Drugs and Alcohol (July 1989 to October 1990): Funded by DASA, this initiative placed LI in a leadership position involving the assessment, planning, and management of the training needs of substance abuse treatment professionals in Illinois.
  4. Assessment of Parenting Styles (July 1989 to November 1992): DCFS funded LI to develop and validate an instrument designed to assess parenting styles. The instrument was then used as a measure of parental effectiveness for the DCFS Parent Training Curriculum.
  5. Project Cornerstone (August 1989 to September 1991): LI conducted a program evaluation study of this OHDS/DHHS-funded project for DCFS and DASA to evaluate the effectiveness of an intensive Black family life education and substance abuse prevention program in East St. Louis, Illinois.
  6. Community Organization Project (September 1989 to March 1990): Funded by the United States Department of Education to the Illinois Prevention Resource Center (PRC), LI provided survey research services to PRC in the assessment of community needs and project effectiveness.
  7. Adolescent-Intensive Outpatient Study (September 1989 to January 1990): Funded by DASA, LI conducted a study of Intensive Outpatient Services for youth to determine appropriate service designs and models for future DASA funding initiatives.
  8. Chicago Youth HIV Services Needs Assessment (November 1989 to August 1990): Funded by the Coalition on Youth and AIDS and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, LI conducted a multi-method Needs Assessment of AIDS prevention education and services for youth in Chicago.

 

Beginning in 1990:

  1. Logan Square Neighborhood Project (August 1990 to July 1995): Funded by the Federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP, formerly OSAP) and DASA, LI conducted a five year qualitative and quantitative study of the effectiveness of a local network of human service agencies to provide coordinated substance abuse prevention and intervention services to high-risk youth in a predominantly low income, Latino neighborhood in Chicago.
  2. Model Comprehensive Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Adolescents (October 1990 to September 1993): Funded by the Federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT, formerly the Office of Treatment Improvement [OTI]), LI conducted a qualitative and quantitative study of the effectiveness of providing state-of-the-art case management and dual diagnosis and treatment services to youth in need of residential treatment for substance abuse problems.

 

Beginning in 1991:

  1. Direct Service Worker Recruitment and Retention Study (January 1991 to April 1991): Funded by DASA, LI conducted a study to determine the extent and magnitude of problems experienced by grant-in-aid substance abuse agencies in recruiting and retaining direct service personnel.
  2. DUI Remedial Education Study (January 1991 to July 1991): Funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation and DASA, LI conducted a study on the effectiveness of state mandated education programs for drivers arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of substances.
  3. Crisis Nursery and Family Resource Network (January 1991 to February 1994): Funded by OHDS to DCFS, LI conducted a three year process and outcome evaluation on the effectiveness of providing emergency child care and family preservation services to at-risk children and families in East St. Louis, Illinois.
  4. Intensive Case Management Project for Mentally Ill Substance Abusers (February 1991 to August 1994): Funded by DASA and the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (DMHDD), LI conducted a three year process and outcome evaluation of this clinical and case management demonstration project, which involving six field sites in Illinois. A randomized field experiment was implemented at a subset of field sites.
  5. Specialized Family Foster Care for Drug Affected Infants (August 1991 to  June 1995): Funded by OHDS to DCFS, LI conducted a three year qualitative and quantitative study in Chicago of the development of 15 perinatally drug-exposed African American children, the psychological changes experienced by the specially recruited, trained, and supported African American foster parents who cared for the children, and the progress made toward recovery and reunification by the substance abusing natural mothers of the children.
  6. Center for Community Based Treatment Research - Design Project (DESIGN) (September 1991 to June 1996): One of the four main projects funded under a center grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA - P50-DA06990) to the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), with a subcontract to LI for project direction. The Design project developed, tested and disseminated more appropriate methods of conducting community based treatment research. The project produced several key methodological works on randomized field experiments, simplified time series, statistical power, and measurement and has provided the support for three doctoral dissertations in design methodology.
  7. Training and Employment Program (TEP) (September 1991 to June 1996): Funded by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA - RO1 DA07964) to the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), with a subcontract to LI for project leadership. This study involved the development of new tools for assessment and client monitoring, a time series evaluation of counselor training on the Individualized Substance Abuse Counseling (ISAC) protocol, and a randomized field experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of on-site vocational and ancillary services in two methadone treatment programs.
  8. Outcome-based Work Plan for Prevention (November 1991 to June 1997): Funded by DASA, LI worked with PFI (Prevention First, Inc.) staff to design a new DASA prevention work plan system, trained prevention providers on the use of the new work plan, and provided technical assistance to providers regarding the development of risk reduction, outcome-based work plans.

 

Beginning in 1992:

  1. Project Joyous and SAFE Futures (January 1992 to June 1995): Funded by DHHS to DCFS, LI conducted a three year process and outcome evaluation study of the effectiveness of expanded services at Project SAFE sites in Chicago, Peoria, and Rock Island. The purpose of this research and demonstration project was to expand existing programs so that they were more responsive to the needs of the children living in substance affected families.
  2. Illinois State and Local Comprehensive Emergency Service Delivery Model (January 1992 to April 1995): Funded by the Federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and DHHS to DCFS, LI conducted a three year process and outcome evaluation of the effectiveness of a state/local partnership. This partnership provided emergency and support services to children and youth reported to the child protective service system because of family substance abuse.
  3. Chicago Women's Treatment Services Study (February 1992 to September 1992): Funded by DASA, LI conducted a process and outcome study of the current state of women's treatment services in Chicago. The purpose was to provide decision makers with baseline data, regarding a description of the clients, programs, and client outcomes.
  4. West Town Prevention Initiative - Nuevos Comienzos (June 1992 to May 1997): Funded by CSAP, LI conducted a five year quantitative and qualitative study on the delivery of coordinated bilingual/bicultural substance abuse community-based prevention services to a predominantly Latino population in the West Town area of Chicago.
  5. Substance Use Survey of Illinois Youth (December 1992 and ongoing): Funded by CSAT and DASA (Illinois Contract 111G0072120), LI is conducting and analyzing the findings of a random sample survey of alcohol and other drug use among Illinois youth ages 12 - 17. This is a biennial survey.
  6. Case Management and Residential Services for African American Youth (December 1992 to August 1995): Funded by CSAT, LI conducted a three year process and outcome evaluation of the effectiveness of providing case management services to identify, engage, and provide substance abuse treatment services to African American youth in East St. Louis, Illinois.
  7. Comprehensive Child Development Program (December 1992 to September 1998): Funded by the Federal Office for Head Start and DHHS to DCFS, LI managed and conducted a study of a six year research and demonstration project called "Personal Best" at two Illinois sites, Proviso township area of Chicago and Springfield. The program provided a comprehensive blend of core services to substance affected families living under poverty conditions who had a child either unborn or less than twelve months of age.

 

Beginning in 1993:

  1. Comprehensive Health Education Initiative (January 1993 to December 1995): Funded by the United States Department of Education to PRC, LI evaluated the effectiveness of training programs designed to prepare school district personnel to develop and implement comprehensive health education curricula for children in grades K-12.
  2. Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) (May 1993 to December 1995): Funded by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), LI evaluated the development and implementation of Child and Adolescent Local Area Networks (CA LANS).
  3. Intensive Visitation Program (July 1993 to August 1994): Funded by DHHS to the Illinois Department of Public Aid and DCFS, LI conducted a qualitative study of the effectiveness of a training program, which was designed to enhance the child protective systems by training JOBS program participants as visitation facilitators for children in substitute care.
  4. Enhanced Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Infants (October 1993 to February 1999): Funded by CSAT(HS4 TI00567-01), LI conducted a five year process and outcome evaluation of the effectiveness of a treatment enhancement and expansion project at a comprehensive women's residential substance abuse treatment program in Peoria, Illinois.

 

Beginning in 1994:

  1. North Carolina Cooperative Agreement to do AIDS Outreach to Drug Users (NC COOP)  (March 1994 to January 1999): Funded by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), and a subcontract to LI to lead data analysis and contribute to the cross-site analysis of the combined data from 22 sites (NIDA U01 DA08007). This study involved the development of new assessment tools and approaches for conducting AIDS outreach to injection and crack drug users, a functional analysis of several new approaches to outreach, and a randomized field experiment to evaluate new approaches to AIDS prevention interventions with this population.
  2. Target Chicago (October 1994 to September 1999): Funded by CSAT(H79 TI11526), LI is evaluating the development and implementation of a central intake system for the publicly-supported substance abuse treatment system in Chicago in order to increase objectivity in client assessment, improve the referral processes, and enhance resource utilization for economically disadvantaged persons who require substance abuse treatment services.
  3. TASC-MISA Project (October 1994 to September 1997): Funding by the Rural Health Outreach Grant Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), LI conducted a process and outcome study of the effectiveness of intensive case management and TASC case management services for adults who have a major psychiatric diagnosis, a substance abuse/dependence diagnosis and significant involvement with the criminal justice system.
  4. Crisis Nursery of Chicago (October 1994 to September 1998): Funded by DHHS to DCFS, LI conducted a four year process and outcome evaluation on the effectiveness of providing crisis care for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. Project eligibility was dependent upon the family experiencing a crisis related to substance abuse, and the parent's interest in seeking substance abuse treatment. The primary goals of the project were improved attitudes toward parenting and decreases in indicated cases of child abuse and neglect.
  5. Austin Substance Abuse and Related Violence Prevention Project (October 1994 to September 1999): Funding for this five year project is provided by CSAP. LI is conducting a process and outcome study of this prevention project. Located in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, this project will provide violence and substance abuse prevention services to middle school children.
  6. Rockford Employee Assistance Program Study (REAPS) to Increase Participation by Women and Minorities (October 1994 to March 1999): Funded by a grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA - RO1 AA10318) to the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), and a subcontract to LI for assistance with study design and analysis. This study involved the development of supervisor training and outreach protocols to increase the participation of women and minorities in employee assistance programs, and an evaluation of these efforts using a time series design.
  7. HIV/AIDS Mental Health Service Demonstration Program (October 1994 to August 1995): Funded by CMHS, LI participated in a national multi-site evaluation of a four year project that studied effective models linking primary care and mental health services for people affected by or living with HIV/AIDS. LI was responsible for evaluating the CHHAPS project model, which linked HIV primary care and mental health services at 3 community-based health centers in Chicago.

 

Beginning in 1995:

  1. New Orleans Target Cities Project (NOTCP) (January 1995 to- June 1999): Funded by a demonstration grant from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) to the state of Louisiana with subcontracts to RTI and LI. This project is set up to reorganize the entire assessment and treatment system in the Parish of New Orleans. LI and RTI staff provided support in developing the assessment tools and design, training the local staff to use them, conducting the psychometric validation of the data and setting initial norms, supporting several other cross-site analyses, and writing a methodological monograph in collaboration with the other Target Cities evaluators funded under this initiative.
  2. Illinois Institute for Military and Occupational Studies - IIMOS (July 1995 to December 1995): Staff conducted a recruitment feasibility study for a new education program that addressed the needs of troubled adolescents in a military style school setting. The study involved a statewide survey of youth serving entities and key informants and provided IIMOS administrators with data and information as to the number of youth eligible to participate in the initiative.
  3. Drug Outcome Monitoring Study (DOMS) (July 1995 to December 1997): Funded by a grant from the Interventions Foundation, this project developed an outcome monitoring system for Interventions and Chestnut Health Systems treatment programs which was integrated into the existing in-treatment assessment and monitoring systems, pilot tested it, then implemented it system wide in all of the Illinois facilities. The GAIN (Global Appraisal of Individual Needs) assessment has been closely linked to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) so that the measures of dependence, illegal activity, vocational activity and service utilization can be compared with national norms of both in and out of treatment drug users.
  4. Heartland Coalition for Youth and Families (October 1995 to September 1998): Funded by CSAP, LI evaluated a three year project to coordinate and assist prevention partnerships in a three-county area of central Illinois.

 

Beginning in 1996:

  1. Madison County Drug Court Program (MCDCP) (March 1996 to February 1998): Funded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. LI conducted a process, formative, and outcome evaluation study of the newly created MCDCP. The program was designed to encourage drug offenders to accept a program of intensive drug treatment and court supervision/monitoring in exchange for stipulating to the evidence against them. If after two years they had successfully completed treatment and court supervision the charges were dropped.

 

Beginning in 1997:

  1. Assertive Aftercare Project (AAP) (June 1997 to May 2002). Funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA - RO1 AA 10368 01). This study is evaluating the effectiveness of different types of aftercare (an Assertive Aftercare Protocol and Standard Aftercare) for adolescents who have had at least a week of residential treatment.
  2. Cannabis Youth Treatment Coordinating Center (CYT-CC) (October 1997toOctober 2001). Funded by CSAT (UR4 TI11320), this center coordinates the research be performed and the data being collected at four national research sites. These sites are testing treatment interventions for adolescents who are abusing or are dependent on marijuana.
  3. Cannabis Youth Treatment – Madison County (CYT-MC) (October 1997 to October 2001). Funded by CSAT (UR4 TI11321), this is one of four national sites that are testing treatment interventions for adolescents who are abusing or are dependent on marijuana in a large randomized field study (total participants will equal 600). The Madison County site is testing (a) The Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach, (b) Motivational Enhancement Therapy combined with Cognitive Behavior Therapy Skills Training, and (c) Multidimensional Family Therapy.
  4. Project Cornerstone Respite (October 1997 to December 1999) Funded by Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, LI is evaluating a three-year respite program in Peoria, IL, for families involved with HIV/AIDS and other chronic conditions. This project included the development of a utilization and outcomes database to allow program staff access to key reports and data charts.
  5. Enhanced Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Infants Phase II (October 1997 to June1999): Funded by Fayette Companies through a grant from the Illinois Office of Addiction and Substance Abuse, LI will adapt the GAIN-I family of outcome measures for use with this target population, train intake staff in its use and interpretation for making placement decisions, and oversee and implement follow-up interviews with program participants with the GAIN-M follow-up measure.

 

Beginning in 1998:

  1. Target Chicago Extended Follow-up (October 1998 to September 1999): Funded by CSAT, LI is conducting 18 and 24 month post-intake admission follow-up surveys on two cohorts of publicly funded substance abuse treatment clients.
  2. El Rincon: Targeted Capacity Expansion (October 1998 to September 2001): Funded by CSAT (H79 TI11526), LI is conducting an evaluation of the expansion of a methadone treatment program targeted at Chicago’s Hispanic populations.

 

Beginning in 1999:

  1. Continuity of Care Pilot Study (March 1999 to September 1999): Funded by Janssen Pharmaceutical, LI is conducting a pilot investigation in partnership with Fayette Companies of their efforts to improve continuity of mental health care from state hospitalization to community based services for severely mentally ill patients.
  2. Multisite Analytic and Support Center (May 1999 to September 2002): Funded by CSAT via subcontract with Row Sciences (Parent grant from CSAT: TA 6001-501; Row Sciences, Inc.- CSAT Prime Contract: # 270-98-7047; LI/CHS subcontract: # S-18697) , LI is to provide technical assistance for using the GAIN and conducting local and cross site analysis of CSAT’s exemplary adolescent treatment model knowledge development and application grants.These grants are seeking to develop manualized approaches based on promising approaches from practice.
  3. Early Re-Intervention (ERI) Experiment (August 1999 to July 2003): Funded by the National institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA - R01 DA 11323), and conducted in collaboration with Haymarket Center, this experiment will evaluate the impact of early re-intervention in terms of time to readmission and long term outcomes. In the ERI clients who have relapsed and are out in the community will be given a brief intervention (based on motivational interviewing) to get them to be willing to go back to treatment and then provide linkage assistance to help them actually get there. The comparison group will only be interviewed.
  4. Disease Management Project (October  1999 to September 2002) Funded by the Illinois Dept. of Human Services to Fayette Cos., Peoria , IL., LI/CHS is assisting Fayette Cos. In developing substance abuse treatment and monitoring guidelines for the long term management of substance use disorders
  5. Adolescent Treatment Models (ATM) - (October 1999 to September 2002): Funded by CSAT (KD1 TI11894), this is one of 11 national sites in which existing models of adolescent treatment are being evaluated. Bloomington's Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient Treatment models are being evaluated and we hope to recruit 180 adolescents to participate in the evaluation.
  6. Persistent Effect of Treatment Study – Chicago Target  Cities (PETS-CTC) (December 1999 to September 2002): Funded by CSAT (270-97-7011), this is one two adult studies looking at the four year course of over 2000 adult clients who entered treatment as part of the Target Chicago study.

 

Beginning in 2000:

  1. Persistent Effect of Treatment Study of Adolescents - Madison County (PETSA-MC) (September 2000 to September 2002): Funded by CSAT (270-97-7011), this is one seven adolescent studies looking at the 30 month course of 150 adolescent clients entering treatment as part of the Cannabis Youth Treatment study.
  2. Persistent Effect of Treatment Study of Adolescents - Data Coordination Center (PETSA-DCC) (September 2000 to September 2002): Funded by CSAT (270-97-7011), this is a data coordinating center for the seven adolescent studies looking at the 30 month course of over 1200 adolescent clients entering treatment as part of the Cannabis Youth Treatment and Adolescent Treatment Model studies.
  3. Improving Services for Substance Abusers with Comorbid Depression (September 2000 to September 2003): A grant to Washington University (and Chestnut) funded by CSAT (KD1 TI12541), this project is designed to identify the rates of co-occurring depression among adults presenting to substance abuse treatment in Chestnut’s south region and then experimentally evaluate the impact of providing feedback to the physician on diagnosis/treatment and a psychiatric case manager to facilitate compliance.

 

Beginning in 2001:

  1. Strengthening Substance Abuse Screening, Referral and Treatment for Youth in Central Illinois through Interagency Coordination and Collaboration (SCY) (September 2001 to September 2006): Funded by CSAT (6 U79 TI13356), CHS in McLean County Illinois is one of more than 10 national sites implementing projects to improve their community’s approach to identifying and intervening with adolescents who have substance abuse problems. CHS is working closely with local juvenile justice authorities and schools to implement standardized screening with the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs-Quick Screener and evaluating the effectiveness of already tested interventions in selected schools, and in their program. The project’s evaluation is also evaluating the additional effects of a continuing care approach following outpatient treatment.
  2. Family Recovery (September 2001 to July 2003):  A MacArthur Foundation funded (Grant Number: 01-65577-HCD) evaluation of the Family Recovery Project being implemented by Safe haven and Family Guidance Centers, Chicago. This project is intended to help families recovery form alcohol and drug abuse and provide participants and their families housing, intensive outpatient drug and alcohol treatment and case management for assisted living, basic life skills, education and job training. The evaluation will measure the amount or frequency of services provided and assess the impact of the program on participants.
  3. Integrated Dual Diagnosis Services for the Peoria County Criminal Justice System (October 2001to September 2004): SAMHSA, Center for Mental Health Services (SM53877-01) to Peoria County. This is a three year demonstration grant to provide integrated mental health and substance abuse services to clients with co-occurring disorders. Services will be provided by Human Service Center in Peoria. Chestnut Health System’s Lighthouse Institute will conduct the evaluation.
  4. HAYCAP (October 2001-September 2004): An evaluation of the CSAT funded capacity Expansion and Enhancement Project in Chicago implemented by Haymarket. The goal of the program is to reduce the spread of substance abuse related HIV/AIDS and infectious disease in minority populations. The evaluation will measure the amount and frequency of services and assess the impact of the expansion and enhancement on participants intermediate and longer term outcomes.
  5. LifeGuard (October 2001 to September 2006): An evaluation of a CSAP Capacity expansion project being implemented by HRDI in Chicago. The goal of the program is to expand culturally appropriate integrated community based HIV and substance abuse prevention services. The evaluation will measure and report the amount and frequency of services and the impact of the expansion on participants’ intermediate and longer term outcomes.
  6. Human Resource Development Institute – Center for Mental Health Services(HRDI-CMHS) (October 2001 to September 2006): An evaluation of a capacity expansion grant being implemented by HRDI and funded by CMHS. The proposed project will significantly strengthen HRDI’s capacity to provide community-based culturally appropriate mental health services administered to a minimum of 100 African Americans living with HIV/AIDS that reside in the targeted communities.

 

Beginning in 2002:

  1. Adolescent Treatment Technical Assistance contract (February 2002-June 2005): Funded by a contract from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT No. 277-00-6500) to Northrop Grumman Information Technologies, Inc and a subcontract (NO. SC-02-032) to LI to provide technical assistance and produce papers related to follow-up, screening, using the GAIN, and issues related to adolescent substance abuse treatment as well.
  2. Preventing MDMA and Other Club Drug Use Among KGey Populations (October 2002 to September 2003):  Funded by CSAP (Grant Number: 1 U79 SP10114-01), LI designed and carried out (in partnership with Chestnut Early Intervention and Illinois State University) a one-year project to prevent and intervene with substance abuse among students at Illinois State University.

 

Beginning in 2003

  1. GAIN Data Coordinating Center for Reclaiming Futures (RCF) (March 2003 to February 2005): Funded by Robert Woods Johnson Foundation to provide support for using the GAIN (quick and full version) in the 10 demonstration sites, program office and national evaluation for the RWJF's Reclaiming Futures project, which seeks to divert adolescents from the juvenile justice system to the substance abuse treamtent system.

 

Training Projects

  1. Women and Children First (October, 1994 to February 1996): Funded by the Federal Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) within DHHS, this was an 18-month project designed to develop curricula and provide training concerning the issues of chemical dependency and child abuse, with a culturally-appropriate, woman-sensitive focus. Target populations for training included physicians, judges, child welfare workers, substance abuse counselors, and selected other professionals within the social service community. An additional product of this project was an innovative risk assessment instrument designed to measure the potential for child abuse and/or neglect among chemically-dependent individuals at various stages of both addiction and recovery.
  2. DASA HIV Early Intervention Training Project (September 1995-ongoing): Funded by the Illinois Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. LI is overseeing administration of this project.
  3. Project Next Step (October 1995-December 1997): Funded by the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In partnership with the Department of Social Work, Illinois State University, LI developed a series of competency-based training modules and curricula that addressed the problems of substance abuse affected families within the child welfare system. These products will be used to provide primary education for both undergraduate and graduate social work students, and to enhance the competency of social work professionals already practicing within the field.
  4. Project Safe Families (October 1997 – September, 2000): Funded by the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (90CT0024). In partnership with the Department of Social Work, Illinois State University, LI is developing curricula and presenting a series of competency-based training modules that address the impact of substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental illness on child welfare. These products are being used to provide both introductory and advanced training to child welfare professionals in Illinois with the anticipated result of assisting such professionals in serving the full range of needs among children and families.