In our newsletter January 22nd, we explained that CHS will be providing direct support to CSBs to create a Community Value Profile to spotlight information about community return on investment (ROI). Think of a Community Value Profile as a concise depiction of the value your organization delivers to the community it serves. The resulting product [...]
We recently received a request from VACSB for community data on 'deaths of despair,' for which the most recent data available are from 2013. We developed the following interactive visualization of deaths of despair by cause, displayed by CSB service region. Filter by cause of death using the radio buttons (top left corner) and/or [...]
We recently received a request from a CSB staff member for data on the demographic characteristics of their community. CHS is currently developing the 2017 Behavioral Health Atlas, and recently provided updated locality- and CSB-level demographic data now accessible on this platform. Additionally, we developed the following interactive visualization of selected population demographics. Click a [...]
Many CSBs are making the case to board members, board of supervisors, city council members, and other stakeholders about populations served and necessary funding for services. We recently received a request from a CSB staff member about the percentage of children with Developmental Delay in Virginia schools. We already include the number (counts) of children [...]