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The Institute for Innovation & Implementation
(The Institute) serves as a training, technical assistance, evaluation, policy, system design,
and finance center for the Maryland Children's Cabinet
and its member agencies, along with multiple other states,
localities, and private organizations. ...See
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Policy & Strategic Development
We assist the Maryland Children's Cabinet and its member agencies, along with other
states, local communities, and programs build system and service capacity to improve outcomes
for children, youth, and young adults with complex, multi-system needs and their families.
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Technical Assistance & Implementation
We provide support around workforce development for leadership, practitioners, parents, youth, and stakeholder
working within the child, youth, and family serving systems. We use an implementation science framework to provide
training and technical assistance through training, coaching, and additional implementation support using in-person
and distance learning technologies such as the online training center.
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Research & Evaluation
The Institute for Innovation & Implementation is involved in a variety of research and evaluation
projects related to child-serving systems and children's behavioral health services. The majority of
our projects focus on measuring implementation factors related to functional assessments, evidence
informed programs/practices, and service delivery systems.
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Fiscal Strategy
We assist State and local governments, private foundations, and organizations to obtain the costs for particular programs or
services, calculate how much is spent on priority outcomes or populations of youth, explore new and dynamic methods of
sustainable funding, and demonstrate cost effectiveness and cost benefit of various programs and approaches.
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News & Research
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A Roadmap for State and Local Child Serving Agencies in developing Centers of Excellence (COE)
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, The Institute for Innovation and Implementation at the University of Maryland, and the Center for Innovative Practices at Case Western Reserve University are pleased to share Building Cross-System Implementation Centers: A Roadmap for State and Local Child Serving Agencies in developing Centers of Excellence (COE) (click Here to download the full Issue Brief). Over the past decade, state and local governments have strived to make evidence-based practices (EBPs) and promising/ research-informed practices and frameworks more available to children, youth and families, in part to increase the likelihood that the services provided are effective and a good use of public funds. At the same time, they have looked for ways to systematically support the implementation and ongoing quality and effectiveness of these interventions. Cross system implementation centers, often termed COEs, can provide states and local governments with effective options for developing and supporting child- and family-serving systems that utilize evidence-based and promising practices within their service arrays. The roadmap provides context on how and why COEs have been established, the core functions of a COE, and the key decision points to consider when developing a COE. The Institute is proud to manage two pioneering initiatives aimed at ending and preventing youth homeless in Maryland:
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