Facts & Figures
Help Me Grow Orange County Three Year Report 2016 through 2018
Key partners engaged in a rich exchange about the different diagnoses/insurance scenarios presented by different patients. The key stakeholders universally agreed that this exchange increased understanding about the complex processes at other agencies as well as the frustrations suffered by parents.
Early Developmental Services Report 2017-2018
This evaluation report describes the accomplishments of EDS in the 2017/18 fiscal year – July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. Its purpose is to show how EDS makes a difference in the lives of children and families in Orange County, tell its story to funders and families, and provide information for program improvement.
HMG Orange County Call Center by the Numbers 2017
Developmental Screening Landscape Analysis, January 2017
In February 2016, the Children and Families Commission awarded support to the Developmental Screening Network to explore what it would take to increase the number of young children who are screened for developmental progress and connected to assessments and services. This year-long project will help the Network learn more about what is currently happening in Orange County, where the gaps and barriers are to developmental screening and connection to service, and consider how it might make the case for additional funding to support projects that will help it achieve its vision that, “Collaborative partners ensure all Orange County children receive developmental screenings with evidence-based tools and identified concerns are addressed.”
OCC3 for Kids Phase II Evaluation Report (August 2016)
The Orange County Care Coordination Collaborative for Kids (OCC3 for Kids) is a partnership of public and private (non-profit) organizations working to improve systems of care for children with special health care needs (CSHCN). This evaluation report focuses on activities conducted during Phase II (January 2015-June 2016) of the project which includes further refinement of systemic issues impacting CSHCN as well as efforts of the collaborative to address these issues.
Help Me Grow Orange County Three Year Report (2013-2015)
This report provides information about the children and families served by Help Me Grow in calendar years 2013 through 2015 as captured in its System for Tracking Access to Referrals (STAR) database.
CHOC-UCI Early Developmental Services Evaluation Report July 2013 through June 2014
CHOC-UCI Early Developmental Services (EDS) provide a continuum of developmental services for children and families, from when a parent first has concerns about their child’s development or behavior to full diagnosis and intervention for those children with developmental delays.
Help Me Grow OC Data 2013 Developmental Screening Introduction
Help Me Grow Orange County presentation at the Community Engagement Forum for the 20th Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County in Mission Viejo, CA on November 20, 2014.
Orange County Care Coordination Collaborative for Kids (OC C3 for Kids) Evaluation
Led by Help Me Grow Orange County, a Children’s Hospital of Orange County/University of California Irvine Early Developmental Program dedicated to improving outcomes for children birth through five years of age, a collaborative emerged to pursue grant funding from The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health (LPFCH). This new partnership, called the Orange County Care Coordination Collaborative for Kids (OC C3 for Kids), is comprised of key agencies that provide medical, social, care coordination and case management services for young children and families in Orange County.
Evaluation of the Help Me Grow Orange County List Serve June 2014
In 2008, Help Me Grow Orange County (HMG) established a list serve to distribute program information, event and training announcements, and other information to service providers. In January 2014, HMG conducted a survey of list serve subscribers to learn about the effectiveness and usefulness of the list serve. In addition, data was collected to report the rate at which recipients open and click on items within the list serve announcements.
Engage Physicians, Ensure Screening, Enhance Sustainability. HMG Orange County 2013
In 2013, Help Me Grow Orange County (HMG) received a grant from the Nicholas Endowment to engage physicians, increase the number of physician practices that routinely screen for developmental delays using standardized developmental screening tools, and encourage billing for developmental screens as a way to pay for the service. Another goal of the project was to determine the feasibility of creating a fee-for service screening support service that could be implemented by HMG.
Help Me Grow Orange County, California
3-Year Evaluation Report: 2010-2012
HMG has developed a database to gather information about the children and families it serves, the referrals it provides, and whether children are connected to service as a result of the referrals. This report presents information from that database on children and families served in 2010, 2011, and 2012. A previous report, Help Me Grow Orange County 2009 Annual Evaluation Report, covered the period from January 2007 through September 2009, when a different database was in use.
Orange County Care Coordination Collaborative for Kids
A new collaborative group has been formed to develop an improved care coordination system for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in Orange County, California. This collaborative, called Orange County Care Coordination Collaborative for Kids (OC C3 for Kids), is being led by Help Me Grow Orange County. Through funding from The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health (LPFCH), OC C3 for Kids is developing this countywide collaborative to better serve CSHCN and their families. OC C3 for Kids includes representatives from key agencies that provide medical, social, and case management services for young children and families in Orange County.
CHOC‐UCI Neurodevelopmental Programs Evaluation
Report July 2011 through June 2012
This evaluation report describes the accomplishments of the Neurodevelopmental Programs (NDP)in the 2011/12 fiscal year. Its purpose is to show how the NDP makes a difference in the lives of children and families in Orange County, tell its story to funders and families, and provides information for program improvement.
Orange County Connection Cafés, The First Five Years
Executive Summary 2007/08 to 2011/12
In Fiscal Year 2007/08, Help Me Grow (HMG) introduced Connection Cafés as a way to develop consistent networking events among agencies that provide developmental and
behavioral services to children and families in Orange County. Each Café includes an update on services from Help Me Grow, a “Family Showcase,” a networking activity, and a featured guest speaker in a Café‐like setting. Agencies have an opportunity to share information about their programs and services as well as verify the accuracy of their program’s information in the resource inventory used by Help Me Grow and 2‐1‐1 Orange County.
Physician's Developmental Screening Project 2012
To assist local physicians in implementing developmental screenings, The Children and Families Commission of Orange County partnered with the Orange County Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics Chapter 4, and Help Me Grow Orange County. Through this collaboration, 119 providers were trained on validated screening tools endorsed by the AAP and recommended by the Commission.
In spring 2011, HMG-OC surveyed past ASQ training attendees to assess the efficacy and the impact of the trainings on participants’ comfort in scoring and interpreting ASQ questionnaires and on their current use of developmental screening in their agencies. Furthermore, openended
questions were asked to assess challenges and barriers to screening efforts.
Physician Satisfaction Survey 2010
In spring 2010, after three and a half years of operation, HMG OC surveyed health care providers to assess three indicators of physicians support: 1) Success of the outreach efforts to
pediatricians and family physicians in OC, 2) Effectiveness of the EPIC visits in educating providers on HMG-OC and on the importance of developmental screening, and 3) Satisfaction
with the services provided by HMG-OC.
The 2009 annual report represents the first formal evaluation of Help Me Grow Orange County. The Results-Based Accountability (RBA, Freidman, 2005) provides a framework for this report; that is, data – or indicators of performance and results - are presented to show where the program’s been, and a forecast of where the program is going. Analysis will show change in trends over the first 3 years of the program’s operation (January 2007 through September 2009).
Orange County Developmental Screening Pilot Project 2009
This report focuses on the Orange County Developmental Screening Pilot Project and the four agencies that spearheaded efforts to integrate developmental screenings into well child visits through their participation as pilot sites: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), CalOptima, Help Me Grow Orange County (HMG-OC), and Orange County Health Care Agency’s Family Health Department (HCA-FHD).
Parent Satisfaction Survey 2009
In Spring 2009, after two and a half years of operation, HMG OC surveyed parents to see whether the services were being delivered in a professional manner and whether the referrals they received were useful. One hundred parents participated in the survey, which was conducted over the phone following
the two-week follow-up phone call.
OC Pathways Leadership Committee Final Report 2008
In 2008 the Children and Families Commission of Orange County convened the Pathways Leadership Committee to guide a collaborative, community-focused planning effort intended to strengthen the pathway for young children receiving or in need of developmental and behavioral services in Orange County.
