Return on Investment Analysis – An Evaluation of “Promising Path to Success”

This return on investment (ROI) analysis is evaluating New Jersey’s systems of care for children and adolescents with severe emotional and mental health needs. Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Department of Children and Families’ Division of Children’s System of Care (CSOC) is conducting an incremental roll-out of two trauma-informed interventions across the state’s 21 counties over the next four years. To evaluate this initiative, this project employs an ROI analysis, with an advisory committee to inform study development, execution, and dissemination. Although contingent upon further engagement with this ROI Advisory Committee, the evaluation is expected to develop and subsequently use a longitudinal database that links multiple administrative datasets, such as NJ Medicaid claims and the behavioral health managed care company’s (PerformCare) administrative data.