State of Iowa Outcomes Monitoring System Year 16 Annual Evaluation Report, September 2014

The Outcomes Monitoring System (OMS) was established to systematically gather data on substance abuse treatment outcomes in Iowa. Randomly selected clients from 22 Iowa Department of Public Health-funded treatment agencies were contacted for follow-up interviews that occurred approximately six months after discharge from treatment. This report examines outcomes for clients admitted in calendar year 2013. Outcomes are presented for 334 of the clients who completed the follow-up interview.

Evaluation of Iowa's public mental health system : task two report, 1998

The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the performance of Iowa's mental health system in relation to current standards, benchmarks and best practices found in public health systems in the United States.