Youth Demonstration Projects, service providers, CoC leads and advocates. Stakeholder interviews: Interviews were conducted between May and August 2017 with Commissioners and content-experts across State-level Departments and Offices: The Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness (ICHH) Executive Office Health and Human Services (EOHHS), Office of Children Youth and Families Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWFD) including follow-up with WIOA-Youth Department of Public Health (DPH), including additional follow-up with Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) Bureau of Community Health and Prevention (BCHAP) Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Department of Mental Health (DMH) Department of Children and Families (DCF) Department of Youth Services (DYS) Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Department of Higher Education (DHEd) Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) Department of Disability Services (DDS) MassHealth/Medicaid Additionally, interviews were conducted with: Massachusetts LGBT Youth Commission (MLGBTYC) Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless (MCH) Local and National Advocate and Youth Engagement expert Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA) The interviews asked a series of questions in the following categories: 1) Definitions 2) Measurement systems and data 3) Communication and collaboration 4) Organizational support and 5) Direct support and engagement of youth and young adults. Each interview was approximately 75 minutes in length, and followed an interview guide that offered consistency to the content given. (See Appendix B for stakeholder interview guide). When consent was given, interviews were recorded and then transcribed. All transcriptions and notes were kept confidential by the consultants. Notes were then coded and analyzed for themes, with special attention paid to identified gaps and opportunities. Focus Groups: focus group helps me to see a hope that this can get better. “This I only hope we can continue to do this work in the YYA, 22, Greenfield future” With the support of the Liberty Mutual Foundation, nine focus groups were conducted across the
Youth Demonstration Projects, service providers, CoC leads and advocates. Stakeholder interviews: Interviews were conducted between May and August 2017 with Commissioners and content-experts across State-level Departments and Offices: The Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness (ICHH) Executive Office Health and Human Services (EOHHS), Office of Children Youth and Families Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWFD) including follow-up with WIOA-Youth Department of Public Health (DPH), including additional follow-up with Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) Bureau of Community Health and Prevention (BCHAP) Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Department of Mental Health (DMH) Department of Children and Families (DCF) Department of Youth Services (DYS) Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Department of Higher Education (DHEd) Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) Department of Disability Services (DDS) MassHealth/Medicaid Additionally, interviews were conducted with: Massachusetts LGBT Youth Commission (MLGBTYC) Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless (MCH) Local and National Advocate and Youth Engagement expert Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA) The interviews asked a series of questions in the following categories: 1) Definitions 2) Measurement systems and data 3) Communication and collaboration 4) Organizational support and 5) Direct support and engagement of youth and young adults. Each interview was approximately 75 minutes in length, and followed an interview guide that offered consistency to the content given. (See Appendix B for stakeholder interview guide). When consent was given, interviews were recorded and then transcribed. All transcriptions and notes were kept confidential by the consultants. Notes were then coded and analyzed for themes, with special attention paid to identified gaps and opportunities. Focus Groups: “This focus group helps me to see a hope that this can get better. I only hope we can continue to do this work in the future” YYA, 22, Greenfield With the support of the Liberty Mutual Foundation, nine focus groups were conducted across the