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W81: The Pennsylvania <strong>COSIG</strong> Evaluation<br />

Cynthia Zubritsky, PhD & Aileen Rothbard, ScD<br />

1.5 hours Focus: Systems Integration<br />

Description:<br />

The federal Co-Occurring Systems Improvement Grants were established in 2002 to assist states in<br />

transforming their infrastructures to support co-occurring service delivery. Pennsylvania received one of these<br />

initial <strong>COSIG</strong> grants in 2003. The goal of the PA <strong>COSIG</strong> project is to transition from the five MISA county pilot<br />

projects that were initiated in 1999 to permanent statewide infrastructure and service delivery. For the past<br />

three years, the Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research has been evaluating the effectiveness<br />

of this project. Evaluation activities, including infrastructure development and data collection in the pilot<br />

counties, are described in this session.<br />

Educational Objectives: Participants will be able to:<br />

• Examine the current national COD prevalence rates and discuss implications for the current treatment<br />

system;<br />

• Describe the framework for developing a Pennsylvania infrastructure to support COD services;<br />

• Assess the evaluation outcomes for the Pennsylvania <strong>COSIG</strong> pilot programs.<br />

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