Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services
Los Angeles, CA
POST DISCHARGE OUTCOME MEASURE PROGRAM – Discharges 2014
Contacts in 2016 (24 months after discharge)
We had a total of 298 discharges in dorms, ILP and group homes during the year 2014. We had a total of 174 clients staying more
than 3 months in our program. This is the benchmark for contacting them post discharge. Meaning, if a client attended our program
for more than 3 months, we try to contact him/ her over a period of two years after discharge no matter what the discharge reason
was. We were able to reach 53 out of the 174 former residents we were trying to contact. Sometimes we were only able to contact a
family member; therefore, many questions are unanswered. Nevertheless, the contact success rate is 30%.
Answers are not mandatory so total of answers vary from one question to another. Also to consider, family members are not able to
answer all questions.
Only 24 month information
What is your current age?
What is your current health status?
Are you currently taking any medication?
Are you going to school?
Optimist:6; Other HS:7; College:3
Unknown: 35
If you are no longer going to school,
have you graduated? Total based on
residents not going to school only (21).
Are you working?
Store:2; warehouse:2; family:3
Towing:1
With whom do you live?
Placement: 4; Homeless: 2; By myself:4;
Camp: 1; Jail: 7; Other: 1
<18
12
23%
Good
36
68%
Yes
3
6%
Yes
19
36%
Yes
5
24%
Yes
11
21%
Family
34
18-21
41
77%
Poor
4
8%
No
36
68%
No
21
40%
No
16
76%
No
29
55%
Other
19
64%
36%
No answer
0
29.4%
No answer
13
24%
No answers
14
26%
No answer
13
24%
High School Diploma: 5; GED: 0
No answer
13
24%
No answer
0
Total
53
100%
Total
53
100%
Total
53
100%
Total
53
100%
Total
21
100%
Total
53
100%
Total
53
100%
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Are you happy with your living
arrangements?
Do you have a good relationship with
your family?
Have you been re-arrested?
Have you been in another placement
after Optimist?
Placement:6; Camp:2; Jail:7
Do you use drugs or alcohol?
Do you participate in community
activities, i.e. church, sports, etc.
Church: 3; Sports: 3; Biking: 1
Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend?
How satisfied are you with your life?
Are you involved in a gang?
Did you/are you receiving Aftercare
Services through Optimist?
Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services
Los Angeles, CA
Yes
No
No answer
30
7
16
57%
13%
30%
Yes
No
No answer
32
7
14
60.4%
13.2%
26.4%
Yes
No
No answer
12
28
13
17%
58%
25%
Yes
No
No answer
10
30
13
19%
56%
25%
Yes
No
No answer
15
24
14
28.3%
45.3%
26.4%
Yes
No
No answer
7
31
15
13.2%
58.5%
28.3%
Yes
No
No answer
13
24
16
25%
45%
30%
Satisfied
Not
No answer
Satisfied
29
8
16
55%
15%
30%
Yes
No
No answer
5
32
16
9.4%
60.4%
30.2%
Yes
No
No answers
7
25
21
13%
47%
40%
Total of answers
53
100%
Total of answers
53
100%
Total of answers
53
100%
Total of answers
53
100%
Total of answers
53
100%
Total of answers
53
100%
Total of answers
53
100%
Total of answers
53
100%
Total of answers
53
100%
Total of answers
53
100%
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Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services
Los Angeles, CA
SUMMARY OF POST DISCHARGE ANSWERS at the 24- month mark, fifty-three calls were made.
 Fifty- three former residents or family members were reached at the 24-month mark.
 Thirty- six former residents were LA County, seventeen were out of County
 At the 24-month mark, seven were in jail, four were in placement, two were out of state, two were homeless
according to family, and one was in camp.
 Nineteen former residents were attending school.
 Eleven former residents were working.
 Twenty- four of them where not on drugs or alcohol.
 Only five former residents were involved in gangs at the 24- month mark.
 One former resident lives in Alabama and has two kids, another one lives in Pennsylvania and is doing well
according to mother.
 Two former residents were shot and one got stabbed and have recovered.
 Two former residents had severe mental health issues: one was diagnosed with schizophrenia and the other
one was at high risk of suicide.
 One former resident was incarcerated and charged with murder.
COMMENTS:
 Optimist was great!
 Thank you for following through and calling to check on my son’s progress.
 Thank you for your help.
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