Government Data Connection
Using data to serve citizens, save money & improve quality of life![Student projections help teachers tailor instruction, improve student outcomes](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2017/01/Analytics-2.png)
Last week, I had lunch with a friend who I hadn’t seen in quite some time. As I approached the table, I noticed my friend busily writing away in her journal. With a fantastic smile, my friend shared that she was writing down her personal and professional goals for the
![The promise of integrated care for mental illness prevention and treatment](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2017/01/Analytics-1.png)
The impact of mental illness on individuals, families, the health system and even the economy is broad and significant. In this, the latest post in my mental health series, I’d like to talk about what can be done to help. Prevention and early detection are just parts of an integrated
![Early identification and treatment of mental illness is critical](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2017/01/Analytics-2.png)
Last week I discussed factors that threaten access to mental health care. However, better access to care doesn’t always mean better quality of care. Overworked mental health professionals and overcrowded ERs are forced to expend efforts and limited resources where they have the most impact. This forces compromises in care.
![Study reveals little impact of student teachers on value-added measures (with exceptions)](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2017/01/StudentsEducators-1.png)
As teachers across 35+ states are evaluated, and sometimes compensated, in part by the academic growth of their students, there may be an unintended consequence. Teachers may question whether to accept student teachers, in fear of the student teacher bringing down their value-added estimate(s) and overall evaluation rating. How can
![Lack of access to mental health care becoming a crisis](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2017/01/Analytics-1.png)
A lack of mental health professionals is pushing the US mental health system to a crisis point. And even if a psychiatrist commits someone to a facility, there may not be a bed for them. A startling 55 percent of all US counties have zero psychiatrists, psychologists or social workers
![The enemy within: When trusted access turns into insider threat](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2017/01/FraudSecurity-1.png)
Not all fraud originates from the dark underground of criminal enterprises. In fact, fraud could literally be right under our noses, or in the cubicle next to us. The “Insider Threat” has many names – internal fraud, occupational fraud, even espionage – and uses authorized internal access and knowledge to