CLOSE HOME TOPICS VISUALIZATIONS PUBLICATIONS DATASETS VIDEOS RESOURCES TOOLS About Contact Us Allegheny County Department of Human Services Allegheny County Analytics Home Topics Visualizations Publications Datasets Videos Resources Tools Featured Information for DHS Providers As the COVID-19 situation is rapidly changing, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) is working with providers to help identify the needs of the people we serve. We cannot predict what the future of the outbreak might be, but we are striving to continue to help people who need it most. 1 2 3 Recent Publications Forced Out: The Impact of Displacement and Place on the Residents of Bethesda-Homewood Properties November 8, 2021 In October 2017, more than 200 residents of Bethesda-Homewood Properties — subsidized units located in several predominantly Black neighborhoods in Pittsburgh’s East End — were told that their rental subsidy would end within a month. A federal ... Downloads: Tags: housing, poverty, violence Improving Crisis Prevention and Response October 28, 2021 In September of 2020, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services and Allegheny County Emergency Services co-convened the Crisis Response Stakeholder Group (CRSG). Comprised of over 30 stakeholders from across the crisis system including repres... Downloads: Tags: crisis response diversion, improved crisis system Data-Driven Efforts to Improve Housing Coordination for People Experiencing Homelessness October 21, 2021 In 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) overhauled its regulations governing services to people experiencing or at-risk for homelessness. The new guidelines required local agencies operating emergency housing programs to i... Downloads: Tags: homelessness, housing Calculating Unit Costs in Allegheny County: A Resource for Justice System Decision-Making and Policy Analysis September 2, 2021 Allegheny County is committed to allocating criminal justice resources in a systematic way, utilizing evaluation and evidence-based programming to better understand the costs and benefits of various programs. To further this goal, Allegheny County pa... Downloads: Tags: cost analysis, jail, probation Veterans in Allegheny County’s Homeless Services System August 27, 2021 Recent national and local focus on Veterans who are experiencing homelessness has led to reduction in homelessness in this population. In order to provide more information about these individuals, this report describes Veterans in Allegheny County wh... Downloads: Tags: homelessness, veterans All Hands on a Remote Deck: The Sequel July 30, 2021 As the COVID-19 pandemic continued into the fall of 2020, The Allegheny County (PA) Department of Human Services (DHS) faced new challenges and opportunities to improve its response to the ongoing and emerging needs created by an international health... Downloads: Tags: COVID-19 Older Adult Protective Services in Allegheny County: Dashboard July 13, 2021 The Older Adult Protective Services (OAPS) program of the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging provides services for older adults who lack the capacity to protect themselves and are at imminent risk of being abused, neglected, exploited or abandoned... Tags: older adults Allegheny County COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program: Dashboard June 23, 2021 The Emergency Rental Assistance Program offers financial assistance for people struggling to pay rent or utilities due to COVID-19. These dashboards track data about the program, those who have applied, and those who have received funds. ... Tags: COVID-19, housing, rent Accidental Overdose Deaths in Allegheny County: Report and Dashboard June 1, 2021 A new report and dashboard, joint efforts of the Allegheny County Health Department and Allegheny County Department of Human Services, provide data about accidental overdose deaths that have occurred in the County in recent years. The report describe... Downloads: Tags: opioids, overdose Recent Posts Forced Out: The Impact of Displacement and Place on the Residents of Bethesda-Homewood Properties Improving Crisis Prevention and Response Data-Driven Efforts to Improve Housing Coordination for People Experiencing Homelessness Other Local Data Resources Allegheny County GIS Open Data Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Profiles Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center POPULAR CATEGORIES Publications 214 Crime and Justice 61 Children, Youth and Families 59 Innovation and Reform 46 Basic Needs 43 Independent Research and Reports 31 © Copyright 2021 Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Office of Data Analysis, Research and Evaluation (DARE)