AISP Toolkit Feb25 2025 - Flipbook - Page 61
WORK IN ACTION:
Use of Algorithms & Arti昀椀cial Intelligence
Examples of Use
California Policy Lab & University of Chicago Poverty Lab, Homelessness
Prevention Unit (HPU)
Janey Rountree
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Allegheny County Data Warehouse, Mental Health Allegheny Housing
Assessment (MH-AHA)
Kathryn Collins
The Mental Health Allegheny Housing Assessment (MH-AHA) is a decision support tool that helps the
Department of Human Services (DHS) prioritize admission to supportive housing services for those
with persistent and severe mental illness. The predictive algorithm uses data from the Allegheny
County Data Warehouse (including age and gender, but not race) to predict the likelihood of a mental
health inpatient stay or frequent hospitalization during the next 12 months.
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CENTERING RACIAL EQUITY THROUGHOUT THE DATA LIFE CYCLE
The Los Angeles County Homelessness Prevention Unit (HPU) is a multi-agency initiative between
the LA County Department of Health Services, the Department of Mental Health, and the Chief
Information O昀케ce to prevent homelessness. The HPU utilizes an innovative predictive model
developed by the California Policy Lab at UCLA (CPL) to identify Los Angeles residents at the highest
risk of experiencing homelessness and then proactively reaches out to them to offer assistance
aimed at preventing their loss of housing.
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