DHHS outlines metrics and community process to guide remaining settlement spending

Christopher Rogers, representing Montgomery County Public Health Services, told the committee the department will use a combination of participant counts, caregiver engagement, session tracking, self‑reported knowledge/attitude measures and referrals to assess program impact. "We are looking at a number of families of the caregivers engage the number of programs... number of youth served," Rogers said while outlining the KPIs the department plans to collect and track.

Rogers said DHHS will bring community members into the allocation process through a coalition modeled on previous opioid-settlement work: coalition members will identify principles and metrics, and DHHS will return with recommendations on how to spend remaining funds. Staff and councilmembers asked DHHS to ensure data collection is consistent across grantees and to explore data sharing with MCPS for attendance and grade outcomes where possible.