In Practice looks at how case management actually operates in human
services programs and what research and experience can teach us about the
systems that support it — grounded in cited studies, never in vendor
marketing.
A close reading of the 2022 Campie et al. study of Massachusetts' Safe and Successful Youth Initiative — what client-level data reveals about outreach, case-manager contact, case plans, and service engagement, and what it cannot tell us.
A practical framework for how human services funding actually works — from finding and qualifying for opportunities through delivery, documentation, reporting, and renewal — and how it intersects with the case management cycle.
Published August 19, 2026
Future coverage will look at practice settings including violence
intervention, housing and homelessness, behavioral health, youth and
family services, disability services, workforce development, reentry, and
community health — as we complete research worth publishing.