Behavioral Health
Clarity + Impact  + Funding Resilience Scorecard

A confidential 10 minute diagnostic for behavioral health leaders seeking to secure and maintain state and federal funding.

Hard times in public health? You're not alone. 

If you lead state or federally funded behavioral health programs or services, you are likely juggling:

  • Federal or state reporting requirements that change and multiply
  • Pressure to show real outcomes, not just the number of people served
  • Data that lives in spreadsheets and reports but rarely gets used strategically
  • Partner organizations that submit inconsistent data
  • Uncertainty about what funding shifts might mean for your program
  • Too much responsibility and not enough internal capacity

What This Scorecard Does

The scorecard evaluates your program(s) across three critical areas:

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Clarity

Are you clear on what you are actually trying to change?

Are your goals specific, measurable, and aligned across your team?

Impact

Are you measuring meaningful change, not just activity?

Can you clearly show what is different because of your work?

Funding

Are you communicating your results in a way that builds confidence?

Can you clearly explain why your work is worth investing in?

How this Scorecard Helps You

You may already know your program is doing meaningful work. The challenge is making that impact visible, defensible, and easy to communicate.

You might be thinking:

  • “We know we are making a difference, but our story is not coming through clearly."
  • "If we are going to compete for future funding, we need stronger outcome evidence.”
  • “I need something credible to bring to the county commission, board, or oversight meeting.”
In an uncertain funding environment, programs that can clearly demonstrate measurable change, and communicate it effectively, are better positioned to retain and strengthen funding.

This diagnostic provides a structured way to assess whether your strategy, measurement systems, and funding positioning are aligned, or whether gaps may be creating unnecessary risk.

Don’t just take our word for it, see what others have to say

"Through their assistance with performance measures and our grant narrative, MHA was able to secure a $1.25 million grant to create the center."

Kathy Rogers | Former Executive Director
Mental Health America of the Central Carolinas

"We now have the information we need in a simple and straightforward report that will help our community make data-driven decisions in youth substance use prevention."

Angela Allen, Executive Director
Center for Prevention Services

"An intentional approach to incorporate sound data analysis principles in the work without losing the essence of what it means to be a community."

Jamaal Kinard | Executive Director
Lakeview Neighborhood Allinace

Gain Clarity. Demonstrate Your Impact. Secure More Funding. 

Developed by Common Good Data, advisors to federally funded behavioral health and public health programs across the Southeast.

Learn more at www.commongooddata.com