Maryland’s Department of Human Services publicly launched the MD THINK the state’s Total Human-Services Integrated Network, a cloud-based platform allowing multiple State agencies to share and manage data. In 2021, the platform demonstrated the potential of using MD THINK to support analytics that could inform policy and programs. The Data-Informed Overdose Risk Mitigation (DORM) initiative leveraged MD THINK to produce overdose risk profiles based on linked public health and public state safety data sets. The report found data showing nearly 69% of people who die from an overdose interacted with a Maryland hospital in the six years preceding their death, and nearly 70% of people who die from overdose are Medicaid-eligible within the year of their death. The report also included policy implications with recommendations for various policy options that would help reduce overdose-related deaths across the state. The data analysis informed the design of the Statewide Targeted Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2022.

The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services provides Victims Service Coordinators to respond to telephone inquiries from crime victims and parole and probation agents regarding court ordered restitution and domestic violence services. Results for America’s Economic Mobility Catalog describes the correlation between community-based victim services for restorative justice and economic mobility. Maryland utilized these data to provide American Rescue Plan resources to continue the work of Victims Service Coordinators without disruption during the pandemic.