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Continuum of Care Reform Continuum of Care Reform To develop a system of care that promotes positive outcomes for families and children, performance improvement activities occur regularly. To date, the following topics have been explored: Progress in the County of Ventura as of December 2017 Progress in the County of Ventura as of December 2017 We Believe families can keep their children safe with support and if they can’t… We Believe children should be cared for in a familiar, nurturing, and safe environment and while they are in care… We Believe every child is entitled to thrive through stability, family connections, quality treatment, and a voice in planning. We Believe through partnership and support, parents can grow and change in order to safely parent their children and if the children cannot return home… We Believe all children deserve a sense of belonging, and a permanent, unconditional commitment in a lifelong family. Safe at Home Caregiving Child's Experience Parental Support Permanency Caregiving Parental Support Permanency children in care children in care of children with an initial case receiving Family Preservation services did not return children in care in October 2017 lived in a family setting fewer children lived in congregate care between October 2015 & October 2017 Of the children entering foster care July 2015 through July 2016 reunified with family were adopted entered guardianship Child's Experience System Improvement System Improvement Guided by 5 “We Believe” principles, Children & Family Services is implementing Continuum of Care Reform system changes to ensure that more children experiencing abuse or neglect receive care in family settings, with early access to services and a voice in key decisions, until they reunite with their parents or enter a permanent home. Early results show these changes make a positive difference in lives of children and families. - Child Family Team Meeting structure - Psychotropic Medication monitoring for foster youth - Early access to mental health services for foster youth Safe at Home What We Believe helps us create... positive outcomes What We Believe helps us create... positive outcomes Casa Pacific and Seneca were among the first to obtain an STRTP license as others move toward certification. Child Family Team Meetings These meetings with the child and family, members of their support network and service providers foster a shared understanding of the family's strengths, needs and wants and identify solutions to challenges. Here, the family's voice is honored in a caring and responsive environment. Anonymous feedback from 348 parents, children, family and friends showed on average they agreed or strongly agreed that they... - Understood the reason for meeting - Felt listened to and that their input made a difference in the decisions reached in the meeting - Knew what their next steps would be Between April 2017 and October 2017 Child Family Team Meetings were held Over 150 meetings each month To build capacity to serve local youth at the most appropriate level of care,
Transcript of íî Continuum of Care Reform - Ventura County, California · 2018. 2. 14. · Continuum of Care...
Continuum of Care ReformContinuum of Care Reform
To develop a system of care that promotes positive outcomes for families and children, performance improvement activities occur regularly.
To date, the
following
topics have
been explored:
Progress in the County of Ventura as of December 2017Progress in the County of Ventura as of December 2017
We Believe families can keep their children safe with support and if they can’t…
We Believe children should be cared for in a familiar, nurturing, and safe environment and while they are in care…
We Believe every child is entitled to thrive through stability, family connections, quality treatment, and a voice in planning.
We Believe through partnership and support, parents can grow and change in order to safely parent their children and if the children cannot return home…
We Believe all children deserve a sense of belonging, and a permanent, unconditional commitment in a lifelong family.
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children in care
10% decrease in the number of children
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91% of children with an initial case receiving Family Preservation services did not return
9%
9 out of 10
children in care in October 2017 lived in a family setting
(up 5% from 2015)
2015
2017
4%
fewer children lived in congregate care between October 2015 & October 2017
56%
Of the children entering foster care July 2015 through July 2016
29% reunified with family
2% were adopted
6% entered guardianship
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Guided by 5 “We Believe” principles, Children & Family Services is implementing Continuum of Care Reform system changes to ensure that more children experiencing abuse or neglect receive care in family settings, with early access to services and a voice in key decisions, until they reunite with their parents or enter a permanent home. Early results show these changes make a positive difference in lives of children and families.
- Child Family Team Meeting structure
- Psychotropic Medication monitoring for foster youth
- Early access to mental health services for foster youth
Saf
e at
H
om
eWhat We Believe helps us create... positive outcomesWhat We Believe helps us create... positive outcomes
Casa Pacific and Seneca were among the first to obtain an STRTP license as others move toward certification.
Child Family Team Meetings
These meetings with the child and family, members of their support network and service providers foster a shared understanding of the family's strengths, needs and wants and identify solutions to challenges. Here, the family's voice is honored in a caring and responsive environment.
Anonymous feedback from 348 parents, children, family and friends showed on average they agreed or strongly agreed that they...
- Understood the reason for meeting - Felt listened to and that their input made a difference in the decisions reached in the meeting - Knew what their next steps would be
Between April 2017 and October 20171,182 Child Family Team Meetings were held
Over
150 meetings
each month
To build capacity to serve local youth at the most appropriate level of care,
