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Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSR)
Child and Family Services Reviews 2001 - 2004: A Mental Health Analysis (PDF)
This Mental Health Analysis is based upon a review of the 52 Final Reports and 52 Program Improvement Plans from the first round Child and Family Service Reviews of State child welfare systems. The report identifies trends in mental health service delivery, as well as the administration/management of these services across States. It also presents a summary of the challenges States are facing in meeting the mental health challenges of children and their families in the child welfare system. The report also identifies efforts to reform systems to better address the complex behavioral health needs of children, youth, and families in child welfare and identifies issues needing further attention.
Systems of Care
Primer Hands On - Child Welfare: Training For Child Welfare Stakeholders In Building Systems of Care
The National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health and the National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement have developed this curriculum for child welfare stakeholders working in systems of care. The primer includes a skill-building curriculum, trainer’s guide notes, and all of the the PowerPoint slides, handouts, exercises, and team questions to be used with the curriculum.
Building the Infrastructure to Support a Child Welfare Driven System of Care: A Guide for Communities (PDF)
This Guide was developed by the Children's Bureau and their National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center, based on the strategic plans of nine Children's Bureau System of Care grantees. This guide provides useful information to State, tribal, county, city, or neighborhood agencies providing services to children, youth and families who are interested in establishing child welfare driven systems of care.
Systems of Care: A Complete Reference Guide for Putting SOC in Action. Think of the Child First!
Prepared by the Delaware Children's Department System of Care Action Work Group
System of Care: A Quick Reference Guide for Putting SOC in Action. Think of the child First! (PDF)
Prepared by the Delaware Children's Department System of Care Action Work Group
Integrating Systems of Care: Improving Quality of Care for the Most Vulnerable Children and Families
Prepared by the Child Welfare League of America
Systems of Care in Child Welfare Website
In 2004 the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, HHS funded 9 demonstration sites to implement systems of care with the goal of improving child welfare outcomes. Systems of Care in Child Welfare provides background and resources for developing systems of care to enhance children's safety, find permanent homes, and promote well-being. The websection includes the following:
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