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STRENGTHENING TIES OF AFFECTION FOR KIDS THEIR PEEPS

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STRENGTHENING TIES OF AFFECTION FOR KIDS THEIR PEEPS

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    2. 2 CONCERTED DILIGENT EFFORTS

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    5. 5 PRESENTATION: PAUDLING COUNTY DFCS

    6. 6 RESEARCH FINDINGS: DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE Merkel-Holguin, Caren Kaplan and Alina Kwak (November 2006). National Study on Differential Response in Child Welfare. American Humane Association and Child Welfare League of America. Schene, Patricia and Stuart Oppenheim (2005). Choosing the Path Less Traveled: Strengthening California Families through Differential Response. Foundation Consortium for Californias Children and Youth. Schene, Patricia. The Emergence of Differential Response. Protecting Children: Volume 21 / Number 2 & 3.. Siegel, Gary and L. Anthony Loman (2007). Alternative Response Research in Missouri, Minnesota, and Virginia: Findings in Six Areas.

    7. 7 TERMINOLOGY The following terms are used to refer to Family Support Programs throughout the nation: Diversion Differential Response Family Assessment Alternative Response

    8. 8 DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN TWO APPROACHES

    9. 9 SCREENING OF REPORTS What proportion of cases became Alternative Response?

    10. 10 CHILD SAFETY Can child safety be maintained through alternative response at the same levels as traditional investigations?

    11. 11 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT Does the non-adversarial approach of alternative response lead to improved participation and satisfaction of families?

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    15. 15 SERVICES TO FAMILIES Are services made available to more families under alternative response and do the types of services change?

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    18. 18 RECURRENCE OF MALTREATMENT Does alternative response lead to reduced abuse and neglect reports and reduced removals of children?

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    20. 20 EVALUATION OF DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE Children were safer Families were stronger Cost was reasonable Families liked the approach County staff like the approach

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    25. 25 FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES MAY 2008

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    28. 28 FOOD STAMP PROGRESS Food Stamp Allotment Error Rate is currently 2.97%!! Georgia is #1 most improved in allotment errors in the nation. Georgia is #10 in lowest allotment errors in the nation. Georgia is #8 most improved in negative errors in the nations.

    29. 29 ALL REGIONS HAVE BEATEN THE GOAT! ALL HIGH ALLOTMENT CASES (175,329) HAVE BEEN READ!!

    30. 30 STANDARD OF PROMPTNESS (SOP) The Standard of Promptness achieved for all programs except Food Stamp Expedited. Medicaid (ABD): 98.3% Medicaid (Family): 97.6% TANF: 99.1% Food Stamp (Regular): 99.2% Food Stamp (Expedited): 98.4% Food Stamp percentages are for May 2008; all other programs reflect SOP for June 2008.

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    41. 41 TIMELINESS OF INVESTIGATIONS

    42. 42 TIMELINESS OF INVESTIGATIONS

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    44. 44 UNSUBSTANTIATED & CLOSED INVESTIGATIONS

    45. 45 TREND: UNSUBSTANTIATED & SUBSTANTIATED CASES

    46. 46 SUBSTANTIATIONS BY REGION JUNE 2008

    47. 47 RECURRENCE OF SUBSTANTIATED MALTREATMENT IN GEORGIA

    48. 48 RECURRENCE OF SUBSTANTIATED MALTREATMENT JUNE 2007 JUNE 2008

    49. 49 FOSTER CARE RE-ENTRIES JUNE 2007 JUNE 2008

    50. 50 PRESENTATION: REGION 8 PERFORMANCE TRACKING

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    57. 57 COUNTY DIRECTOR REVIEWS JUNE 2008

    58. 58 COUNTY DIRECTOR REVIEWS CFSR OUTCOMES / JUNE 2008

    59. 59 TARGETING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT JUNE 2008

    60. 60 ABUSE / NEGLECT IN PLACEMENT The following charts reflect substantiated incidents of abuse/neglect in all placement types.

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    62. 62 SUBSTANTIATED VICTIMS OF ABUSE BY PLACEMENT TYPE / SFY 2008

    63. 63 SUBSTANTIATED ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN CARE BY PLACEMENT AND REGION SFY 2007

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    65. 65 PERMANENCY FOR CHILDREN The belief and value that every child and young person deserves a permanent family relationship is paramount. Permanence is about locating and supporting a lifetime family. Permanency is not a philosophical process, nor is it intended to last only until the child turns 18. Permanency means we are establishing strong, committed, and lasting ties of affection for children.

    66. 66 PLANNING FOR PERMANENCY Should begin at entry into care Be youth-driven Family-focused Culturally competent Continuous Approached with urgency

    67. 67 Barriers to Permanency Strategies to Achieve Permanency

    68. 68 BARRIERS TO PERMANENCY Mental Health and behavioral issues Children with significant levels of special needs; often in treatment facilities or other therapeutic resources with no viable family resource available or capable of meeting the childs needs. Ongoing diligent search not conducted Large sibling groups Fit and willing relatives not located No concurrent planning

    69. 69 ACHIEVEMENTS MADE FOR CHILDREN IN CARE FOR 25 MONTHS OR MORE FROM MARCH 2008 TO JUNE 2008 Reunifications Adoptions Finalized Adoptive Placements Found Fictive kin placements Found / Guardianships Completed

    70. 70 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE 25 MONTHS OR MORE FEBRUARY 2008

    71. 71 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE 25 MONTHS OR MORE JUNE 2008

    72. 72 COMPARISON OF NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN CARE 25 MONTHS OR MORE IN FEBRUARY 2008 & JUNE 2008

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    74. 74 PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN CARE FOR 25 MONTHS OR MORE IN FEBURARY WHO EXITED BY JUNE 2008

    75. 75 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE 25 MONTHS OR MORE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2008 REASON FOR EXIT

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    81. 81 Single page document in each case that can be tracked and updated: concrete plan of action. Additional training on concurrent planning. Permanency reviews will be tracked bi-monthly to ensure the cases are moving towards permanency without any barriers. Permanency staffings conducted at 3rd / 6th / & 9th month in care. All children in care 15 months or more will have a monthly staffing. Reassessing the viability of previously explored relatives or fictive kin. Including more stakeholders in the permanency staffings.

    82. 82 IMPORTANCE OF FOCUSING ON OLDER YOUTH Approximately half of the children in foster care are 11 years or older. Older youth in the foster care system remain in the system disproportionately longer than younger children. Chance for achieving permanency decreases as they get older.

    83. 83 IMPORTANCE CONTD Youth who age out of foster care have been in care an average of three times longer than children who leave foster care to join permanent families. At the time they exit foster care to independence, half have been in care for 45 months (3.75 years) or more.

    84. 84 STRATEGIES FOR PERMANENCY PLANNING WITH YOUTH Strengthen Family Preservation /Reunification Services Family support services that build on family strengths Coordination with other community services Services or training specifically tailored for the parent or youth Mental health services for the youth

    85. 85 SIX COMPONENTS OF PERMANENCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Empower young people through information, support, and skills to be fully involved partners in directing their own permanency planning and decision making. Empower a wide range of individuals to participate in permanency planning, beginning with birth family and including extended family, tribal members, past, present and future caregivers, other adults who are significant to the young person, other systems with whom young people are involved, and other community members. Consider, explore and implement a full range of permanency options in a timely and continuous way.

    86. 86 SIX COMPONENTS CONTD From the beginning, continuously and concurrently employ a comprehensive range of recruitment options. From the beginning of placement, provide services and supports to continuously ensure that young people and their families have every opportunity to achieve and maintain physical, emotional, and legal permanence. Agencies collaborate with other systems that serve young people and families to engage young people and families as true partners and to provide services, support and opportunities during and after placement,

    87. 87 STATUS REPORT: EVERY CHILD, EVERY MONTH

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