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Addressing the Needs of Young Children in Child Welfare: Part C -- Early Intervention Services
Bulletin for Professionals

Author(s):  Child Welfare Information Gateway

Year Published:  2007

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Enactment of the Part C referral provisions in the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) opens the door to a powerful partnership with great potential benefits for children under age 3 involved in substantiated cases of abuse or neglect and their families. For child welfare administrators, these provisions offer new tools to enhance policy and practice and ensure compliance with Federal child welfare requirements that focus on child well-being. The provisions also connect child welfare staff to early intervention service providers who can assist in assessment, service delivery, and permanency planning. This partnership can expand the array of supports and resources for children and their caregivers to promote safety, permanency, and well-being.

This bulletin provides examples of State efforts to implement the new referral provisions and provides lessons learned to child welfare administrators and practitioners in accessing early intervention services for children and families identified by the child welfare system. While policies and practices vary from State to State, this bulletin explains the overall importance to child welfare of the Part C Early Intervention Program and offers potential strategies to address barriers. Contact information for State and local programs is provided at the end of this document.

Table of Contents

 1. Child Welfare and Early Intervention

 2. Promising Strategies

 3. Funding Strategies

 References

 Resources

This bulletin was developed by Child Welfare Information Gateway, in partnership with Sheryl Dicker, J.D., Executive Director, and Elysa Gordon, M.S.W., J.D., Senior Policy Analyst, of New York State's Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children. This document is made possible by the Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The conclusions discussed here are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not represent official Children's Bureau views or policies.

Suggested Citation: Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2007). Addressing the needs of young children in child welfare: Part C ' Early intervention services. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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