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Systems of Care

Author(s):   Child Welfare Information Gateway

Year Published:  2008

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Introduction

Many children and youth in the child welfare system and those at risk of abuse and neglect have a variety of physical, mental, social, emotional, educational, and developmental needs. Child welfare professionals have worked with their counterparts in other agencies for years to piece together the services available for these children and youth and their families.

Systems of care is a service delivery approach that builds partnerships to create a broad, integrated process for meeting families' multiple needs. This approach is based on the principles of interagency collaboration; individualized, strengths-based care practices; cultural competence; community-based services; accountability; and full participation of families and youth at all levels of the system. A centralized focus of systems of care is building the infrastructure needed to result in positive outcomes for children, youth, and families.

This bulletin is selected from information on the Systems of Care section of the Child Welfare Information Gateway website: www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/reform/soc/

In addition to the information found here, the Information Gateway website includes a Systems of Care Toolkit that addresses policies, infrastructure, services and supports, and evaluation: www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/reform/soc/build/soctoolkit.cfm

The website also includes a Systems of Care Resource Library: www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/reform/soc/library.cfm

Table of Contents

1. History of Systems of Care
2. Systems of Care and Child Welfare
3. Guiding Principles of Systems of Care
4. Examples of Systems of Care
For More Information
References

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Updated on February 2, 2010