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Collaboration Among Public Agencies
Resources and information about collaboration among public child welfare and other human service agencies to improve service delivery for children and families.
Bringing Systems Together: A Report From NAPCWA's Symposium (PDF - 62 KB)
National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators, American Public Human Services Association, (2002)
Summarizes symposium presentations and group discussions about cross-system development, cultural competency, differential response, assessment, and community partnerships for child welfare, domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental health services.
A Governor's Guide to Children's Cabinets (PDF - 294 KB)
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (2004)
Road map for governors interested in designing Children's Cabinets to promote coordination across State agencies.
Helping Children in the Child Welfare System Heal From Trauma: A Systems Integration Approach (PDF - 256 KB)
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2005)
Findings of a study investigating how social services agencies gather, assess, and share child-trauma related information. Includes basic training modules for workers.
Integrating Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Other Agencies in a Continuum of Services
Howell, Kelly, Palmer, & Mangum
Child Welfare, 83(2), 2004
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Framework for integrating mental health, child welfare, education, substance abuse, and juvenile justice services.
Making Interagency Initiatives Work for Children and Families in the Child Welfare System
Health Care Reform Tracking Project (2003)
In Promising Approaches for Behavioral Health Services to Children and Adolescents and Their Families in Managed Care Systems
Discusses how the child welfare system can collaborate with mental health and substance abuse systems to better serve children with serious and complex behavioral health disorders and their families, including details on three initiatives addressing this issue.
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