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Pennsylvania: Profile of Dauphin County Systems of Care
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Name:
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Locally Organized Systems of Care for Children in Pennsylvania
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Target Population:
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Children and adolescents ages 6 to 18 who are involved in the child welfare system and at least one other child-serving system (mental health, mental retardation, drug and alcohol, or education).
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Geographical Area:
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Northumberland County and Dauphin County are the two lead counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania participating in this demonstration project.
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Summary:
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This project will integrate system of care principles with child welfare practices through an approach that builds on Family Group Conferencing as the foundation for practice development.
Pennsylvania’s system of care demonstration project focuses on a comprehensive, broadly conceived plan for organized, community-based, culturally competent systems of natural resources and professional services as systems that support effective, value-based practices, consistent with and accountable to the goals and needs of children and families.
The target counties will build on existing policies, programs, and practices, focusing on children with emotional and behavioral needs and multisystem involvement by:- Organizing project implementation across child-serving systems, through a cross-system implementation team that includes representative families and community leaders. Managed Medicaid Behavioral Health will be included as a resource on that team.
- Establishing direct family and community involvement and accountability through stakeholder groups and committees that represent the culture and neighborhoods of the youth and families served.
- Building a core operational staff of project directors, care managers, and family peer mentors to develop practices.
- Establishing a rapid, mobile, and community-based response to anticipated and emerging crises to ensure stability of living situations and prevent disruption to out-of-community placement.
- Developing a network of available community resources across life domains consistent with the cultures and ethnic identities of the children and families served.
- Organizing specific mental health, physical health, and substance abuse services tailored to the identified needs of the target population.
- Organizing and developing training, consultation, and technical assistance for specific skills needed in all key areas.
- Developing mechanism for funding and financial management to support flexible individual plans of care.
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For more information:
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Andrea N. Richardson
Department of Public Welfare
- Office of Children, Youth and Families
Phone: 717.214.9469
Email: c-arichard@state.pa.us
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Terry Clark
Department of Public Welfare
- Office of Children, Youth and Families
Phone: 717.214.9545
Email: teclark@state.pa.us
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Stan Mrozowski
Department of Public Welfare
- Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Phone: 717.772.6054
Email: smrozowski@state.pa.us
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