An Overview of Systems of Care in Child Welfare

		Email Follow these Steps to email a friend or colleague a link to this information. An Overview of Systems of Care in Child Welfare Year Published: 2009 http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/acloserlook/overview/ In recent years, systems of care principles have been increasingly adopted because of their potential to support efforts to improve child welfare and other human service systems in ways that lead to increased safety, permanency, and well-being for children, adolescents, and their families. However, while the systems of care approach has become more widespread, a clear understanding of what defines a system of care and how it operates has not kept pace. This issue of A Closer Look defines systems of care and discusses how the approach might be best applied in public child welfare settings. (Author abstract) Step 1: Recipient email address(es) (First one is Required) To Email Address 1: To Email Address 2: To Email Address 3: To Email Address 4: To Email Address 5:   Step 2: From Email Address (Required) From Email Address:   Step 3: Verify You are Human (Required) Are you Human? True False   Step 3: Send the link Print (PDF 1320KB)  Share
Author(s)	National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care;;
Year Published	2009

Demonstration Sites and References

Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care Demonstration Sites

California - Partnering4Permanency - Valerie Earley, Project Director, vearley@ehsd.cccounty.us

Colorado - Jefferson County System of Care - Susan Franklin, Project Director, SFrankli@jeffco.us

Kansas - Family Centered Systems of Care - Beth Evans, Project Director, ebme@srs.ks.gov

Nevada - Caring Communities Project - Tiffany Hesser, Project Director, HesserTi@co.clark.nv.us

New York - The CRADLE in Bedford Stuyvesant: A Systems of Care Initiative - Nigel Nathaniel, Project Director, Nigel.Nathaniel@dfa.state.ny.us

North Carolina - Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care - Eric Zechman, Project Director, ericzechman@ncmail.net

North Dakota - Medicine Moon Initiative: Improving Tribal Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care - Deb Painte, Project Director, debp@nativeinstitute.org

Oregon - Improving Permanency Outcomes Project - Patrick Melius, Project Director, Patrick.J.Melius@state.or.us

Pennsylvania - Locally Organized Systems of Care - Andrea Richardson, Project Director, anr63@pitt.edu

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The National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care is funded by the Children's Bureau, under contract with ICF International. The Center assists and supports grantees funded through the Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care demonstration initiative by providing training and technical assistance and a national evaluation of the demonstration initiative. Contact: Raymond Crowel, Project Director, 10530 Rosehaven Street, Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22030-2840, 703.385.3200.

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