California’s Child Welfare Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) Butte County Overview December 2016 ~ Cathi Grams, Director Department of Employment and Social Services Dorian Kittrell, Director Department of Behavioral Health
* Senate Bill 1013 (Chapter 35, Statutes of 2012) Background Legislative mandate:* Reform Group Homes and Foster Family Agencies with robust and diverse stakeholder input Builds on previous reform efforts Continuum of Care Reform: A comprehensive framework that supports children, youth and families across placement settings (from relatives to congregate care) in achieving permanency. Includes: Increased engagement with children, youth and families Increased capacity for home-based family care Limited use of congregate care (Group Homes) Systemic and infrastructure changes: rates, training, accreditation, accountability & performance, mental health services * Senate Bill 1013 (Chapter 35, Statutes of 2012)
Vision All children live with a committed, permanent and nurturing family Individualized and coordinated services and supports Focus on permanent family and preparation for successful adulthood When needed, congregate care (Group Home) is a short- term, high quality, intensive intervention that is just one part of a continuum of care available for children, youth and young adults
Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program The “Paradigm Shift” Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program ( STRTP) Group Home Children who cannot be safely placed in a family can receive short-term, residential care with specific care plans and intensive therapeutic interventions and services to support transition to a family.
The Goal: Children in Resource Families Children in Congregate Care (Group Homes) Permanent Family
Limited Use of Congregate Care Group Home Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program that provide Core Services: Trauma Informed Culturally relevant Capacity to transition to children to family care by approving Resource Families
Increased Engagement Child & Family Teams (CFT) Intensive Mental Health Services Increased Capacity for Home-Based Family Care
Placement Report Children’s Services Division Of the 577 children in out-of-home placements in October 2016: 88 were placed in a County Foster Family Home 32 were placed in a Group Home (STRTP) 111 were placed in a Relative/NREFM Home 254 were placed in Foster Family Agency Home 70 were placed in a Guardian Home 8 were placed in Supervised Independent Living (SILP) 14 were placed in NRLG Home
Additional Information Additional information on the CDSS website at: http://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/default.htm