Lilliput Family Finding & Relative Support Efforts Karen Alvord, CEO, 916.835.0240 Beverly Johnson, CPO, 916.803.6247.

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Lilliput Family Finding & Relative Support Efforts Karen Alvord, CEO, Beverly Johnson, CPO,

Lilliput Kinnections - CA  Family Finding & Engagement at Front-End  Informal family team meetings  Kinship Supports Before Child is Placed  Information & Resource Linkages in family’s community  Kinship-specific Training & Support  In-Home Case Management  Foster Certification of Relatives for additional supports  Trauma Informed  Protective Factors framework

Our Journey into Kinship Care  History of partnership  1990’s Foster Homes to Permanency  2007 Kinship Support Services Programs  Kinnections Initiative  2013 Family Finding & Foster Certification of Relatives

Federal Connections Grant: A Public/Private Partnership  Sacramento County (2008)  4,000 children in foster care  24% formal kinship placement rate  Disproportionality  Major Goals  Increase kinship placements & connections  Support kinship placements  Establish permanency

Guiding Principles  Prevention and early intervention  Relatives considered first  Strength-based with a strong value to keep children safely in their families of origin  Shared decision-making

Kinnections Initiative  Major Components  Intensive Family-Finding  Kinship Navigation & Support  Target Population  AA youth 0-17 years, 1 st time entries  Sacramento County

©2013 Lilliput Children's Services Discharge from Family Finding (N=191) 9/30/2009 to 6/30/2012

Foster Certification of Relatives  Sacramento County 18-month pilot (2013)  Foster Certifying Kinship Families  50 children/youth initial entry into care  Time-limited

Foster Certification of Relatives  Intensive Family Finding  Kinship Assessment & Supports  SAFE: Structured Analysis Family Evaluation  Kinship-specific training  Protective Factors Framework  All licensing requirements are met  CANS: Child & Adolescent Needs & Strengths Tool

Challenges  Relative motivation  Certification requirements  Payment inequity- federal eligibility

Successes  Relatives accept support & training  Families receive emotional support and mental health needs are addressed  Understand how to access the resources the family needs to participate in child’s tx  Connection to other kin caregivers  Healthier relationships with extended family  Understanding of permanency options

Promising Outcomes  Timeliness to permanency  27 kids discharge  85% permanency  52% adopted or guardianship  Avg. Length of Time: 12 months  48% reunified with birth parent  Avg. Length of Time: 6 months

Promising Outcomes

“I don’t know what would have happened to my grandchild had it not been for Kinnections.” -Grandparent