1. Children, Youth and Families Department
Safety Saves!
May 27, 2009

2. Introductions
FACTS
Jared Rounsville, Acting Director, Protective Services
Maryellen Bearzi, Deputy Directory, Protective Services
Crawford Spooner, Chief Information Officer

3. FACTS
FACTS (FAMILY AUTOMATED CLIENT TRACKING SYSTEM) -mission critical electronic case management supporting all program areas

4. Project Charter
CYFD will enhance FACTS to implement a comprehensive Safety Management Model to protect NM’s vulnerable children
Project is sponsored and
supported by CYFD
Executive Management
Protective Services
Information Technology

5. Project Funding HB 2 Section 7 Data Processing Appropriations
$764,000
#11 – Children, Youth and Families Dept: To begin updating the family automated client tracking system.
CYFD Request
FY10 - $764,000

6. Safety Overview Why Safety? Safety, Permanency and Well-Being Outcomes
Safety is First and Most Critical
Enhance the safety of children in New Mexico
Utilize technology to support case workers and inform critical case decisions
Better decisions reduce agency risk and liabilities
Comply with federal Child and Family Services (CFSR) Program Improvement Plan (PIP)
Avoid fines/sanctions/legal fees that could result from non-compliance

7. Safety Overview Why Safety?
Comply with Governor’s Performance Initiatives
Ensuring Health and Safety of Children
Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Individuals, Families and Children
Enforce “Zero Tolerance” of abuse, neglect and exploitation
Ensure safety for abused and neglected children

8. Implement Safety Management Practice Model
Modify safety assessment instrument
Standardized safety plans
Standardize practice on assessing concerns in foster homes
Formalize foster child needs assessment and assessment of foster parents ability to address those needs
Implement recent amendments to NM law
Automate Citizen Review Report
Update child specific placement agreement
Create process for safety discharge of older youth

9. Project Timeline

10. FACTS Infrastructure

11. Benefits Increased likelihood of more targeted interventions
Ability to better measure the improvements in outcomes for children and families served
Improved data validity and reliability for staff
to use to make critical decisions 
Controlled risk management costs

12. Children, Youth and Families Department
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13. Children, Youth and Families Department
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