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I.S.A.F.E.

(Increasing Safety and Family Engagement)

DCF Child Protection Summit

September 8, 2016

Shawn Salamida

President

FamiliesFirst Network of Lakeview

Joye Clayton

Regional Director, CLS

Northwest Region

Walter Sachs

Regional Managing Director

Northwest Region

Overview of “ISAFE,” a collaborative system evaluation and re-design

Review of initial and ongoing impact on outcomes

Recent development and response

Open discussion of other responses to similar system trends across the state

Pensacola (Escambia County) is largest city

Mix of rural and coastal communities

FamiliesFirst Network (FFN) of Lakeview is the CBC Lead Agency

Historically high Hotline Call volume and removal rates

Historical use of global “Family Support Team” services for diversion

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Total Out of Home Care Population in Circuit 1 45% increase in 15 months

I.S.A.F.E.= Increasing Safety and Family Engagement

FFN, DCF, Children’s Legal Services primary partners

Assessment and planning phase launched in January 2015◦ Project Manager conducted research, interviews and

focus groups

◦ Project charter adopted

Countermeasures implemented June 2015

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• Decision Support Teams - Implemented June 22, 2015• Provide support and guidance to Child Protective Investigators and their supervisors

• Conducted when Present Danger is identified or when children are determined to be Unsafe and the Safety Analysis determines an out of home plan is needed to manage the Impending Danger

• Focused on accurate assessment, decision making and safety planning

• Conditions for Return Staffings - Implemented June 24, 2015• Review all cases where a child has been removed from their home and is approaching 60

days.

• Later integrated into 90-day Permanency Staffing

• If conditions for return criteria are met, a consultant from within their organization is immediately assigned to follow up and assist the caseworker with developing an in-home safety plan

• Focused on accurate assessment, decision making and safety planning

• Real-time Reunification Process – Implemented August 1, 2015• Process for reunification anytime conditions for return are met

• The process encourages staff to think real time about whether reunification should be considered, rather than waiting until the next judicial review hearing

• The procedure includes a thorough review by the case worker with a practice consultant to determine if an in-home safety plan is warranted, and if so, CLS is engaged to petition the court for reunification

• Front-End Service Array Re-design- Initiated October 1, 2015• “One size fits all” approach re-considered

• Tailored new service array to meet specific family needs based on safety and risk levels as determined by Child Protective Investigators

• Designed to better align with Safety Methodology practice model

Focused on a more targeted, research-based services

Interventions based on Safe/Unsafe determination and risk level

Family engagement a priority◦ Improve safety and permanency outcomes

◦ Reduce re-entry

Relied upon strong partnership with contracted service providers

New Service Continuum◦ Safe, Low /Moderate Risk = Community referral

◦ Safe, High / Very High Risk = Wraparound Family Support (voluntary)

◦ Unsafe (Present Danger)- = Safety Management Services

◦ Unsafe (Present or Impending Danger) = Intensive Family Preservation and Reunification Services

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I.S.A.F.E. Strategies Implemented

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Discharges per 1,000 in child population


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Children in Out of Home Care


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80.30% 82.36%84.62%

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Timeliness to Reunification

% of children who were reunified within 12 months of latest removal

Circuit One

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goal= 75.20%


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Total Out of Home Care Population in Circuit One

FFN, DCF, CLS re-convened for collaborative planning

Identified 5 initial focus areas:◦ Removals

◦ Relative & Non-relative Placement

◦ Reunifications / Discharges

◦ Foster Home Capacity

◦ “Lockouts”

Plan created, leaders assigned, meetings continue

Partnership never stops

Transparency, ownership and shared accountability are essential

Circuit and Region-level leadership must be engaged

Feedback from frontline team members and system stakeholders will guide direction

The journey continues. Stay tuned…

Questions?

What is Your Community’s Story?

For Circuit 1 system data trends, search “Families First Network data reports”

FFN: [email protected]

DCF: [email protected]

CLS: [email protected]

FFN Contracts Mgr: [email protected]

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