linkages: calworks and child welfare collaboration to improve outcomes
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Linkages: CalWORKs and Child Welfare Collaboration To Improve Outcomes. Child Welfare Conference 2008 Monterey, California. Presenters. Danna Fabella, CFPIC, Linkages Project Director Calaveras: Dave Godzina, Robin Bunting, and Mikey Habberstad - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Linkages: CalWORKs and Child Welfare Collaboration To
Improve Outcomes
Child Welfare Conference 2008Monterey, California
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Presenters
Danna Fabella, CFPIC, Linkages Project Director
Calaveras: Dave Godzina, Robin Bunting, and Mikey Habberstad
Del Norte: Susan Wilson, Cathi Strait, and Kathy Murray
Stanislaus: Jennifer Valencia, and Bergen Filgas
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History of the Project
• Genesis with Private Foundation– Learned of work in another state that provided
cross-systems services• Engaged Public Sector at State and Local Level• Funded Trip to See and Learn About Other
State’s Program• Facilitated Development of Shared Vision for
Serving Families in California
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History cont.
• Vision Created in 1998, 1999• Work began in 2000• Planning Phase 2000-2002• Three Stages of Implementation
– Pilot Phase 2003– Second Implementation Phase 2005– Current Implementation Phase 2006-2011
• Steady Expansion to Include 40 of California’s 58 Counties, Representing over ¾ of state’s population
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Poverty is a risk factor for child abuse and neglect:
Families with annual incomes below $15,000, compared to families with annual incomes above $30,000, are over 22 times more likely to experience some form of maltreatment.
(US Dept HHS)
Foundation of Vision
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Shared VisionChild Welfare Services can serve as an anti-poverty program in helping families to achieve Self-Sufficiency
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families can serve as a child abuse prevention program by providing families the resources they need to promote safety and well-being for their children
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Pioneer Counties
• Alameda Stanislaus• Del Norte Tehama• Mendocino Yolo• Merced• Orange• San Francisco• San Luis Obispo• Santa Barbara• Sonoma7
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Phase II Counties:
• Calaveras Sacramento• Contra Costa Siskiyou• Fresno Sutter• Humboldt Trinity• Kern Ventura• Los Angeles• Madera• Marin• Napa
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Phase III Counties
•El Dorado
•Imperial
•Nevada
•San Bernardino
•San Benito
•Santa Clara
•Sierra
•Tulare
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Who’s Being Served by Linkages?
Child Welfare Families
CalWORKs Families
Mutual Families
Community Based Family Services
Information, Referral & Screening
Risk Assessment & Prevention
Ongoing Coordinated Services*
Linkages Focus:
*Assessment, Case Planning, Case Management, Direct/ Contracted Services10
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Target Populations & Key Strategies
0 5 10 15 20 25
Mutual Sanction
Risk Assessment via CalWORKs
Mutual ER
Differential Response
Mutual FR
TDM / MDT
Mutual FM
Number of Counties
(Total Counties Reporting = 29)
See Snapshot Handout
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Other Innovative Populations & Strategies
Mutual homeless cases
Teen parents
Drug felons/drug court
FR aftercare
Relative caregivers
Truancy Court response
See Snapshot Handout
coordination12
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Most Common Outcomes
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Increase curing of W2W sanctions
Employment retention
Reduce time to reunification
Increase rate of reunification
Reduce child removals from home
Reduce recidivism (mostly CWS)
Number of Counties
(Total Counties Reporting = 29)
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How Linkages Matters
CalWORKs can provide services to help prevent families from entering CWS.
Approaching families as a team provides stronger intervention to help families with complex needs.
Coordinating services for mutual families can increase safety & improve economic self-sufficiency.
Joint outreach to sanctioned families involved with child welfare removes barriers to participation.
CalWORKs families working to reunify can receive non-cash services to promote returning home safely and quickly.14
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How Linkages Matters
Family Maintenance mutual clients can access additional supports (e.g., cash assistance, employment services, MH, DV, SA, Medi-Cal or diversion services).
CalWORKs can provide post-reunification services, including child care & other safety plan services to reduce likelihood of recurrence.
Transition-age youth who are parents can routinely be assessed for and linked to CalWORKs supportive services to ensure economic self-sufficiency.
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Questions?
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