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■ Collaboration with the Department of Mental Health (DMH),
Probation Department, and Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian
Center, which also received a five-year federal Permanency
Innovations Initiative Grant, to develop the Recognize,
Intervene, Support, Empower Project to reduce long-term
foster care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
questioning youth;
■ Participation in the Diligent Recruitment of Families for
Children in the Foster Care System funded by grant funds from
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Children’s
Bureau to promote the recruitment of resource families that
will promote earlier permanency for children; and
■ Development of the Core Practice Model elements necessary
for continuing services for children and families with open
cases, and expansion of the Quality Services Review quality
improvement initiative, a joint project with DMH, to monitor
the quality of child welfare social work practice and mental
health services being provided to children jointly served by
both departments.
Initiatives aimed at increasing well-being include:
■ Implementation of Self-Sufficiency for all DCFS youth by
partnering with other County departments and community
advocates to develop an implementation plan for AB 12
(KinGAP and extending foster care to age 21), draft a Request
for Proposal for a new Life Skills Contract, and collect data
from youth for the National Youth in Transition Database;
■ Development and implementation of Crossover Youth
Practice Model in collaboration with the Probation
Department, Georgetown University, Juvenile Court, DMH,
Los Angeles County Office of Education, attorneys
representing parties in both Dependency and Delinquency
court, and law enforcement. The goals are to reduce the
Changes From 2010-11 Budget
Gross
Appropriation
($)
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Budget Summaries
number of youth who crossover from the child welfare system
to the juvenile justice system, improve outcomes for youth
who are involved with both agencies or at risk for
involvement, and reduce the time a youth is engaged in the
juvenile justice system, promoting self sufficiency and longterm
success in adulthood;
■ Operation of Medical Hubs, a DCFS partnership with the
Departments of Health Services and DMH to offer forensic,
medical and mental health assessment services, 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week to ensure safety, permanency and
well-being for children;
■ Continued expansion of the Enhanced Mental Health Service
to Children and Youth collaboration with the DMH and
community providers to ensure that all children entering
foster care and in care receive timely screening, assessment
and delivery of needed mental health services; and
■ Expansion of the First District Education Pilot Project, which
provides for collaborative tracking, assessment and delivery of
educational services for children and youth to promote their
educational outcomes and enhanced self-sufficiency at the
time of their transition out of foster care.
The Department is participating in year four of the five-year
Title IV-E Waiver Capped Allocation Demonstration Project
(Waiver), which allows the Department to flexibly utilize
funding for innovative practices, including: prevention efforts
with community-based organizations; up-front assessments
on high-risk cases for domestic violence, substance abuse and
mental health issues; Permanency Planning Conferences for
youth in extended care without identified permanency
resources; and specialized Youth Permanency Units, serving
high-need youth most at risk of leaving care without
connections.
Intrafund
Transfer
($)
Revenue
($)
Net
County Cost
($)
2010-11 Final Adopted Budget
Collaborative Programs
925,002,000 628,000 653,263,000 271,111,000 7,323.0
1. Katie A. Settlement Agreement Strategic Plan
(Katie A. Strategic Plan): Reflects the elimination of
funding for consultant contracts for the Board-approved
Katie A. Strategic Plan.
(1,184,000) -- 18,000 (1,202,000) --
New/Expanded Programs
1. Emancipated Foster Youth Stipends (EYS): Reflects
an increase in State funding for EYS.
2. Supportive and Therapeutic Options Program
(STOP): Reflects an increase in State funding for STOP.
3. Enterprise Master Person Index (EMPI): Reflects
funding for EMPI funded by a grant from the PIF.
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Pos
639,000 -- 639,000 -- --
281,000 -- 281,000 -- --
112,000 -- 112,000 -- --