STATE OF NEVADA - Division of Child and Family Services

The following Judicial Training was offered in the past fiscal year:
• National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges Annual Conference
• National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges Child Abuse & Neglect Institute
• National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges Annual Conference on Juvenile Justice
• 2009 Victims Act Model Courts All-Sites Conference
• Beyond the Bench
• Nevada Specialty Court Training Workshop
• Family Jurisdiction Judges 2010 Annual Seminar
• State Bar of Nevada Family Law Conference
• Nevada CASA Association, Inc., Conference
In addition, the following conferences were attended this past year:
1. Court Improvement Program Meeting And New Strategies For Changing Times Meeting – August 2009 – Arlington,
VA
2. Child Welfare Director’s Policy Summit – September 2009 – Washington, DC
3. 2009 Victims Act Model Courts All-Sites Conference – October 2009 – Newport Beach, CA
4. Third Judicial Leadership Summit – October 2009 – Austin, TX
5. 2010 Spring National Association Of Public Child Welfare Administrators Conference – March 2010 – Washington,
DC
6. Third Annual Nevada State Casa Association Conference – April 2010 – Reno, NV
7. 2010 Child Advocacy Institute – May 2010 – Louisville, CO
8. National Association Of Drug Court Professionals 16th Annual Drug Court Training Conference – June 2010 –
Boston, MA
9. Beyond The Bench 20: Collaboration Works! – June 2010 – San Diego, CA
The State continues to build strong relationships and effective communication between the child welfare agencies and
CIP within our organizations, and with our partners from other branches of government. Partnering and working together
as a team, to accomplish the same goals for our children and families. A CIP meeting was held in April 2010. This
meeting was facilitated by Joanne Brown, J.D., MSW and included CAP Attorneys; Judges from the DCFS – Rural
Region, Washoe County and Clark County; DCFS; CCDFS, WCDSS and CASA. The meeting was to discuss the findings
from the CFSR. The committee agreed to incorporate all PIP activities related to the courts in the CIP Strategic Plan.
This commitment was an important step toward working better together to support the needs of children and families.
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention: A second example of collaboration with other federally funded programs is the
Children’s Trust Fund programs for child abuse and neglect prevention. In 1985 Chapter 432 of Nevada Revised Statutes
was amended to create a Children’s Trust Fund (CTF). Monies from the account are used to fund programs and services
designed to prevent abuse and neglect of children. Revenues for CTF are derived from a $3.00 fee on Nevada birth and
death certificates and from federal Community Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) funds. Through SFY 05, the
seven-member Committee for the Protection of Children allocated the CTF funds. The 15-member Grants Management
Advisory Committee assumed responsibility for funding recommendations in SFY06.
Funds are distributed through a competitive application process for a two-year grant cycle. The second year of the twoyear
grant cycle for CTF SFY 09 ended June 30, 2010. In May 2008, the Grants Management Advisory Committee
awarded $936,768 for 12 child abuse prevention programs throughout Nevada. Specifically, $336,965 was allocated for
seven programs to provide parenting classes; $330,821 was allocated for two programs to provide statewide public
awareness for child abuse prevention; $92,209 was allocated for two programs to provide skills-based curricula to school
aged children; and $176,773 was allocated for one program to provide respite care for families with children with special
needs. Unallocated SFY 09 CTF funds were added to unspent SFY08 funds and were used to fund the following
Nevada APSR – SFY 2010
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