CFSP 5 Year Plan - RI Department of Children, Youth & Families

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Woonsocket Office 191 Social Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895 765-8253 Providence Unit 101 Friendship Street, Providence, RI 02903 528-3535 South County/Newport/East Bay Unit South County Office J. Howard McGrath Judicial Complex 4800 Tower Hill Rd, Wakefield, RI 02879 782-4162 Bristol Office 530 Wood Street, Bristol, RI 02809 254-7076 Newport Office Florence K.Murray Judicial Complex 45 Washington Street, Newport, RI 02840 841-8360 Youth Transition Center 790 Broad Street, Providence RI 785-8407 LICENSING (consistent with essential function 5): o Day Care centers and homes would close if required to do so as part of a declared state of emergency. o Foster homes and relative placements remain in effect. o Foster parents with issues or emergencies contact the Child Protective Hotline after hours and would also know to contact that Hotline during regular work hours should they be unable to contact the licensing unit during a crisis. o The Administrator and Senior Casework Supervisor would have remote access via VPN for emergency licensing related issues and to be of general support in other agency functions. COMMUNITY AND CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (consistent with essential functions 6, 7): o All providers servicing children in care know they are to contact the Child Protective Hotline when there is an emergency and they cannot reach their liaison 137
staff within Community and Children's Behavioral Health. The Hotline is operational 24/7. o The Assistant Director, Assistant Administrator and the supervisor of the Placement Unit would have remote access to deal with placements, facility or program issues not related to a particular child, and crisis intervention. o All contracted agencies have their own emergency plans. o The liaison to each of the identified groups of caretakers will identify, locate and continue availability of services for children under state care or supervision who are displaced or adversely affected. In the absence of the liaison, the coverage person will handle this function or as a last resort the needs will be called into and handled by the Hotline. INTERSTATE COMPACTS: The interstate compact on the placement of children is an agreement between and among all of the states for the transfer of a child between states, if that is determined to be in the best interest of the child. The interstate compact on juveniles is an agreement between and among all of the states for the reciprocal supervision of youth placed out of state while on probation. o Identify all out of state children placed in RI through the compacts and those placed out of state. o Contact the placement family and identify immediate needs, convey those needs to the assigned FSU or probation worker and initiate communication with the sending state's ICPC administrator regarding all residential and foster care placements and their current circumstances. In the absence of the assigned FSU of probation worker, relay said information to the coverage worker or as a last alternative to the Hotline. CRISIS INTERVENTION: A pandemic flu event or other emergency could cause foster parents and others who care for children in placement to be in need of intervention for secondary trauma. o Coordinate mental health services for foster parents and other out of home caregivers in order -to deal with the natural consequent behaviors resulting from a region or statewide emergency o Evaluate needs assessment, identify available resources to vulnerable groups of caretakers or workers to include community-based organizations and informal networks RECONSTITUTION: The operational phase of this plan will be terminated by the Director of the Department. o Determination will be made by Administration designated lead person and a recommendation made to the Director to discontinue action plan due to staff resources returning to normal levels, an imminent disease threat no longer 138
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RHODE ISLAND Title IV-B Child and F
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Rhode Island TITLE IV-B CHILD AND F
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services to provide a managed syste
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CHILD WELFARE CONTEXT DATA The Depa
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Maltreatment Type of Child Victims
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of the data and Department experien
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1. National Standards Outcomes and
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more clearly identify family needs
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National Adoption Outcome Measures
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MULTI-ETHNIC PLACEMENT ACT (MEPA) F
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Recruitment packets were sent to ch
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MULTI-ETHNIC PLACEMENT PLAN Compreh
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Other recruitment efforts are in pr
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VI. Objective: The Department of Ch
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Activities Person Overseeing Activi
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Activities Person Overseeing Activi
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June 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009,
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three listed above as well as staff
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• Coordination: the Director and
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Status: The Department is anticipat
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Goal V - Enhance the capacity of em
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Training - The Department, through
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The first goal refocuses and reinfo
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GOAL I: Establish a continuum of fa
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GOAL I: Establish a continuum of fa
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GOAL II: Promote permanency, includ
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Goal IV: Enhance the capacity of em
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Provide personal and emotional supp
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out of care youth; 2016 - 95% in ca
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INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT Strengthen
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safety outcome related items. The D
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prevent removal. Maintain co-loca
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coming into care. The Safe Families
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Section 106(a)(14) supporting and e
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pharmaceutical, and other needs con
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Caseworker Visit Improvement Plan O
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SAFE/TIMELY INTERSTATE PLACEMENT OF
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International Adoptions - The RICHI
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therapeutic foster homes, shelters,
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child welfare agency. However, ther
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the cases receiving services throug
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The Department is in the process of
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