Community Collaboration and Systems of Care

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Community Collaboration
Creating a Community of Tiggers Judge Elizabeth
Kellas
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Why Should You Listen?

• After this session, you will be able to
• Identify One Communitys Model for Developing
  Family and Community Collaboration
• Define the Major Characteristics of Systems of
  Care
• Develop a Discussion in Your Community About
  Collaboration and Systems of Care

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Territorial Age
MENTAL HEALTH
COURT SERVICES
SCHOOL
COURTS
Dept. of Social Services
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Collaborative Age
SOCIAL SERVICES
KIDS FAMILIES
COURTS
SCHOOLS
MENTAL HEALTH
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Community Demographics
Location Winchester Frederick County Clarke County
Population 26,209 73,887 14,534
Median Income 44,808 64,192 64,149
Homeowner Rate 46 80 76
Public School Students 3725 13,066 2159
Free/Reduce Lunches 50 27 20
ELL Students 20 4.7 .07
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The Problems that Exist in the World Today
cannot be Solved by the Level of Thinking that
Created Them.

• Albert Einstein

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Winchester/Frederick Journey

• Best Practices 2004
• Stakeholders Convened
• Identifying Goals
• Committee Structure

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Systems of Care

• 1. Family and Child Centered
• 2. Focus on Individual Strengths
• 3. Array of Services
• 4. Individualized Approach
• 5. Emphasis on Serving Families Within Their
  Communities

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Systems of Care

• 6. Culturally Competent Care
• 7. Process Using Child and Family Teams
• 8. Emphasis on Interagency Collaboration
• 9. Net Result of Cost Effectiveness
• 10. Outcome Driven

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Community Commitment To Change Part 1 May
2007 Conference

• Conference at Shenandoah University-185 attendees
• Community introduced to Collaboration Concept
  presentations on our current status
• Breakout groups using case scenarios and
  developing approach to addressing the issues

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Action Groups

• Early Intervention
• Mental Health
• Parental Perspective
• Family Stabilization

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Community Commitment to Change Part 2

• 1. The big picture
• Dr. Ira Lourie Background Philosophy of
  Systems of Care
• 2. Hampton, Virginia Experience
• Community farther in its journey, and see how
  they did it and are doing it.
• 3. Breakout Sessions
• Brainstorm solutions, identify barriers
  formulate questions
• 4. Ask the Experts

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Systems of Care Implementation Workgroups

• Data/Outcomes/Evaluation
• Array of Services/Funding
• Training and Best Practice
• Youth and Family Engagement
• Mental Health

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Community Commitment to Change Year Three

• Shenandoah University 275
• Nationally Recognized Speaker Day Long Intense
  Training Using Local Scenarios
• Two Additional Training Days with Collaborative
  Groups schools and DSS and Advanced Training

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Parental Engagement

• Child Care During
• Meetings
• Non-Working Hours
• Parent Advocate
• Transportation
• Program in Neighborhood

• Funds for Housing, Utilities
• Cell Phone
• Array of Services
• Flexible
• Evaluate Constantly
• One Document

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Informal Action

• Appearance in Court provide options
• Gradual Change in Attitude -
• Community Child
• Strength Based Approach
• Family Group Conferencing
• Use of Local Resources

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Virginias New Funding Formula

• Community Based Services
• -- Effective July 1, 2008
• Locality Match-- Reduced by 50
• Residential (Congregate) Care
• -- State Paying Significantly Less

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2006-2007 CSA Expenditures
Type of Care Number of Children Dollars Spent
Congregate 72 4,332,160
Non-Congregate 155 1,761,905
Totals 227 6,094,065
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2007-2008 CSA Expenditures
Type of Care Number of Children Dollars Spent
Congregate 53 3,565,052
Non-Congregate 156 1,587,067
Totals 209 5,152,119
Savings 941,945
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2008-2009 CSA Expenditures
Type of Care Number of Children Dollars Spent
Congregate 39 1,999,660
Non-Congregate 197 2,388,134
Totals 236 4,387,794
Two Years Savings Estimated 1,706,271
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Local Dollars Saved
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Local Dollars Spent 2,670,996 2,240,231 1,734,588
Local Savings 430,765 505,643
Two Year Savings 936,408
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KEEP PROVIDING SERVICES
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Collaboration
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Where we were...
Where we are...
Where we are going....
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Will You Be a TiggerFor Your Community?
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Contact Information

• Judge Elizabeth Kellas
• Winchester/Frederick County J DR Court
• 5 North Kent Street
• Winchester, VA 22601
• 540-667-5770 ext. 348
• ekellas_at_courts.state.va.us