Katie A. Agreement

Child Welfare and Mental Health working together will provide:  Intensive home and community based mental health services to children who:  Have an open Child Welfare case including AB12 and Voluntary,  Have a mental illness or condition that has been documented or who need individualized mental health services in the home or in a home like setting

Katie A. Intended Outcomes:

• Improved coordination of resources and services • Promote greater uniformity in statewide services

Objectives of the Agreement

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Facilitate an array of services Support development and delivery of services Support an effective and sustainable solution to achieve quality based oversight Address the needs of the Katie A. Subclass with more intensive services

Strengthening Child Welfare and Mental Health Partnerships

 Continued focus of working together to:  Track progress  Coordinate staff training  Creating/implementing new training tools and policy  Organization and facilitation of the Child & Family Team (CFT) meetings  Mental Health Screening/Assessment

Core Practice Model (CPM)

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Goals

  Permanency for the child/youth Utilization of Evidence Based Practices     Transparency between Departments Accountability Active and involved community partnership A shared commitment 

The 5 Key Practice Components of the CPM

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Engagement Assessment Service Planning and Implementation Monitoring and Adapting Transition

Who is the Katie A. Subclass?

 Children/Youth up to age 21 who are:     Medi-Cal eligible, Meet medical necessity, Have an open Child Welfare services case, and Meet either of the following:   Is currently in or being considered for Wraparound, Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC), Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS), Specialized Care Rate (SCR) due to behavioral needs or crisis stabilization/interventions, or Is currently in or being considered for a group home, psychiatric hospital, 24 hr Mental Health facility or experienced 3 or more placements within 24 months due to behaviors

3 Specific Services for the Katie A. Subclass

1. ICC - Targeted Case Management (TCM) service that facilitates assessment of, care, planning for and coordination of services  Ensures that medically necessary services are accessed, coordinated and delivered 2. IHBS – Mental Health Rehabilitation Services are:  Individualized, strength-based interventions designed to ameliorate mental health conditions  Aimed at improving the family’s ability to help the child/youth successfully function in the home and community 3. TFC (Therapeutic Foster Care)  starting January 2014

Mental Health Screening

 All children/youth with OPEN Child Welfare cases get screened for mental health services  New updated Mental Health Screening form  Located in Shasta Templates  If the child/youth doesn’t already have a clinician assigned make sure to do the Mental Health Screening when considering for:  SCR   Hospitalization Group Home  3 of more Placements due to Behaviors

Child & Family Team Meetings

 Meetings happen a minimum of (1) every 90 days  Involvement of both Social Workers and Mental Health Clinicians  Family & Children are invited  Meeting structure is similar to HRT format  Safety Organized Practice model

THANK YOU!

For more Katie A. information you can visit:

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http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/PG1320.htm

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http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Pages/KatieAImplementa tion.aspx

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