Transcript The Importance of “Prevention” in CRP Discussions

The Importance of “Prevention” in CRP
Discussions
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Presenter:
Rosie Gomez
Federal Project Officer for CBCAP
Member of CRP Advisory Board
Goals of presentation:
• provide information about the CBCAP program and how the work
of the CBCAP State Leads can be an important part of the CRP
plan
• provide examples describing how CBCAP State Leads and
CRP’s can begin their work together or continue established work
Community-Based Child Abuse
Prevention-CBCAP
• Provides grants to lead agencies to
disperse funds for community-based
child abuse and neglect prevention
activities
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CBCAP Overview
• Formula Grant Program - CAPTA
• New PI issued and lead agency designated by the
Governor each year
• 41.52 million FY2013
• 1% is set aside for tribal/migrant programs
CBCAP Leads
Child Welfare
Children's Trust Fund
State Health Department
Non-profits
Examples of CBCAP Funded Programs
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Voluntary Home Visiting
Parent education and skills development
Parent mutual peer support/ self-help
Public awareness campaigns
Respite care/ Crisis care
Community outreach and referral
Family Resource Centers
Family support services
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Numbers served (2013 annual reports)
• 823,287 - Individuals received direct preventative
services through CBCAP
• 179,292 - families received services
• 26,129 - parents and children with disabilities
• 185,574,677 individuals through public awareness
and education activities
• 54,811 individuals were provided a range of
training opportunities (e.g., parenting trainings,
webinars on evidence-based practices, evaluation
training, how to use logic models, and outcome
accountability to build structure and quality
improvement within their programs)
Many CBCAP leads are focusing on:
• Evidence-based/Evidence-informed
programs
• Protective Factors
• Adverse Childhood Experiences
• Parent Leadership/Engaging parents
• Special Populations
• Analyzing data and using data to tell the
“prevention story”
FRIENDS National Resource CenterWebsite (www.friendsnrc.org)
FRIENDS website
• Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention:
Accomplishments and New Directions 2011
• Video - CBCAP: A success story
• State contacts
• State reports and applications
Connection to Prevention
• CRP’s are groups of citizen volunteers mandated to
evaluate State child protective services and make
recommendations.
• Connect with CBCAP State lead to understand what
they are doing and how prevention can be a part of
child protective services planning.
– Prevention plans
– Child Abuse Prevention Month
Michigan CRP and CBCAP
Michael Foley
Executive Director
Michigan Children’s Trust Fund
Examples of Activities
• Work in partnership with the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF), the
Department of Human Services Child Welfare Training Institute
(CWTI), and other partners to pilot the new training, “Using
Protective Factors to Strengthen Families: A Training Curriculum
for Child Welfare Professionals” and assess its implementation.
• Assist the DHS Office of Workforce Development and Training
(OWDT) in providing the “Using Protective Factors to Strengthen
Families: A Training Curriculum for Child Welfare Professionals”
for Pathways to Potential success coaches.
• Explore additional ways to introduce or integrate the protective
factors framework within child welfare in Michigan.
• Serve as a resource to DHS and other partners by engaging in
discussions about the protective factors framework and providing
support to DHS efforts, as needed.
What are your questions?
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