Transcript The New Jersey Department of Children and Families

The New Jersey
Department of Children and Families
The New Jersey
Department of Children and Families
“We want to protect children and
strengthen families!”
Eileen Crummy, Acting Commissioner
New Jersey Department of
Children and Families
BIRTHDATE:
The New Jersey
July 11, 2006
Department of Children and Families
Eileen Crummy, Acting Commissioner
Office of the
Chief of Staff
Executive Director
Executive Director
Business Operations
Community Services
Division of Youth and
Family Services
Division of Child
Behavioral Health
Division of Prevention
&
Community Partnerships
Department of Children and Families
Division of Prevention and &
Community Partnerships
Division of Prevention & Community Partnerships
How do we
prevent child abuse and
family violence?
Division of Prevention & Community Partnerships
…by strengthening
families and
communities
Division of Prevention & Community Partnerships
How do we
strengthen families and
communities?
Division of Prevention & Community Partnerships
…by providing a continuum
of prevention and intervention
services
…by respecting, affirming and
acknowledging
family assets and strengths
GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF
FAMILY SUPPORT
Relationships based on respect
Enhancing family capacity
Families as their own resource
Affirm and strengthen families’ cultural, racial and ethnic
identities
Programs are embedded in their communities
Programs advocate with families
Practitioners work with families to mobilize resources
Programs are flexible
Principles of family support are modeled in all program
activities
* Cited from Family Support America, 2006;
FACTORS FOR EFFECTIVE
PREVENTION PROGRAMS
The New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect
recommends the following standards for effective
prevention programs:
CONCEPTUAL STANDARDS
√ family centered
√ community-based
√ culturally sensitive and competent
√ early start
√ developmentally appropriate
√ participant partnership
√ strength-based approach
FACTORS FOR EFFECTIVE PREVENTION
PROGRAMS
The New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect
recommends the following standards for effective
prevention programs:
PRACTICE STANDARDS
√ flexible and responsive
√ partnership approaches
√ links with informal and formal supports
√ universally available and voluntary
√ comprehensive and integrated
√ easily accessible
√ long-term and adequate intensity
FACTORS FOR EFFECTIVE
PREVENTION PROGRAMS
The New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect
recommends the following standards for effective
prevention programs:
ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS
√ sound program structure, design, and practices
√ committed, caring staff
√ data collection and documentation
√ measured outcomes and conducts evaluation
√ adequate funding and long-range plan
√ families, participants and community as collaborators
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Division of Prevention & Community Partnerships
Darrell L. Armstrong, Director
Office of
Central Operations
Kathy Enerlich
Deputy Director
Jewel Johnson
Special Assistant for
External Affairs
Office of
Office of
Early Childhood Svcs.
School-Linked Services
Office Family Support &
Engagement Services
Roberta Knowlton,
Dianne Browne,
Administrator
Administrator
Pat Stanislaski,
Administrator
County Welfare Agencies
Office of Domestic Violence
David Smith, Administrator
Jane Sweeney, Administrator
DPCP VISION STATEMENT
The mission of the Division of Prevention and
Community Partnerships (DPCP) is two-fold:
(1) to prevent child abuse and family violence
through community-based partnerships and
programs that strengthen and support families;
(2) to support relevant and effective services for
victims of domestic violence that emphasize
safety, permanency, wellbeing and healing.
DPCP GOALS
The Division of Prevention and Community
Partnerships (DPCP) will promote a continuum
of prevention and intervention programs, with a
strong emphasis on primary prevention.
DPCP is committed to provide the resources and
technical assistance needed to maintain a robust
network of public-private partnerships and
programs.
DESIRED OUTCOMES
Community partners and services will promote strength-based, positive
outcomes in the following areas:
1. Child cognitive development**
2. Child social emotional development **
3. Child physical health and development **
4. (Prevention of) Child injury, abuse and neglect **
5. Parenting attitudes and knowledge
6. Parenting behavior
7. Parent’s mental health or risk behaviors
8. Family functioning / resources
9. Family economic self-sufficiency *
10. Healthy Youth Development for youth and teens;
11. Empowerment and increased safety for domestic violence victims and
their children;
*domain targets cited from ACF Meta-Analysis on Family Support Programs, 2004;
** ”child” is defined as 0-18;
DPCP STRATEGIES
DPCP has adopted two primary strategies for prevention and
intervention: school-linked services and community-based services.
These two portals allow for the broadest access to families.
01. Schools:
Our focus will include child-care centers, pre-schools, K-12
schools, and after-school programs as a means of individual and
family engagement.
02. Community-Based Organizations:
We will engage individuals and families through formal and informal
networks of community-based prevention and intervention
programs.
Office of Early Childhood Services
Pat Stanislaski, Administrator
Emphasis on Primary Prevention
Home Visitation (NFP, HF, PAT sites);
Parent Education
Strengthening Families through Early Care
(08 Abbot Districts)
Children’s Trust Fund (11 Sites)
Safe Haven / Anti-Child Abandonment Funding
Office of School-Linked Services
Roberta Knowlton, Administrator
The School Based Youth Services Program
(67 High School Sites, 18 Middle School Sites, 05 Elementary
School Sites)
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiative (16 sites)
Juvenile Delinquency / Gang Prevention Initiative (04 sites)
Parent Linking Program (12 sites)
Family Empowerment Program (08 Sites)
Newark School-Based Health Centers (05 Sites)
Family Friendly Centers
(50 after-school enhancement programs)
N. J. Child Assault Prevention
(county-based, primary prevention progs.)
Office of Family Support Services
Dianne Browne, Administrator
Family Success Centers – (32 sites)
(Community-Based, Primary Prevention Family Engagement);
Differential Response – (04 counties)
(Community-Based Family Engagement & Support);
At-Risk Youth Grants - (21 Grants);
Governor’s Crime Prevention Plan
Office of Domestic Violence
Jane Sweeney, Administrator
Domestic Violence Programs (at least one per county);
DV Protocol and Policy Patterned After
National Greenbook
DV Liaison Partnership with DYFS/CPS;
Peace: A Learned Solution (P.A.L.S.) (07 Counties)
Office of Services to County Welfare Agencies
David Smith, Administrator
Coordinate SSBG and other federal funding from the 21 County
Welfare Agencies.
Coordinate services with the Division of Family Development
(DFD).
Coordinate services with the County Department of Human
Services directors;
Coordinate services with the Human Service Advisory Councils
(HSACs);
Office of Central Operations
Kathy Enerlich, Deputy Director
Jewel Johnson, Special Assistant in Charge of Fiscal Operations
Fiscal Operations (management of 150+ community-based contracts)
Human Resource Operations;
Management Information Systems;
Evaluation/Research/Outcomes/CQI
Constituent Relations (Governor, Commissioner,Director);
Special Initiatives;
DPCP REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS (RFPs)
FY’ 07 & FY’08
 Office of Early Childhood Services:
 $2.4M RFP for Home Visitation Programs (’07)
 $1.65M RFP for Home Visitation Programs (’08)
 $350K RFP for Children’s Trust Fund (’08)
 $210K County Allocation for Safe Haven Funding (’08)
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Office of School-Linked Services:
$520K RFP for SBYSP Expansion (’08)
$580K RFP for Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Services (’08)
$100K RFP for one new Parent Linking Program [PLP] (‘08)
$21K County Allocation for A. P. P. I. Funding (’08)
 Office of DV & Family Support Services:
 $4M RFP for Family Success Centers (FY’08)
 $1.8M RFP for P. A. L. S. Programs in DV Shelters (FY’08)
Intra-Division Coordination
of “Sister” Programs:
• Early Childhood Services
• School – Linked Services
• DV and Family Support Services
• Service Coordination Among County
Welfare Agencies
Department of Children and Families
 Intra-Departmental Coordination
 Division of Youth and Family Services
 -Family Preservation and Reunification
 - Family Team Meetings / Family Case Conferencing;
 Division of Children’s Behavior Health Services
 -Family Support (FS) & Case Management (CM)
Organizations
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-Youth Case Management (YCMs) & Mobile Response
Units;
 Division of Central Operations
 - I. A. I. U. / State Centralized Screening
 Office of Education, Differential Response
Inter-Departmental Coordination
Department of Human Services (DFD, OECE)
Department of Education (Parent Engagement, Abbott,
etc…);
Department of Health and Senior Services (Health intvs.);
Department of Community Affairs (Housing, etc…);
Department of Labor (WIBs, One-Stops, etc…);
Juvenile Justice Commission (Juvenile Deliquency
Prev.,etc…);
Office of the Attorney General (Gang Prevention, etc…);
Department of Corrections (Prison Rentry, etc…);
Secretary of State’s Office (OFBI, etc…);
DPCP CONTACT INFORMATION
 DPCP DIRECTOR’S/CENTRAL OFFICE - (609) 984 - 0678
 DPCP DEPUTY’S OFFICE - (609) 633-8356
 OFFICE of EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES - (609) 984 - 5619
 OFFICE of SCHOOL-LINKED SERVICES - (609) 984 - 5632
 OFFICE of DV & FAMILY SUPPORT SVCS. - (609) 984 - 5539
 COUNTY WELFARE AGENCIES - (609) 292 - 3935
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TELL YOUR PERSONAL LIFE
STORY TO CHILDREN & THEIR
FAMILIES!!!!