Policy Academy on Developing Systems of Care SOC for Children with Mental Health Needs and Their Fam

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Evolution of Screening Initiative
Federal Center for Mental Health Services and
National Technical Assistance Center for
Childrens Mental Health selected Indiana to
participate in the
Policy Academy on Developing Systems of Care
(SOC) for Children with Mental Health Needs and
Their Families 12-2003 Participants FSSA Medica
id Federation of Families DFC State Budget
Agency Juvenile Justice DMHA
DOC DOE Produced plan to address Process
Improvement Plan (PIP) for Child Services Family
Review (CSFR) through Mental Health Screening of
Children Entering Child Welfare System
Cross System Team oversees Screen Initiative/meet
monthly Composed of Members of Policy Academy,
Medicaid, ISDH
Assessment Committee charged with recommendation
of cross system assessment process (30 members
selected)
Pilot screen July Oct. 2004 (8 counties). Full
implementation Jan. 2005 Funding for Project
Director, data collection, evaluation through
Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (4-2004 to
present)
Implementation
Evaluation
Child Adolescent Needs Strengths (CANS)
recommended
Reporting
Training
Pioneering Data Sharing Project between OMPP,
DCS, DMHA
Training of DCS FCM Supervisors re. Screening
(2004) Early Childhood Mental Health Training of
child welfare staff, foster care parents and
mental health providers by Infant Toddlers
Mental Health Assn.
Quarterly Stakeholders Meetings (to report out
seek input) (Oct. 2004, Jan. 2005, Mar. 2005,
June 2005, Sept. 2005, Dec. 2005, Jan. 31, 2006)
ongoing
Dr. Eric Wright conducts evaluation of Initiative
529 team accepts recommendations and includes in
its report to legislature