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Family Treatment Drug Courts: Innovations with Impact from the Regional Partnership Grants National Conference on Juvenile and Family Law March 17, 2010 Nancy K. Young, Ph.D., M.S.W. Director, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Catherine E. Luby, M.S.W. Child Welfare Program Specialist, Office of Child Abuse and Neglect, Children’s Bureau, Administration on Children Youth and Families 1

Regional Partnership Grants (RPGs)  Authorized by the Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006  53 regional partnership grants awarded in September, 2007  Improve the safety, permanency, and well-being of children affected by methamphetamine and other substance abuse  The grants address a variety of common systemic and practice challenges that are barriers to optimal family outcomes 2

Background  Through legislation, Congress required DHHS to develop:  A set of performance indicators through broad consultation with the field and grantees  Partnerships with child welfare and substance abuse treatment providers  An annual report on the “services provided and activities conducted… performance indicators established…and the progress that has been made addressing the needs of families…”  PL 109-89, section 4, (8), (9) 3

Frequently Cited Barriers Between Systems Differences in values and perceptions of primary  client Timing differences in service systems   Knowledge gaps among staff working in the systems Lack of tools for effective engagement in services  Intervention and prevention needs of children   Lack of effective communication Data and information gaps  Categorical and rigid funding streams as well as  services and treatment gaps 4

Background Grantees were awarded funds based on review criteria which included:  Select a set of performance indicators  Provide justification for their selection  Relate them to the conceptual framework in the program announcement  Demonstrate your capacity to collect and report on selected indicators  Justify any additional indicators planned  Demonstrated collaboration between child welfare and substance abuse treatment providers 5

Suggested Strategies to Improve Practice Develop principles for working together  Create ongoing dialogues and efficient  communication Develop cross-training opportunities   Improve screening, assessment and monitoring practice and protocols Develop funding strategies to improve timely  treatment access Expand prevention services to children  Develop improved cross-system data collection  6

Background  Under an ACF support contract, the Center for Children and Family Futures (CCFF) was tasked with:  Refining and developing final set of RPG performance indicators  Developing a RPG data collection and reporting system  Providing TA to grantees on evaluation, data collection and reporting, other performance measurement matters and programmatic issues 7

A Program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and the Administration on Children, Youth and Families Children’s Bureau Office on Child Abuse and Neglect 8

Regional Partnership Grants Regional Partnership Grants = 53 Sites Array of Services - 11 Child Focused – 8 Drug Courts – 10 System-Wide Collaboration – 9 Treatment Focused – 9 Tribal - 6 9 Created 7/28/09

Children’s Bureau Regional Partnership Grants and NCSACW In-Depth Technical Assistance Sites Regional Partnership Grants = 53 Sites Array of Services - 11 Child Focused – 8 NCSACW IDTA Sites = 17 Sites Drug Courts – 10 System-Wide Collaboration – 9 12 States Round 5: 2 States and 1 Tribal Community Treatment Focused – 9 2 Tribal Communities Tribal - 6 1 County Created 7/28/09

US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Administration for Children and Families www.samhsa.gov NCSACW In-Depth Technical Assistance Sites Children’s Bureau Regional Partnership Grants OJJDP Family Drug Courts NCSACW IDTA Sites = 20 Sites 16 States (NE & KY Pending) 3 Tribal Communities 14 OJJDP Sites 1 County

Cluster Groups  Purpose and Description System-Wide Tribal Collaboration Array of Drug Court Services Treatment Child-Focused Focused 12

• Omaha Nation Community Response Team, NE Tribal N=6 • Klamath Tribes , OR • Apsaalooke Nation Housing Authority, MT • Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc., AL FPO: Miguel Vieyra & Rosie Gomez • Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, OK PML: Paulette Running Wolf • White Earth Band of Chippewa, MN 13

• Idaho Department of Health and • Mendocino County Drug Court N=10 Welfare, ID Health and Human Service Agency, CA • County of Lucas, OH • Sacramento County Department of • Multnomah County, OR Health and Human Services, CA • Supreme Court of FPO: Catherine Luby & Emily Cooke • North Carolina Department of Health Georgia, GA PML: Robyn Ristau and Human Services, NC • County of Santa Cruz • Judicial Branch State of Iowa, IA Health Services Agency, • Connect Care, Inc., CO CA 14

• County of Santa Clara, Social • WestCare Services Agency, CA Child-Focused N=8 California, Inc., CA • Child and Family • Houston Council on Tennessee, TN Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, TX • University of Rochester, NY FPO: Melissa Lim Brodowski & Rosie Gomez • Oklahoma Department of • Center Point, Inc., CA PML: Theresa Lemus & Linda Carpenter Mental Health and Substance • WestChester County, NY Abuse Services, OK 15

• Denver Department of Human • Wisconsin Department of Services, CO Health and Family System-Wide Collaboration N=9 Services, WI • Children's Research Triangle, IL • Travis County, TX • Kentucky River Community • Baker County, OR Care, Inc., KY FPO: Irene Bocella • Upper Des Moines PML: Linda Carpenter • Butte County Department of Opportunity, Inc., IA Employment and Social • Kid's Hope United-Hudelson Services, CA Region, MO 16

• Island Grove Regional • Pierce County Treatment Center, Inc., CO Alliance, WA Treatment Focused N=9 • SHIELDS for Families, Inc., CA • State of Arizona, AZ • County of San Diego, Health • Children's Friend and and Human Services Agency, Service, RI FPO: Irene Bocella & Pat Campiglia CA • State of Nevada, NV PML: Theresa Lemus • OnTrack, Inc., OR • Juvenile Justice Fund, GA 17

• Kansas Department of • Massachusetts Department of Social and Rehabilitation Public Health, MA Services, KS • Department of Community Based Array of Services n=11 • Aliviane, Inc., TX Services, KY • Butler County Children • Clarity Counseling P.C., CO Services Road, OH • St. Patrick Center, MO FPO: Elaine Stedt & Jean Nussbaum • Lund Family Center, VT • Tennessee Department of Mental PML: Nancy Hansen • The Family Tree Center- Health and Developmental Billings Exchange Clubs' Disabilities, TN CAP-Center, MT • Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, FL 18

Drug Court N=10* RPG w/Drug Court Component N=10* 19 * Four sites operate multiple Family Drug Court sites; total N=29.

Geographic Areas Served by the 53 Regional Partnership Grantees (Percentage serving given geographic area) State (n=2) 3.8 Region (n=23) 43.4 County (n=25) 47.2 City (n=3) 5.7 0 20 40 60 80 20

Lead Agencies for the 53 Grantees County Child Welfare Agency (n=9) 17.0 State Child Welfare Agency (n=7) 13.2 Tribal Child Welfare Agency (n=2) 3.8 Child Welfare Services Provider (n=6) 11.3 State Substance Abuse Agency (n=2) 3.8 County Substance Abuse Agency (n=3) 5.7 Tribal Substance Abuse Agency (n=1) 1.9 Substance Abuse Treatment Provider (n=6) 11.3 Joint Child Welfare/Substance Abuse Agency (n=2) 3.8 Other Child/Family Services Entity (n=7) 13.2 Community Mental Health Provider (n=3) 5.7 Judge/Court (n=2) 3.8 Tribe/Tribal Consortium (n=2) 3.8 School personnel (n=1) 1.9 0 20 40 60 80 21

Partner Member Agencies Representing Child Welfare, Substance Abuse, Courts and Tribes (Percentage Grantees Indicating Given Member is a Partner) State Child Welfare Agency (n=32) 60.4 County Child Welfare Agency (n=29) 54.7 Tribal Child Welfare Agency (n=6) 11.3 Child Welfare Services Provider (n=14) 26.4 State Substance Abuse Agency (n=15) 28.3 County Substance Abuse Agency (n=15) 28.3 Tribal Substance Abuse Agency (n=5) 9.4 Substance Abuse Treatment Provider (n=31) 58.5 Tribe/Tribal Consortium (n=7) 13.2 Judges/Courts (n=31) 58.5 Juvenile Justice (n=7) 13.2 Local Law Enforcement (n=6) 11.3 Other Criminal Justice* (n=3) 5.7 Court Appointed Special Advocates (n=4) 7.5 0 20 40 60 80 * Other criminal justice (e.g.,. attorneys general, probation) 22