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Office of Adoption & Together we can ensure that Florida’s children are raised in Child Protection healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments. Office of Adoption and Child Protection 12-Month + 18-Month Statewide Planning Effort Executive Office of the Governor  Child Abuse Prevention and Permanency Advisory Council – 33 members Child Abuse Neglect Indicator of the  17 Statewide Workgroups  Prevention – 12 workgroups Florida Children and Youth Cabinet  Permanency – 5 workgroups  166 planning partners A Presentation to the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet  107 organizations and agencies 15 June 2011, Tallahassee, FL  Circuit-level Local Planning Teams Barbara Foster, Deputy Chief Child Advocate (through 30 June 2011)  20 teams with approximately 600 members The Capitol, Suite 2002, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 Office Phone: 850.921.2015, Fax: 850.921-0173 Email: barbara.foster@eog.myflorida.com Email After 30 June 2011: barbara.f.foster@gmail.com " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " 2 Office of Adoption & Office of Adoption & Together we can ensure that Florida’s children are raised in Together we can ensure that Florida’s children are raised in Child Protection Child Protection healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments. healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments. 1 1  Vision Florida’s highest priority – children are raised in healthy, Desired Population-Level Result of safe, stable and nurturing families. Child Maltreatment Prevention Plan Implementation  Mission To serve as a blueprint that will be implemented for the To serve as a blueprint that will be implemented for the Reduce the statewide rate of verified R d th t t id t f ifi d care, safety, and protection of all of Florida’s children in an environment that fosters healthy social, emotional, child maltreatment intellectual, and physical development.  Overarching Goal All families and communities ensure that children are safe and nurtured and live in stable environments that promote well-being. Turn the Curve " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " 3 4 Foreseeable Results of 2 2 Office of Adoption & Office of Adoption & Adverse Childhood Experiences Child Protection Child Protection  Increased Rates of:  Teen Pregnancy and Promiscuity  Depression and Hallucinations  Substance Abuse  Substance Abuse  Disease: Liver, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary, etc.  Posttraumatic Stress Disorder  Conduct Disorders  Developmental Delay and Low Academic Achievement  Juvenile Delinquency and Adult Criminology  Etc.! " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " 5 6 Presentation to Florida’s Children and Youth Cabinet, 15 June 2011 Page 1

Although most problems have complex, The Premise of Positive interlinked underlying causes . . . Office of Adoption & Office of Adoption & Deviance Child Protection Child Protection 2 2 In every community there are certain individuals whose uncommon practices and behaviors ncommon practices and beha iors enable them to find better solutions to problems than their neighbors who have access to the The presence of Positive Deviants demonstrates that it is possible to find successful solutions TODAY before all same resources. the underlying causes are addressed! " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " 7 8 Application of Positive Deviants Office of Adoption & to Child Maltreatment Office of Adoption & Together we can ensure that Florida’s children are raised in Child Protection Child Protection healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments. 4 3 Headline Indicator  Research and Work of the Center for The the Study of Social Policy  Five Protective Factors Prevention Strategies g  Nurturing and Attachment N t i d Att h t and Objectives  Knowledge of Parenting and of Child and Youth Development Adopted by the Florida  Parental Resilience Children and Youth  Social Connections  Concrete Support for Parents Cabinet " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " 9 10 Office of Adoption & Office of Adoption & Together we can ensure that Florida’s children are raised in Together we can ensure that Florida’s children are raised in Child Protection Child Protection healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments. healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments. 4  Six State Prevention Plan Strategies Prevention of Child Maltreatment with 23 Objectives: Child Maltreatment [Defined in Statute]  Abuse  Infuse the Five Protective Factors .  Abandonment  Strengthen Florida s Family  Strengthen Florida’s Family  Neglect Support Systems. Prevention Levels and Strategies  Provide Information.  Primary with Universal Strategies  Inform Education Communities.  Secondary with Targeted Strategies  Inform Law Enforcement Communities.  Monitor and Evaluate Implementation. http://www.flgov.com/adoption_abuse_prevention " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " 12 Presentation to Florida’s Children and Youth Cabinet, 15 June 2011 Page 2

Office of Adoption & Office of Adoption & Together we can ensure that Florida’s children are raised in Together we can ensure that Florida’s children are raised in 4 Child Protection Child Protection healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments. 4 healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments.  State Prevention Plan Strategy #1  State Prevention Plan Strategy #2 to to infuse the Five Protective Factors into strengthen Florida’s systems to better serve Florida service systems. the needs of Florida families.  Six Objectives: j  Early Education and Care (AWI)  Four Objectives:  Home Visiting Programs (HFF)  Whole Child (LCF)  Healthy Families Florida (DCF & HFF)  Head Start Programs (HSSC & HSA)  Healthy Start (DOH)  Medicaid Child Health Check-Up (AHCA)  Educational Services for  Technical Assistance to Circuits (DCF) Parents/Caregivers of Newborns/Young Infants (DOH)  Faith-Based and Community-Based Efforts (EOG) " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " 13 14 Office of Adoption & Office of Adoption & Together we can ensure that Florida’s children are raised in Together we can ensure that Florida’s children are raised in Child Protection Child Protection 4 healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments. healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments. 4  State Prevention Plan Strategy #4  State Prevention Plan Strategy #3 (Cooperative Education Plan ) to provide information on ways to ensure to collaboratively work through Florida’s educational communities to prevent and children are safe, nurtured and live in stable respond appropriately to child abuse, p pp p y , environments that promote well-being. environments that promote well being abandonment and neglect.  Three Objectives:  Four Objectives (DOE, DCF, DOH, EOG, …):  Public Awareness and Education (PCAFL)  Professional development opportunities  Evidence-Based Parenting Programs (DCF)  Materials and resources for parents  Child Death Review (DCF, CADR, DOH)  Awareness of prevention and intervention resources  Multidisciplinary curricula " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " 15 16 Office of Adoption & Office of Adoption & Together we can ensure that Florida’s children are raised in Together we can ensure that Florida’s children are raised in Child Protection Child Protection healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments. 4 healthy, safe, stable and nurturing family environments. 4  State Prevention Plan Strategy #4  State Prevention Plan Strategy #6 (Cooperative Law Enforcement Plan ) to monitor and evaluate implementation. to provide cross agency training in the law enforcement community – Children and Families, Health, Juvenile Justice, Law Enforcement and Local Sheriffs.  Three Objectives:  Three Objectives (DLE, DCF, DJJ, DOH, EOG, …) :  Design  Design review of implementation of  Progress Monitoring – the Memorandum of Understanding Prevention Learning Community  Annual reviews and updates  Annual Review and Assessment  Plan for continuation and expansion " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " " Safe and Nurtured for a Brighter Future " 17 18 Presentation to Florida’s Children and Youth Cabinet, 15 June 2011 Page 3