GOAL 5 ~ ENHANCE RECRUITMENT & RETENTION EFFORTS 1. Specific and specialized family foster and adoptive homes Shared responsibility of all parties UND CFSTC Clearinghouse – inquires Enhanced training options Coalition supports to families COVID Successes COVID Challenges Caregiver Survey Dec 2020
GOAL 5 ~ R&R CONTRACT WITH CFSTC JANUARY 1, 2020 Item Result/Outcome Inquiries at CFSTC Clearing 88 inquiries – 44 were passed along and picked up by local licensor, 6 House (last quarter) were screened out, the remaining 38 are pending status COVID Masks 10,300 masks distributed to 24 partner agencies Social Media 22 posts (9,258 views) resulting in 388 engagements via posts/sharing) Enhanced Provider Training – 265 attended “Age appropriate sexual behavior” Summer Series 270 attended “But he seemed like such a nice guy” 188 “My foster child sexually offended…” Caregiver Survey 430 responses from foster parents, relative caregivers and adoptive families.
GOAL 5 ~ QUARTERLY FOSTER HOMES # ND Foster Care Licensed Homes 1300 1250 1200 1150 1098 1111 1100 1060 1050 1034 1019 1000 962 950 68% 900 occupied 850 800 CCWIPS
GOAL 5 ~ FOSTER CHILD PLACEMENTS Placement Status (September 30th of 2019 vs. 2020) Runaway status 1 20% of licensed Non- Foster Placements 5 foster parents are 29 relatives 44 Out of State Facility 6 • Increase use of relatives PRTF - Medical 3 • Increase in use of licensed QRTP 43 placements 27 • Increase use of SIL • Decrease use of QRTP 89 49 18+ SIL Setting 1 Trial Home Placement 18 99 65 Relative Placement – No reimbursement 245 279 Foster Care Placement – Foster Care Reimbursement 1002 1074 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 2019 2020
GOAL 5 ~ REDUCED RESIDENTIAL Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch Maximus Ascend CANS assessments Home on the Range
GOAL 5 ~ ADOPTIVE FAMILIES 250 Adoption Finalization 2. Adoptive families to reduce the number of children awaiting timely 200 214 permanency 192 150 157 213 Wait times for families without 27 33 an identified child vary in each 100 region. Wait times have 2018 2019 decreased for these families by 50 50% in Fargo, Jamestown, GF, 13 Total Tribes and Bismarck , as of the 0 21 September 2020 report. 2017 2020
GOAL 5 ~ NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILIES 3. Implement diligent recruitment to increase the number of Native American foster homes Tribes expanded service area of “on or near” the reservation ND Tribes have requested the support of local Human Service Zone offices Tribal affidavit homes have remained stable ICWA State Partnership Grant ICWA Placement Preference
TIMELY PERMANENCY
GOAL 4 ~ NORTH DAKOTA WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED ACHIEVEMENT OF TIMELY PERMANENCY (PERMANENCY OUTCOME 1 AND SYSTEMIC FACTOR ITEM 23). 1. Implement strategies to improve the termination of parental rights (TPR) process in identified areas of the state, which will increase achievement of timely permanency. 2. Utilize collaborative organizational structures (TOC Administrative Team and CIP Task Force) to inform practice specific to the achievement of timely permanency. 3. Reduce the use of out of home placements to improve outcomes for children and families. 4. Increase availability of guardianship subsidies to support permanency timeliness for foster children.
GOAL 4 ~ COURT HIGHLIGHTS 1. Strategies to improve the termination of parental rights (TPR) process Affidavit length reduced Days to filing have decreased by an average of 193 days or 6.4 months. 2. Utilize CIP Task Force to inform practice specific to the achievement of timely permanency CIP is represented by DHS, Courts, Zones, DJS, Tribes, GALs, Attorney Groups, Behavioral Health, Dept Public Instruction, CIP meets quarterly Data sharing Systemic issues/concerns/brainstorming solutions
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DUAL STATUS YOUTH INITIATIVE 3. Reduce the use of out of home placements to improve outcomes for children and families. Children and youth who come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice (delinquency) systems. They may have different types of contact or legal statuses within these systems including: Dual identification Dual involvement
FEBRUARY 1, 2019 TO FEBRUARY 29, 2020 Percentage of juvenile court referrals where a child was considered Dual Status: 44%
GOAL 4 – REDUCE FOSTER CARE ENTRY 3. Reduce the use of out of home placements to improve outcomes for children and families. Collaborate with the Dual Status Youth Initiative (DSYI) to engage families earlier DSYI evaluation # of DSYI cases
GOAL 4 – REDUCE FOSTER CARE ENTRY 3. Reduce the use of out of home placements to improve outcomes for children and families. Safety Framework Practice Model projected to help ND decrease the number of foster care entries. 25% 50% 25%
GOAL 4 – FOSTER CARE DATA
GOAL 4 – SHORT STAYER & FCE 3. Reduce the use of out of home placements to 180 ND Foster Care Short Stayer Data improve outcomes for children and families. 160 140 170 120 Evaluate out of home placements entry/exit data, 100 as well as short stayer data (FCE) 80 In care less than 90 days 60 40 FFY 2019 = 360 20 98 FFY 2020 = 256 0 73 67 FFY 2021 thus far = 29 59 63 50 FCE statewide July 1, 2020 36 8 74% remained at home Less than 90 6% placed with kin 80% 2 4 15 Diversion Less than 14 days Less than 30 Less than 60 FFY 2021 thru 2-3 FFY 2019 FFY 2020
GOAL 4 – TIME TO PERMANENCY (12 MONTHS)
GOAL 4 – TIME TO PERMANENCY (12-24 MONTHS)
GOAL 4 - GUARDIANSHIP 4. Increase availability of guardianship subsidies to support permanency timeliness for foster children. Increased from 80 to 90 subsidies in 2019 Increased from 90 to 100 subsidies in 2020 covered 100% by State General Fund Submitted the Title IV-E Federal GAP State Plan on December 28th Post- Guardianship services offered by Post Adopt Network
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