Developing Knowledge and Providing Technical Assistance

1. Developing Knowledge and Providing Technical Assistance to Federal, State, Local Agencies and Tribes to Improve Outcomes for Families with Substance Use Disorders in the Child Welfare and Family Court Systems

2. 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

3. The Scope of the Issue

4. InMillions National Estimates of Children Living With At Least One Substance Abusing Parent

5. ESTIMATES OF AOD PROBLEMSAMONG PARENTS IN CHILD WELFARE • Oregon - State Reporting System 62% • Connecticut - Case Review  60% • Social Workers from CWLA • AOD is among top three causes of rise in child maltreatment 72% • AOD causes or contributes to at least half of all cases • Orange 2001/02 - Women Only over Age 18 40% • Sacramento 2002 - All Parents Named in Petition 70%

6. THE FIVE CLOCKS • ADOPTION AND SAFE FAMILIES ACT (ASFA) • 12 Months Permanent Plan • 15 Months out of 22 in Out of Home Care Must Petition for TPR • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 24 Months Work Participation; 60 Month Lifetime • RECOVERY • One Day at a Time for the Rest of Your Life • CHILD DEVELOPMENT • Clock doesn’t stop • Moves at Fastest Rate from Prenatal to Age 5 • The Clock that is Ticking on Us

7. Responding to the Issue:The SAMHSA-ACYF Partnership

8. SAMHSA/ACYF Partnership • Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) • Report to Congress • Stakeholders Meeting • Confidentiality Forum • CSAT-ACYF Regional Workshops • National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare

9. A ConsortiumApproach • Children and Family Futures - implementing the NCSACW under contract with CSAT and ACYF • CWLA – Child Welfare League of America • NASADAD – National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors • NCJFCJ – National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges • APHSA – American Public Human Services Association • NICWA – National Indian Child Welfare Association

10. NCSACW Tasks • Collection and Dissemination of Information; For example: • Conducting a Comprehensive Literature Review • Conducted a Needs Assessment • Anticipated release of report—June 2003

11. NCSACW Tasks • Providing Technical Assistance There are several levels of technical assistance to be provided through the NCSACW. These include: • Brief contacts • Materials, questions, referrals • Requires research or expert consult • Statistics, special topic consultant • On Site • Facilitate work group, conference speakers, specialized training • In-Depth • Selection of sites and provision of on-going technical assistance to implement systems, policy and practice changes

12. NCSACW Tasks • Developing Materials • Compendium of training materials and curricula – May 2003 through NCADI www.health.org • Compilation of State and Local Policy Instruments – Fall 2003 • The Basics of Alcohol and Drug Services for Child Welfare Practice – Fall 2003 • Confidentiality and Communication Protocol Guidelines – Winter 2003 • Tool kit on measuring risk to children based on the severity of the substance use disorder – Spring 2004

13. NCSACW Tasks • Developing Web-based Access to Information and Tutorials • Web site NCSACW.SAMHSA.GOV • Web-based tutorials – audiences will include: • Child welfare workers • Substance abuse counselors • Court and judicial officers • State legislators

14. NCSACW Tasks • Conducting Conferences and Meetings • Three regional meetings per year on specialized topics • Facilitate the Development of a Research Community • September 2003 • National conferences • July 14 & 15, 2004 – Baltimore and in 2006

15. In-Depth TA Solicitation for Requests • Solicitation for Requests released to states and selected territories & tribes in April 2003 • States/Territories/Tribes will need to demonstrate sustainable collaborative efforts between substance abuse, child welfare, tribes and family judicial systems • Proposal deadline May 12, 2003

16. General Approach to In-Depth TA • Based on work conducted for CSAT and published in Technical Assistance Publication #27 • Established a framework for defining areas of collaboration and methods to assess effectiveness of collaborative work • Working with States in concert with their Child and Family Service Reviews and Program Improvement Plans

17. Underlying Values Daily Practice-Screening and Assessment Daily Practice-Client Engagement and Retention in Care Daily Practice-AOD Services to Children Joint Accountability and Shared Outcomes Information Sharing Training/Staff Development Budgeting/Program Sustainability Building Community Supports Working with Related Agencies and Support Systems How to Connect the AOD, CPS, Court Systems: Elements of System Linkages* From CSAT Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 27: Navigating the Pathways *Revised March 2003

18. Policy Tools • Development of Policy Tools to Facilitate Collaborative Work Across Systems • Collaborative Values Inventory • Collaborative Capacity Instrument • Matrix of Progress in Linking Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Services

19. Models of Changed Practice • Workers out-stationed in collaborative settings • Increased case management and monitoring of recovery progress • New methods and protocols on sharing information • Increased judicial oversight and family drug treatment courts • New priorities for treatment access for child welfare-involved families • New safe and sober housing initiatives

20. Thank you for your interest in NCSACW. If you would like to be placed on our email list for updates and information please email us at: ncsacw@cffutures.org