Meeting of the Minds: Connecting with Agency Partners

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1 PA Safe Schools & Healthy Students Partnership-Cross Systems Training Collaboration Meeting of the Minds: Connecting with Agency Partners 1 2 1

2 Department of Human Services (DHS) DHS OA OIM OA OIM OMAP OMHSAS OCYF ODP OLTL OCDEL OA Office of Administration OIM Office of Income Maintenance OMAP Office of Medical Assistance Programs OMHSAS Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services OCYF Office of Children, Youth and Families ODP Office of Developmental Programs OLTL Office of Long Term Living OCDEL Office of Development and Early Learning 3 Office of Children, Youth, and Families OCYF Bureau of Policy, Programs and Operations Bureau of Children and Family Services Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Support 4 2

3 Mission, Vision and Values Mission The Office of Children Youth and Families supports the provision of quality services and best practices designed to ensure the safety, permanency and well-being of PA s children, youth and families. Vison All Children and youth grow up in a safe, loving, nurturing, permanent family and community. In order to achieve this mission and vision, OCYF believes that the agency culture must be built around the following values: Honest and respectful communication Continuous Quality Improvement Child/youth s role and voice Family s role and voice Personal accountability Commitment to action Child, youth and family centered decisions 5 Pennsylvania s Child Welfare System Designed to ensure the safety, permanency and well-being of Pennsylvania's children and youth. Emphasis on preserving the unity of the family whenever possible and separating the child from his or her parents only when necessary for the child s welfare, health or safety or in the interest of public safety. When the unity of the family cannot be maintained, an alternative permanent family is vital to the health and development of children. Funded through state, federal and county funds. Supported under the DHS. State supervised by the OCYF. County administered by 67 County Children and Youth Agencies (CCYAs). 6 3

4 Pennsylvania s Child Welfare System State laws and regulations prescribe the minimum standards for the county offices; state child welfare and juvenile justice services are organized, managed and delivered by CCYAs and Juvenile Probation Offices (JPOs). Services to children, youth and their families may be provided by the CCYAs, purchased from provider agencies or a combination of both. 7 DHS DHS supports Pennsylvania s children, youth and families through a comprehensive variety of services

5 OCYF Assures availability and provision of public child welfare services. Provides oversight and technical assistance to CCYAs. Establishes and enforces policies and regulations that support the achievement of child welfare goals and outcomes. Licenses public and private child welfare agencies and investigates complaints received regarding these agencies. Responsible for the administration of the state-operated juvenile justice facilities, which provide state-of-the-art treatment, care and custody services to some of Pennsylvania s most at-risk delinquent youth. 9 OCYF Training Opportunities DHS contracts with The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center through the University of Pittsburgh to provide face to face and online training for child welfare professionals. Recommended trainings: 202 Truancy: Prevention and Intervention 301: Engaging Clients from Strength-Based-Focused Perspective Non-public child welfare professionals can attend these courses when there is room. Several online courses are available for Pennsylvania service providers. Information can be found at

6 OCYF County Grant Incentives County Children and Youth Agencies have the opportunity to request funding for Special Grants through the Needs Based Program Budget at a lower county match rate for the following categories: Evidence-Based Programs Pennsylvania Promising Practices Alternative to Truancy Programs Housing Special Grant Incentives are funded through a combination of state and matching county funds with a range of 5% to 15% depending on the program. 11 OCYF Sponsored Conferences Pennsylvania Permanency Conference Pennsylvania Older Youth Retreat Conference focuses on ways families and professions from all aspects of the child welfare system can support one another and work together to achieve permanent connections for all children and youth. This will be the 25 th annual conference which will be held June 28-30, 2017 at the Kalahari Resort and Conventions in the Pocono Mountains. Offers 41 workshops addressing a variety of topics regarding permanency for children and youth in out-of-home care and the families that serve them. Sponsored by the PA Department of Human Services and the University of Pittsburgh and held at the University of Pittsburgh s Johnstown campus. Retreat offers youth the opportunity to experience life on a college campus with the opportunity to meet peers across the state. This years theme is Even the Stars Need Darkness to Shine and will be held August 7-11,

7 OCYF Contact Information Teresa Musser Human Service Program Specialist OCYF, Bureau of Policy, Programs & Operations 625 Forster Street Health and Welfare Building Room 103 Harrisburg, PA Phone: Fax: Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Bureau of Children s Behavioral Health Services 7

8 OMHSAS Goals Transform the children s behavioral health system to a system that is family driven and youth guided Implement services and policies to support recovery and resiliency in the adult behavioral health system Assure that behavioral health services and supports recognize and accommodate the unique needs of older adults OMHSAS Guiding Principles Facilitate recovery for adults and resiliency for children; Are responsive to individuals unique strengths and needs throughout their lives; Focus on prevention and early intervention; Recognize, respect and accommodate differences as they relate to culture/ethnicity/race, religion, gender identity and sexual orientation; Ensure individual human rights and eliminate discrimination and stigma; Are provided in a comprehensive array by unifying programs and funding that build on natural and community supports unique to each individual and family; Are developed, monitored and evaluated in partnership with consumers, families and advocates; Represent collaboration with other agencies and service systems. 8

9 Children s Bureau Mission The mission of the Bureau of Children s Behavioral Health Services is to promote the emotional well being of children and ensure that children with emotional and behavioral challenges disorders live, learn, work and thrive in their communities. The bureau supports the objective of the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services that is specifically related to the behavioral health needs of children and adolescents: to transform the children s behavioral health system to a system that is family driven and youth guided. Children s Bureau Priorities Establish child and family teams and implementation of high-fidelity wraparound through the work of the Youth and Family Training Institute Create home and community-based alternatives to residential treatment Partner with the Department of Education to support the development of effective school-based supports and interventions, including the Student Assistance Program and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Develop a process for identifying and implementing evidence-based practices, promising practices and culturally relevant practices Develop strategies to address the needs of transition age youth Create behavioral health competency to honor the strengths and address the unique individualized needs of infants and toddlers as well as children and adolescents 9

10 19 PA SOC Expansion and Implementation Cooperative Agreement Grant Term: July 1, 2013 June 30, 2017 (TBD possible 3-6 month extension) Population of Focus: Youth ages 8-18 that have behavioral health problems, are involved in multiple systems, and are in, or at risk for or out of home placement, and their families. Overview: The PA SOC Partnership Expansion Implementation Cooperative Agreement was designed to enable PA to build on the 2009 Cooperative Agreement (see above) by implementing the eight standards, and implement the strategic plan developed through the 2011 Expansion Planning Grant (see above) across all PA counties. A significant goal of the Expansion grant was to create the infrastructures needed to support youth and families. Counties funded by the PA SOC Partnership Schuylkill, Wayne Lawrence, Susquehanna Delaware, Montgomery, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Susquehanna, York and Crawford 20 10

11 PA System of Care (SOC) Partnership Standards Youth Driven Family Driven Integration of Child Serving Systems Natural and Community Supports Cultural and Linguistic Competence County/State Leadership Teams Youth & Family Services & Supports Planning Process Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Youth Suicide Prevention Grant 5 year Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant Awarded to the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) at the Department of Human Services (DHS) $700,000+/year ($3.5+ million over 5 years) Targeting 100 districts/schools and 18 colleges throughout PA by the end of the grant (estimated 212,000 youth) 11

12 GLS Project Goals Increase the number of Project Goals staff in schools, colleges, and universities trained to identify/refer youth at risk for suicide youth screened and referred for treatment clinical service providers trained to assess, manage, and treat youth at risk for suicide Increase awareness about youth suicide prevention among youth, families, educators, and community members Implement sections of the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention to reduce rates of suicidal ideation, attempts, and deaths Promoting state-wide, systems-level change to advance suicide prevention efforts Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs The Pennsylvania Positive Behavior Support Implementers Forum Meeting of the Minds: Connecting with Agency Partners Wednesday, May 17th, 12:30 PM 1:30 PM Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, PA Presenter: George Reitz, DDAP Prevention Program Analyst 12

13 Single State Authority (SSA) for PA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 47 Single County Authorities (SCAs) across 67 counties Each SCA receives state and federal dollars to identify needs, plan services to meet needs, and implement the delivery of drug and alcohol services at the local level. Single State Authority (SSA) for PA Who do we serve? All residents of the Commonwealth PA Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and its contracted SCAs serve all residents of the Commonwealth with a mission to engage, coordinate and lead Pennsylvania s effort to prevent and reduce drug, alcohol and gambling addiction and abuse; and to promote recovery, thereby reducing the human and economic impact of the disease. 13

14 Single State Authority (SSA) for PA What types of services are delivered by our SCAs? SCAs provide and/or contract for school or community-based Prevention Education Intervention Case Management Treatment and Recovery Support Services to prevent, reduce or treat drug and alcohol abuse and dependency. (Many SCAs also receive funding to address problem gambling) Single State Authority (SSA) for PA How does our programming connect with school-aged youth, teens, and young adults? Drug and alcohol problems present unique and complex challenges. Our Department and SCAs can work with school districts and other partners to address the issues of substance abuse/addiction and problem gambling. Liaisons and prevention specialists can work with School officials (i.e. teachers, counselors, administrators, etc.) Student Assistant Program (SAP) teams to identify and assess student needs, as well as offer specialized educational programs, trainings, or referrals for substance abuse treatment to address those needs. 14

15 SCAs can also assist with administering and reviewing the and can offer Specialized Educational Programs Finding and Contacting your Single County Authority (SCA) Click on Get Help Now Then Find Your County Drug and Alcohol Office 15

16 Finding and Contacting your Single County Authority (SCA) Enter Zip Code or select your County (i.e. Dauphin) Finding and Contacting your Single County Authority (SCA) 16

17 Cost for Services Prevention and Educational Services If an SCA has funding from DDAP or another source to pay for the services, then it would be provided free of charge or at minimal cost. For additional information about Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and its resources, please visit: 17

18 Questions THE PENNSYLVANIA JUVENILE COURT JUDGES COMMISSION AND ITS CENTER FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE TRAINING AND RESEARCH Kelly Waltman Spreha Director, Center for Juvenile Justice Training and Research Presentation for: 2017 PA PBIS Implementers' Forum May 17,

19 The Juvenile Court Judges' Commission was established by the Pennsylvania Legislature in Members of the commission are nominated by the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and appointed by the governor for three year terms. Mission Statement: The mission of the Juvenile Court Judges Commission is to provide the leadership, advice, training and support to enable Pennsylvania s juvenile justice system to achieve its goals related to community protection, offender accountability, restoration of crime victims, and youth competency development. 37 The Juvenile Court Judges' Commission is responsible for: Advising juvenile courts concerning the proper care and maintenance of delinquent and dependent children; Establishing standards governing the administrative practices and judicial procedures used in juvenile courts; Establishing personnel practices and employment standards used in probation offices; Collecting, compiling, and publishing juvenile court statistics; and Administering a grant in aid program to improve county juvenile probation 38 19

20 39 The Center for Juvenile Justice Training and Research is located at Shippensburg University. Programs The center sponsors a Master s Degree program with the Shippensburg Univer sity The Information Technology Division The cent er coordinates Criminal Justice Dep t. collects, compiles, and publishes the approxima tely for 30 juvenile in person justice professionals workshops Balanced and juvenile Secure court statistics Information for the Professional each year Graduate for juvenile justice Restorati ve Detention Commonwealth. Technology Development and other child serving Education Justice These Monitoring statistics are Division used to analyze professionals; and just recently the function of juvenile courts and launched an online learning to develop long range plans for platform. future court operations

21 Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities: Motivational Interviewing 101 6/28 6/29 State College Youth Mental Health First Aid 9/7 9/8 State College Ultimate Educator 9/27 9/28 Mechanicsburg Building Professional Alliance Through Cultural Competence 10/12 State College Adolescent Development 10/17 Mechanicsburg Visit: jcjc.pa.gov Click on Training JEMS on the upper right corner of the screen 41 Annual James E. Anderson Pennsylvania Conference on Juvenile Justice November 15 17, 2017 Harrisburg Hilton and Towers Sponsored by the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission, the Pennsylvania Council of Chief Juvenile Probation Officers, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, and the Juvenile Court Section of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges. Submissions for presentations are due by Friday, June 9, 2017, and can be directed to Leo J. Lutz, Director of Policy and Program Development at 42 21

22 THE PENNSYLVANIA JUVENILE COURT JUDGES COMMISSION AND ITS CENTER FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE TRAINING AND RESEARCH Kelly Waltman Spreha Director, Center for Juvenile Justice Training and Research Jcjc.pa.gov PDE Office for Safe Schools May 17,

23 PDE Office for Safe Schools PDE Office for Safe Schools: Coordinates school safety and security programs; Collects of the annual school violence statistics; Coordinates school antiviolence efforts: Develops policies and strategies to combat school violence Supports and provides technical assistance to school entities Provides professional development programs to all school entities in the following areas: Security-related activities to support school safety: Crisis intervention, School police training, Violence prevention, and Social/emotional wellness 4 5 PDE Office for Safe Schools Current & Ongoing Initiatives Bullying Prevention: Establish and maintain PA BULLYING PREVENTION CONSULTATION LINE, Share the PA Bullying Prevention Support Plan (2013) Provide technical assistance to school entities for the creation and maintenance of a school bullying prevention policy as mandated under PA law. Contact: Mary Dolan (717) School Climate Leadership Initiative: Builds capacity for school climate leadership in Commonwealth through the establishment of networked learning communities. Each of Pennsylvania s Intermediate Units, are currently participating in National School Climate Center s online learning modules and are working with 2 schools on school climate improvement Contact: Dr. Stacie Molnar Main (717)

24 PDE Office for Safe Schools Current & Ongoing Initiatives School Attendance Improvement/Truancy Prevention: PDE offers a School Attendance Improvement Toolkit Contains resources for school attendance improvement Contains a school attendance improvement plan template Currently under revision to reflect 2016 changes to attendance laws Contact: Dr. Pamela Emery PA Student Assistance Program - Building team approach, required K-12 for all public schools, including Charters - Referral-based parent can refer, as well as student (self or other), teacher, administrator, counselor, etc. Written parental consent required - 11 SAP Regional Coordinators in PA exist to offer guidance and resources to districts in PA SAP is an Interagency effort (Dept. Human Services, Div. Drug/Alcohol Prev., and Education) Contact: Dr. Joseph Loccisano : PDE Office for Safe Schools Current & Ongoing Initiatives PA School Climate Surveys 4 versions: student/parent/staff/community online dashboard free to all school entities Developed by the American Institute of Research Contact: Dr. Pamela Emery: Act 126 Child Abuse Awareness and Reporting Recognition of child abuse How to report child abuse Responsibility under the PA Educator Discipline Act 3 hours of training for all ho have contact with children required in a 5 year period Contact: Dr. Joseph Loccisano : Dr. Pamela Emery:

25 PDE Office for Safe Schools Current & Ongoing Initiatives Act 71: Suicide Awareness and Prevention Provides a youth suicide model curriculum Requires school entities to: Adopt a youth suicide awareness and prevention policy Provide ongoing professional development in youth suicide to educators in grades 6-12 Contact: Dr. Joseph Loccisano : Dr. Pamela Emery: Collaborating States Initiative: Working as a state partner with the Collaborative for Social Emotional Learning (CASEL) and 17 other states to further work in the area of guidelines for student interpersonal skills and social emotional learning. The work will support PA School to Work initiatives Contact: Dr. Pamela Emery: For more information on the functions of the Office for Safe Schools please visit PDE s website at The mission of the department is to academically prepare children and adults to succeed as productive citizens. The department seeks to ensure that the technical support, resources and opportunities are in place for all students, whether children or adults, to receive a high quality education