Exploring Successful Child Welfare and Supportive Housing Partnerships DCF Summit 2018 Wednesday, September 5 th 3:30 5:45 pm All rights reserved. No utilization or reproduction of this material is allowed without the written permission of CSH.
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Lead Community Youth & Family Services Provider Kids In Distress of Broward and Palm Beach counties (KID) is a licensed nationally accredited agency working for the prevention of child abuse, preservation of the family, and the treatment of abused and neglected children. Programs Offered KPP/Aftercare/Summer Camps Family & Children Support Health & Welfare
Mission & Vision Carrfour s mission is to confront homelessness by developing affordable housing and providing supportive services as a pathway to self-sufficiency. We are guided by a vision where everyone has safe and decent housing and is self-reliant.
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Supportive Housing Supportive housing combines affordable housing with services that help people who face the most complex challenges to live with stability, autonomy and dignity. Housing: Affordable Permanent Independent Support: Flexible Voluntary Tenant-centered Coordinated Services
Child Welfare Involved Families Supportive housing provides essential support to families that present a high cost to society. CSH s Keeping Families Together pilot demonstration in NYC annual public cost $3/day child welfare involvement declined children were reunited with their families from foster care average school attendance improved National Replication ACYF 5 site demonstration One Roof initiative Families with child welfare involvement & other complex challenges coupled with housing crisis/homelessness Platform from which to build family success, during and after child welfare case
Family Context Indicates Need for Collaboration High rates of homelessness and housing instability: 41% literally homeless 35% unstably housed 45% have history of frequent moves 42% have history of past literal homelessness Across sites, primary caregivers have high needs: High rates of mental health issues (58%) High rates of substance use (48%) High rates of criminal justice involvement (49%) High rates of domestic violence (32%) High rates of children with high needs (27%)
High Rates of Recurring Child Welfare Involvement 73% had prior reports of abuse or neglect. 42% had a history of child welfare services. 54% of the primary caregivers had a history of abuse or neglect. 25% of primary caregivers had experienced placement in foster care as a child.
KFT Results
KFT model replication One Roof KFT Training Academy One Roof Leadership Institute CA Bringing Families Home Building momentum
HEART (Housing, Empowerment, Achievement, Recovery, Triumph) Alliance for Sustainable Families
HEART Partners PARTNER ROLE KID, Inc. (Kids in Distress) ChildNet Broward Sheriff s Office Lead Community Youth & Family Services Provider: Project Lead Agency; Clinical Case Management Lead Child Welfare Agency: Referral & Triage Housing Coordinator Lead Child Protection Agency: Referral & Triage 5 Public Housing Authorities Housing Choice Voucher Provider & Liaison (50 Vouchers) HOPE South Florida Urban League of Broward County Legal Aid of Broward County Broward Health Broward Addiction Recovery Center Women in Distress Broward County Homeless Initiative Barry University Group Victory, LLC Emergency & Transitional Housing Economic Self-Sufficiency Provider Legal Counsel & Guidance Health Access, Education & Screening Substance Abuse & Behavioral Health Support Domestic Violence Prevention CoC Lead Agency; CoC Access Local Evaluation Planning, Implementation & Sustainability Support
HEART Families N = 54 Families / 60 Adults 162 Children Prevention Families (N = 28) (52%) Reunification Families (N = 26) (48%) Extremely Low Income: 30% of area median income (100%) Child Welfare Involvement (100%) At-Risk & Multiple High Needs (100%) Homelessness/Inadequate Housing/Housing Instability (100%)
Reunification Outcomes # Children Reunified Reunification # Families Reunified Avg. Months to Reunify 73 27 13.9 # of Children Pending Permanency 4 2 families Pending Reunification Children removed following HEART 12 6 families Children who experienced Secondary Removals 6 2 families
Family Well-being Outcomes Child Developmental Outcomes Preliminary evidence shows HEART intervention positively impacts children s mental health with lower rule breaking and other externalizing behaviors for youth in treatment vs. control groups. Family Outcomes Significant reduction in the number of group home placements, and institutional placements for the treatment group as compared to the control group. 92.5% housing choice voucher retention creates a sense of security and stability.
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