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Linkages: Today and Tomorrow

Linkages: Today and Tomorrow. Stanislaus County May 28, 20008 Bergen Filgas & Jennifer Valencia. Objectives. What Linkages currently looks like in Stanislaus County Why Linkages works Where we want to expand How we measure outcomes. What Linkages looks like today.

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Linkages: Today and Tomorrow

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  1. Linkages: Today and Tomorrow Stanislaus County May 28, 20008 Bergen Filgas & Jennifer Valencia

  2. Objectives • What Linkages currently looks like in Stanislaus County • Why Linkages works • Where we want to expand • How we measure outcomes

  3. What Linkages looks like today • Co-location of CalWORKs and Voluntary Child Welfare Services (CWS) • All voluntary CWS cases are screened for CalWORKs eligibility • Cases with mutual customers are identified as crossover cases and referred to an integrated team • Increased communication

  4. What’s working…. • Awareness of resources and strengths • Reduction of barriers and service duplication • Sharing of information, advocacy, and appreciation

  5. Why Linkages works… • Emergency triage team • Coordinated Case Plan (CCP) with Multi-Disciplinary Team within the first 30 days • Referrals to Behavioral Health (AOD, MH, DV) to establish appropriate funding streams • Continuum of care

  6. Where we want to expand Linkages… • Family Reunification • WTW Sanction • CCP’s at 6 months and case closure • TANF intake

  7. Destination FR… • Identification and screening process • Assignment process • Team Decision Meetings (TDM) • WTW participation requirements included in recommended court ordered case plan • Case Transitions at Child Welfare closure

  8. Destination Sanction… • Identify population • Address causes and find solutions to cure • Refer and transfer to integrated caseload

  9. How outcomes are measured • Current measurements -Percentage of cases screened for program eligibility -Percentage of initial CCP’s • Future measurements of new populations -Percentage of screened cases and total CCP’s completed -Reduction of CWS recidivism -Increased WTW participation

  10. Who to contact… Bergen Filgas Manager III (209) 541-2180 FILGAB@stancounty.com Jennifer Valencia Manager II (209) 558-2717 ValencJ@stancounty.com

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