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Children’s Identity Management

Children’s Identity Management. 46 th Annual IT Solutions Management for Human Services San Diego, CA October 5 th – 9 th , 2013. Why Work Together:. Economics / Prevention 80% factor Quality Decision Making Reunification Resources Terminations Early identification is key

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Children’s Identity Management

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  1. Children’s Identity Management 46th Annual IT Solutions Management for Human Services San Diego, CA October 5th – 9th, 2013

  2. Why Work Together: • Economics / Prevention • 80% factor • Quality Decision Making • Reunification • Resources • Terminations • Early identification is key • 80% had contact • 40% (30 day) contact

  3. Supports for Working Together Legislative: • Adoption and SAFE Families Act of 1997 • Fostering connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 Policy: • Safeguarding Child Support Information Final Rule; 10-12 • ACF Joint Informational Memorandum; 07-06 • ACF Informational Memorandum; 12-02

  4. Quick Facts • Children in Foster Care: 500,000 + • Children in CSE Program: 15.7 cases / 22 million * • Average Monthly foster care payment - $648/child • Collections: $31.6 Billion / $961 million • 1/2 to 2/3 children come from father absent homes • Poverty – child Poverty 23% / 26% under 3 years

  5. Logistics • Access / Laws • Confidentiality • Understanding • Budgeting vs. resources • Structure of Programs: • County / State • Branches of Government • Platforms

  6. Human Service Coordination • Common Cases with Child Welfare • TANF • Medicaid / CHIP • SNAP 34% • Child Support

  7. What does Child Support Bring to the Table • Caseload: • Numbers • Data points: 250 and counting • Social Security Number validation • Interstate • Licensing • Labor • Vital statistics • Duration: • 0 – 18 years + • Both Parents + • Fatherhood Services • Outreach

  8. SharedGoals CW Reduce placements Increase permanency (time and numbers) Reunification Father involvement Relative resources Improved Adoptions CS Income Stability Father involvement Identification of parents Better orders Improved collections

  9. Current Processes for Sharing • SPLS • Manual process • Access to FPLS • State Level Matching • Referrals • Case processing

  10. Federal Pilot Project Putting the Pieces to Action • Workgroup established • Joint guidance issued • Pilot child welfare access to FPLS data

  11. Back Ground • Child Welfare agencies currently have access to the FPLS through their IV-D agency • State informational / SPLS still a route • Allowing child welfare agencies to go directly to the SSP will: • Cut out the Middle man (IV-D agency) • Avoid delays in requesting and receiving data • Offer real time access to some FPLS

  12. SSP Applications • Online Locate • Allows users to directly request locate information from the FPLS for child welfare cases • Responses are limited and do not include all locate information available on the FPLS • FCR Query • Enables users to obtain active IV-D cases and personal information associated with an SSN on the Federal Case Registry (FCR)

  13. Access and Connectivity State determines who should have access to SSP Network – 2 Option • Same SSP Proxy as Child Support • New SSP Proxy and VPN connectivity Setup • Technical Assistance

  14. Next Steps: • Addresses • Purpose and legal authorities • Data elements, decryption and access • State retention and Disposition • Security • Training • User guidelines • Webinars • Evaluation • During pilot • Post pilot

  15. State Experiences So Far • Indiana • Staffing issues on CSE side • Goals: Improve access to locate for CW • Access to data guides and multiple agency infrastructure • Arizona • State CW Agency requested • Goals: less requests for IVB/IVE for locate • Proxy server adjustments

  16. State Experiences So Far • Oklahoma • State level concerns for CA Agency • Goals: improved access to information and Reduced placements • Opened communication • District of Columbia • Improve collaboration between CW/CS • Goals: guideline permanency, increase alternate placements, speedier adoptions, improve foster placement • Improving conversation

  17. Alisha A. Griffin,IV-D DirectorNew Jersey Office of Child Support alisha.griffin@dhs.state.nj.us 609-361-2781

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