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Care4Kids

Learn about the Care4Kids program, fostering community partnerships to protect children in out-of-home care. Explore the Wisconsin Children in Out-of-Home Care Annual Report for insights. Discover how Foster Care and Care4Kids impact Kenosha and the goals and benefits of the program.

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Care4Kids

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  1. Care4Kids Protecting the Most Vulnerable People in Our Community

  2. Diane Gerlach, DO • Pediatrician, Medical Director • Aurora Health Care Kenosha

  3. Objectives • To recognize the extent of foster care in our community • To understand the Care4Kids program • To encourage community partnerships to protect and care for our children

  4. Wisconsin Children in Out-of-Home Care Annual Report for Calendar Year 2012 December 31, 2013 • 259 children entered out of home care – 3rd highest in the state behind Milw and Madison • 6.15/1000 children – 10th highest in the state • 34% under age 5 years • 30% age 11-16 years

  5. 3/13-2/14 Kenosha Co • >25 months to TPR • Almost 7 years in OHC until aging out • have >2 placement • 16% in the 1st year • 36% by 2 years • 62% if in the system >2 years

  6. How do Foster Care and Care4Kids relate to KIC? • The vaccine years • Unstable homes mean inconsistent healthcare and lost records

  7. Care4Kids • A Medical Home for Children in Foster Care • Centers of Excellence • Communication and integration of resources • Comprehensive coordinated collaborative care

  8. What is the goal of Care4Kids? • This new approach to healthcare will: • Strengthen quality of care • Increase access to care • Improve timeliness of care • Improve physical and mental health outcomes for children • Promote improved resiliency • Create stronger natural support systems for children in Out-of-Home Care

  9. What benefits will children enrolled in Care4Kids receive? • An Out-of-Home Care Health Screen within 2 business days of entering care • A Comprehensive Initial Health Assessment within 30 days of entering care • A mental health evaluation (if needed) • All Medicaid-covered benefits

  10. Dental and Vision care • Ongoing routine check-ups • A Health Care Coordinator • Preferred access to Child Advocacy Centers and Centers of Excellence • A Comprehensive Health Care Plan tailored to the child’s individual health needs • Ongoing Health Care for an additional 12 months after discharge from out-of-home care

  11. Provider Benefits • Training • Resources • Screening tools • Case coordination • Comprehensive health care plan

  12. How to Help • Communicate • Advocate • Respect • Educate

  13. More Information • http://dcf.wi.gov/foster_care_and_adoption.htm • http://www.dcf.wisconsin.gov/bmcw/partnership/pdf/care4kids.pdf

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