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Permanency RoundtablesSlide2
http
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76LqMnBZV-0Shane’s StorySlide3
Chapin Hall’s Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Function of Former Foster Youth Study
LACK OF PERMANENCY HAS SEVERE CONSEQUENCES
FORMER FOSTER YOUTH
GENERAL POPULATION
Currently Employed
48%
76%
Median Earnings
$8,000
$18,300
Have a bank account
< 50%
85%
Have Health Insurance
57%
78%
Been Pregnant (female)
>75%
40%
Impregnated a partner (male)
61%
28%
High School Diploma or GED
3x more likely
Have been homeless or couch-surfed
37%
1%Slide4
Chapin Hall’s Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Function of Former Foster Youth Study
Post
traumatic stress rate double war veterans
Serious untreated health conditions Higher rate of becoming victims of crime, or engaging in criminal activityOver 270,000 American prisoners were once in foster care
12-22% of youth who ‘age out’ of care are homeless from day one
DOES THIS INFORMATION MIRROR WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN?Slide5
Colorado January 2013
4,363 kids in out of home care
694 youth with OPPLA goalOf the 694 youth 294 are in Congegrate Care
Children in out of home placements (does not include adoption, relative guardianship, runaways, independent living, or DYC (placements) with OPPLA as permanency goal: by Age
AGE CATEGORY
<12
12-14
15-17
18+
Total
STATE TOTAL
2674400194694Slide6
Colorado National Youth in Transition Data-Base (NYTD) Survey:
Have high‐risk experiences:
57% were incarcerated at some point
47% had a substance abuse referral
14% became homeless at some point
6% have at least one child
Financial self‐sufficiency: 24% are employed or are in employment training
Source: Colorado NYTD FFY 2011 Cohort 1 Data Snapshot (487 youth, 99% participation rate) Slide7
Colorado January 2013
Children in Out of Home Care for Greater than 12 Months
County
County Total
Adams
190
Arapahoe
170
Boulder
39
Denver
406
El Paso
264
Jefferson
200Larimer68Weld143Totals2004Slide8
Working Definition of Permanency
PARENTING
LIFE-LONG INTENTBELONGINGSTATUS (legal and social)UNCONDITIONAL COMMITMENT (By an adult)Slide9
Expected Outcomes GOLDEN STANDARD
Achieving LEGAL Permanency!
ReunificationAdoptionLegal GuardianshipSlide10
What Permanency is
NOT
:A place
or placementWhen a youth is discharged
“they can come back for a holiday”Agreeing that a youth can
stop in to see you
after discharge without a committed, defined plan
Keeping in touch only when the youth initiates the contactSlide11
PERMANENCY
Who’s your Person?Do you think having Permanency eliminates the need for Life Skills?Doesn’t everyone really need BOTH?
VS. LIFE SKILLS
EXSlide12
Philosophy of Permanence
All children
deserve a permanent familyAll children
can have a permanent familyGrief and loss work must be done to form stable connectionsYouth need to be
prepared for permanencyYouth have a right to lifelong, unconditional supports It is NEVER too late for permanency Slide13
Purpose
To Develop a permanent plan for each child/youth that can realistically be implemented and expedite legal permanence.
To stimulate thinking and learning about pathways to permanency for these and other children.To identify and address barriers to permanency through professional development, policy change, resource development, and the engagement of system partners.Slide14
ROUNDTABLE VALUES
URGENCY
No excusesTEAMING Non- Blaming Assistance with Action PlanOUTCOME
Accountability / Solutions FocusedOPTIMISMIncrease worker’s Hope and EnergySlide15
What is a permanency roundtable?
A professional case consultation that is:
StructuredIn-depthNon-blaming ANDRelentlessSlide16
Master Practitioners
Permanency Consultants – internal and externalCaseworkersSupervisors
ScribeOthersRoundtable MembersSlide17
Welcome and overview
Presentation of case
Clarify and exploreBrainstormCreate permanency action plan
Debrief roundtableRoundtable PhasesSlide18
Next Steps:
Putting the youth at Center stage
Transitioning to Roundtable Part II
Creating a safe environmentAdjust the action plan – “Making it real”Moving forward – “Where do we go from here?”
Debrief – ThanksPost roundtable – “We’re on our way”Slide19
Georgia 24 month Outcome Report:
496 Youth
57% male, 92% African AmericanMedian Age 13Median Length of Stay in foster care = 52 months76% of Youth in Care for at least 2 years
49.8% Achieved Legal Permanency22% Adoption, 10% Reunification, 19% Guardianship
Evaluating Roundtable EffectivenessSlide20
Denver Initial Outcomes:
104 kids in initial roundtables in 2010 within 6 months
68% had improved permanency;7% finalized legal permanence;
31% found connections and moved into the home pending a plan or court hearing to finalize legal permanence
Boulder Outcomes To date 82 Kids:60% closed have achieved legal permanency19 kids still activeHad the lowest % of kids in care prior to starting PRT’s
Permanency Roundtable Outcomes for ColoradoSlide21
CONTACT
Tiffany Sewell
Permanency Roundtable Coordinator
303 866-3930Tiffany.sewell@state.co.us