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Bridging the Gap Between Child Welfare and Communities:
Lessons Learned from the Family Preservation and Family Support (FP/FS) Services Implementation Study
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Title Page
A. Summary
B. Background
C. Bridging the Gap Between Child Welfare and Communities
- Did the planning strategy consider existing child welfare and community-based services when determining the nature of services to be delivered?
- Was there a comprehensive assessment process to determine the range and intensity of family needs and identify situations in which externally provided services, such as Child Protective Services (CPS), might be essential?
- Was there a process of referring cases between community-based programs and family preservation programs or other child welfare services, including CPS?
- Were policies and procedures in place that allowed staff of all agencies to understand relationships between agencies and protocols for joint service delivery?
- Did community-based programs and child welfare agencies build working relationships that rested on a basic understanding, and respect for, the unique contributions of each?
D. Lessons Learned
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