Improving Professional Collaboration Between Child Welfare and Human Services / Behavioral Health – Change Package

Collaborative Values Inventory

Building Tribal-State Child Welfare Partnership

Building an Effective Tribal State Child Welfare Partnership
Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center
IHS-Division of Behavioral Health

Addressing Values and Developing a Statement of Shared Principles
Create a Mission Statement Based on Values and Principles
Stages of Change Process for Organizations

Behavioral Health and Child Welfare

Disrupting Stigma: How Understanding, Empathy and Connection Can Improve Outcomes for Families Affected by Substance Use and Mental Disorders

Children with Disabilities and Child Welfare

Welfare and Early Intervention: Policies and Practices to Promote Collaboration and Help Infants and Toddlers Thrive

Developing and Monitoring Joint Case Plans
Child Welfare Timeline for Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Other Partners
Referral and Engagement of Families in Services
Blended Perspectives Team Meeting Facilitator Agenda
Tailored Dispositional Conditions for Return Desk Guide
Conditions for Return Examples for Tailored Dispositional Orders Project
Be “SMART” When Drafting Conditions for Return

Substance Use and Child Welfare

Child Welfare Timeline for Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Other Partners
Referral and Engagement of Families in Services
Understanding Engagement of Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders – Child Welfare Practice Tips
Child Welfare & Planning for Safety: A Collaborative Approach for Families with Parental Substance Use Disorders and Child Welfare

Mental Health and Children/Youth

Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health

• • Annual Report 2022
  • Children’s Mental Health Initiatives in Wisconsin 2023

Behavioral Health and Youth Justice

Diverting Youth at Probation Intake: The Front-End Diversion Initiative
Intersection between Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System
Strategies to Divert Adolescents with Behavioral Health Needs from the Juvenile Justice System
Strengthening Collaboration Between the Behavioral Health and Juvenile Justice Systems to Improve Reentry Outcomes – webinar
Office of Juvenile Justice Model Programs Guide
How to Use an Integrated Approach to Address the Mental Health Needs of Youth in the Justice System

Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Child Welfare Systems

Breaking Barriers to Quality Mental Health Care for LGBTQ Youth: Trevor Project

Children with Disabilities and Child Welfare

Child Protective Services and Children’s Long-Term Support Waiver Program Collaboration Memo
Parent Peer Specialist Teaming Tools – CPS, CST, CCS, Birth to 3 (Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Department of Children and Families, and Department of Public Instruction)

• • Roles for Teams
  • Roles, Strengths, & Goals (Blank)
  • Roles, Strengths, & Goals (Redacted Example)

Child Welfare and Early Intervention: Policies and Practices to Promote Collaboration and Help Infants and Toddlers Thrive

Review Current Operations – Develop a Systems Walk-Through
Voice of the Customer Interviews
Relationship Mapping for Organizations

Building Collaboration

Cross Systems Training – The Role of Training

Understanding Child Welfare

Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Child Welfare Website
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families CPS Process Overview

• • WI CPS Process Flowchart
  • Wisconsin’s Child Welfare Process Explained: Access
  • Wisconsin’s Child Welfare Process Explained: Initial Assessment
  • An Introduction to Child Welfare: For Parents, By Parents
  • Understanding the Language of Child Welfare: A Resource for Parents

“Safety for Non-CPS” Web-based training to understand the safety decisions and the work that is done by CPS professionals

CANS (Child and Adolescent Needs Strengths Tool)

• • CANS Training – Modules 1 & 3
  • CANS Facts for Professionals
  • CANS Example – results page for Steven

Understanding Youth Justice

Department of Children and Families – Youth Justice
Wisconsin Youth Justice Model – Community Based YJ System
Youth Justice Issue Brief – Accountability
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
YASI Intake Flowchart

Understanding Substance Use Disorders

Child Welfare Practice Tip Sheets Series (for child welfare workers serving families affected by parental substance use disorders)
Understanding Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Resource Guide for Professionals Referring to Treatment
Addictionary (Unified language for substance use disorders)

Comprehensive Community Services

Comprehensive Community Services: Consumer Resources

Children with Disabilities and Child Welfare

Services for Children with Delays or Disabilities
Early Intervention in Wisconsin – Birth to 3 Professional Development System

• • Resources – Service Coordination
  • WI Birth to 3 Eligibility Process Flowchart
  • WI Birth to 3 Transition Timeline

Child Protective Services Access & Initial Assessment Standards; Appendix 10: Guidance for Working with Individuals with Disabilities
Referrals from Child Protective Services to Birth to 3 Program
Wisconsin Regions Child Advocacy Centers

American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Families

Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Desk Aid: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families

State of American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Families Report; Six-part series of data briefs of current data on American Indian and Alaska Native child and family wellbeing

• • Part 1: How is the American Indian/Alaska Native Child Population Defined?
  • Part 2: Economic Conditions
  • Part 3: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Historical Trauma
  • Part 4: Mortality Data
  • Part 5: Child Welfare
  • Part 6: Future Directions

Substance Abuse and Child Welfare in American Indian and Alaska Native Families
Substance Use Disorders Resources
Mental Health Resources
Division of Behavioral Health
Youth Regional Treatment Centers (YRTC)
Tribal Youth Resource Center
Collaborative Partners (SAMHSA Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Communication Pathways & Information Sharing Protocols

Understanding Confidentiality Laws

Mental Health, Developmental Disability, Substance Use; Wisconsin Confidentiality Regulations for those receiving services for mental illness, a developmental disability or substance abuse.

• • WI State Legislature 51.30 State Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Act
  • WI State Legislature DHS 92.02, 92.03, 92.04:

Child Welfare Data System (eWiSACWIS) Confidentiality Policy
Child Welfare Confidentiality Regulations
Substance Abuse Confidentiality Regulations

Youth Justice Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) & Data Sharing Examples

Developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for School-Justice Partnerships: Technical Assistance Tools
Collecting Data and Sharing Information to Improve School-Justice Partnerships

Indian Child Welfare Memorandum of Agreement / Understanding Examples

WI DCF Policy Regarding Consultation with American Indian Tribal Nations

Understanding Screening and Assessment of Substance Use Disorders: Child Welfare Practice Tips
Understanding Bias in Family Assessment – Web-Based training
The Clinical Assessment of Substance Use Disorders – Web-based training

Child Welfare / Youth Justice Screening & Assessment Tools

CANS (Child and Adolescent Needs Strengths Tool)

Screening and Assessment of Substance Use Disorders

SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment)
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST)
Screening Tools for Adolescent Substance Use

Screening Tool for Behavioral Health Disorders (including SUDS)

GAIN-SS (Global Appraisal of Individual Needs Short Screener)

Screening for Child Developmental, Behavioral, and Social-Emotional Issues

ASQ-3 (Ages and Stages Questionnaires)
Early Intervention Program For Infants And Toddlers With Disabilities
Screening Tool Finder

Screening for Co-Occurring Trauma, Mental Health Disorders, and Domestic Violence

ACE Questionnaire for Adults

Comprehensive Framework to Improve Outcomes for Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders and Child Welfare Involvement
Engaging Parents and Youth with Lived Experience: Strengthening Collaborative Policy and Practice Initiatives for Families with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
2022 Youth Justice National Report

Building Tribal-State Child Welfare Partnership

Tribal Best Practices for Family Engagement Toolkit; Tribal Best Practices: A Toolkit with Best Practices, Research, and Resources Developed by the National Indian Child Welfare Association