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Gwen Harvey-Orange County Forum Feedback.doc Page 1 Orange County Public Forum October 8, 2002 Breakout Group Feedback I. Child and Family Services (Priorities shown by#of votes in parentheses) • Get rid of some of the funding requirements that drive services. (2) • Funding for substance abuse should be tied to Child and Family services. (1) =::> Substance abuse services should be a part of Child and Family Services. • Have a seamless integration of mental health and substance abuse case. (4) Within court system —family, domestic violence,juvenile. => Reduce strict funding and categorization. • Do things that are preventive or pro-active. (2) • Agency access to mental health services; DSS, Police Dept. • Ensure that staff perform; better use of time—especially with scheduling i.e. courts. • Need better cross agency communication —public education, juvenile system. • Hard to move individuals into programs. (2) => Transitions such as 17 year olds to Adult Services (Seamless System)Adolescence to Adults 0-5 years to Adolescent System • Need mental health intervention in child care—to continue and/or expand. (3) • Preventive and pro-active programs are difficult to fund. (1) => Need to be easier to fund. • Not enough to simply deal with the child. Support and services needed for family members. (1) • Gaps with treating mother and child together—have some programs—not enough. (1) • Current system not family friendly. • Orange and Chatham has effective diversion program for youth (children with minor drug offenses)—do not need to replicate. • More coordination of service system => Systems need to be coordinated —same families —multi-agencies. • Relax confidentiality(look at how we can confer on children and families that are involved j with more than one system in a way that is effective and confidentiality not a barrier). • Team approach to services —"One-Stop Shop" model i.e. Child Planning Conference. (1) • Cross reference services • Outcome should determine who provides the services. Example—Smart Start. (1) • Need —must have funds to support collaboration —another level of prevention —can local monies be used for this. (1) • Current resources need to be fully utilized. • Commitment to outcomes—programs collaboration —outcome need not be seen as a threat. • Periodical reviews of services—qualitative and quantative outcomes. • Eliminate or reduce barriers around age and access to services. (2) How do you deal with State and Federal restrictions