Children’s System of Care

Collaborating to Serve the Children and Families of New Jersey

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Children’s System of Care

(formerly DCBHS)

Division of Child Protection &

Permanency (formerly DYFS)

Division of Family

& Community Partnerships

(formerly DPCP)

Office of Adolescent

Services

New Jersey Department of Children and Families

Commissioner

NJ Department of Children and Families

Division on Women

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At Home

In School

In the Community

(with their families and not in out-of-home treatment settings)

(in their regular school in their school district)

(and not involved with the Juvenile Justice System or at risk of detention or incarceration)

Children’s System of Care Objectives

We want to keep kids…We want to keep kids…

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Key Components

PerformCare is the Contracted Systems Administrator for CSOC - Single portal for access to care

Family-led support for CMO involved families, community education, warm lines, advocacy

Crisis planning for youth with behavioral/emotional needs, available 24/7/365

CSA

FSO

MRSS

CMOA care management organization that serves children, youth, young adults and their families/caregivers with high and moderate level of care coordination needs

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CSA functions

• Serve as single point of access for youth to Children’s System of Care•Anyone may contact PerformCare on behalf of a youth; however, parent/legal guardian must give consent before services can be initiated

• Authorize services, based on most recent clinical information submitted

• Provide 24-hour/day, 7 days/week availability

• Coordinate access to services for eligible youth

• Help youth obtain any necessary specialized behavioral health services and/or services for intellectually/developmental disabled

• CSA does not provide direct services

PerformCare is Contracted Systems Administrator (CSA) for CSOC

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The vision of CSOC is to create positive outcomes for children with emotional and behavioral needs by:

The Role of Assessment within CSOC

Assessment Tools

Child and Family Needs

Appropriate Intensity of Service

Appropriate Services

AppropriateLength of Stay

PositiveOutcomes

• Identifying the child and family’s needs

• Determining the most appropriate Intensity of Service

• Delivering the most appropriate services

for the most appropriate length of time

• Using standard assessment tools – the foundation of the Children’s System of Care

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CSOC Behavioral Health Continuum

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Key Definitions

Child Family Team (CFT)

Team of family members, professionals, and community residents organized by the case management entity to design and oversee implementation of Individual Service Plan

Individual Service Plan (ISP)

Comprehensive, strength-based plan developed by Child/Family Team that integrates clinical and social services and supports with family and community resources to address needs of child and family across life domains in order to support the child, youth, or young adult to remain in or return to the community, in school and out of trouble

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Residential Treatment Services Intensity of Service*

• Psychiatric Community Homes (PCH)

• Specialty Beds (SPEC)

• Residential Treatment Centers (RTC)

• Group Homes (GH)

• Treatment Homes (TH)

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* Intensity of Service (IOS): Levels of OOH treatment based on intensity, frequency, and duration of treatment.

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Government Restructuring

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Children’s System of CareIntellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Supporting children with intellectual disabilities/developmental disabilities (ID/DD)

As of January 1, 2013 the Children’s System of Care:

•Manages all services for children with ID/DD

•Provides services including family support services (e.g. respite) and residential services

•One DCF Case Manager per child (either CMO Care Manager, DCPP Case Worker, or CSOC DD Consultant)

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Children’s System of CareIntellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Breakdown of Eligibility & Services

Eligibility• For individuals under age 18, eligibility is determined by CSOC

• Application materials for individuals under 18 available on PerformCare website (www.performcarenj.org)

• For individuals age 18 and older, eligibility is determined by DDD• Application materials for individuals 18 and older available on DDD

website (www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/services/apply/application.html)

Service Provision• For individuals under age 21, services are provided by CSOC

• For individuals age 21 and older, services are provided by DDD

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Supporting children with substance abuse challenges

As of July 1, 2013 the Children’s System of Care:

• Authorizes youth who meet specific criteria to receive substance use treatment services from any of 15 service providers contracted with the CSOC

• Provides services including outpatient, intensive outpatient, partial care, short & long term residential treatment, and sub-acute detoxification

Children’s System of CareSubstance Abuse Services for Children

and Adolescents

Children’s System of CareSubstance Abuse Services for Children

and Adolescents

Eligibility

• Ages 13 up to 18th birthday

• New Jersey residents

• Meet criteria for substance abuse treatment based on standardized assessment (American Society of Addiction Medicine or ASAM)

• Other means of funding (e.g. private insurance) exhausted

• Youth actively involved with:• Division of Child Protection & Permanency (DCP&P)• Juvenile Court (identified Court/Probation agents)• Care Management Organization (CMO)

• Mobile Response & Stabilization Services (MRSS)

• Families and youth may also contact PerformCare directly to confirm eligibility for services

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Children’s System of CarePathways to Collaboration

County Inter-Agency Coordinating Council (CIACC)

• CIACC• County-based organization comprised of local public and private child-serving agencies,

families/caregivers, and youth

• Exist in all 21 counties

• Identify local needs and service gaps

• Advise DCF on development and maintenance of a responsive, accessible, and integrated system of care

• CIACC Educational Partnership• Cross-systems training and network-building initiative to increase collaboration among

schools, DCF, and other public and private child-serving agencies

• Help ensure children and families are connected to child protective, behavioral health, developmental disability, addiction, and other services quickly and efficiently

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For more information…1

Children’s System of Carehttp://www.state.nj.us/dcf/families/csc/

PerformCare Member Services: 877-652-7624

www.performcarenj.org

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