Child Welfare
Through technical assistance, implementation support for evidence-based practices, continuous quality improvement, and workforce development, we partner with federal, state, and local authorities to better serve children, youth, young adults and their families.
Highlights of Current Work
- An engaging new animated video, designed by our in-house team, introduces transition-age foster youth to Enhanced-Youth Transition Planning (E-YTP). This model, a strengths-based, youth-driven transition planning process, is being used in the foster care units of five local social service departments on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. For more information on E-YTP please contact Carrie Gould-Kabler.
- The Quality Service Reform Initiative (QSRI) Team held multiple meetings with Maryland Medicaid regarding a Medicaid State Plan Amendment to support a new residential intervention service. QSRI FAQs
We collaborate with federal, state, and local partners to improve systems and services for children and families across Maryland. Additionally, we provide training, technical assistance, and evaluation regarding assessments, policy, service array, and financing.
Additional highlights of our current work include:
- Providing CANS & CANS-F training and consultation statewide to improve the meaningful use of assessments
- In partnership with DHS and Children and Family Futures (CFF), we are supporting installation and implementation of the START (Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams) model in Maryland in 13 LDSS
For more information on CANS or CANS-F, please contact Neil Mallon. For all other inquiries, please contact Deborah Harburger or another one of our experts.