Los Angeles County Self-Assessment Report

Los Angeles County Self-Assessment Report
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
Table of Contents
The Los Angeles County Self-Assessment Report: Background, Purpose and
Methodology………………………………………………………………………………………………6
Los Angeles County – Where Our Children Live, Grow, and Learn………………….....................7
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services: Providing Safety,
Permanency, and Well-Being for Children…………………………………………………................9
Los Angeles County Probation Department: Rebuilding Lives and Promoting Healthier and
Safer Communities……………………………………………………………………………………...13
SECTION II: Los Angeles County’s Key Initiatives and Programs
Los Angeles County’s Key Child Welfare Initiatives and Programs……………………………….15
The Title IV-E Waiver Capped Allocation Demonstration Project………………………………….16
Point of Engagement……………………………………………………………………………………17
Multidisciplinary Assessment Team............................................................................................19
The Family to Family Initiative…………………………………………………………………………20
Team Decision Making…………………………………………………………………………………20
Recruitment, Development, and Support of Resource Families…………………………………...21
Structured Decision Making……………………………………………………………………………22
Permanency Partners Program………………………………………………………………………..23
Concurrent Planning Redesign………………………………………………………………………..24
The Wraparound Program……………………………………………………………………………..25
Family Preservation Program………………………………………………………………………….27
The Linkages Program………………………………………………………………………………….27
Probation Department Title IV-E Initiatives…………………………………………………………..28
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