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