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Goal: Case managers have the capacity to work closely with children and families in order to ensure sustained access to needed treatmentresources.
O8 ACTION STEPS:
1. Begin development of statewide database on children's mental health resources -- focusing on needs
identified (in assessment process) for which no service is currently available
2. CPRS will be amended to include data collection for recommendations made during the assessment process.
5 th Quarter: The State request to delete this action step. Reason: The State cannot support financially a
statewide database on mental health resources. Additionally, it is believed that Action Step O9 will help to
address this issue. The State believes that deleting this action step will not adversely impact the goals.
6 th Quarter: For clarity, the state wishes to delete number 1 of this action step.
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
Sept. 2002 June 2004 Jim Martin, Juanita Blount-Clark, Georgia
Technology Ass. (GTA), Office of Planning
and Budget, John Hurd
6 th Quarter: Change the above to: Nancy
Bruce, Brad Pasto
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
Improved cross-agency data on children's mental health,
mental retardation and substance abuse needs become
available and is used by multiple agencies when budget
planning.
7 th Quarter: To further clarify the 5 th and 6 th Quarter
request for changes to the action steps, the State requests to
change the benchmark to read “Improved agency data on
children's mental health, mental retardation and substance
abuse needs becomes available and is accessible to
multiple agencies during budget planning.” The state
removed "cross-agency".
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1 st Quarter Report: The Georgia Association for Homes and Services for Children has established an online database at
www.referralcentral.info ,which is the logical starting point for this benchmark. Also, www.caresolutions.com carries the list of Safe
and Stable Families resource guide, which is also a starting point. Method for measuring achievement: A comprehensive list of
county-by-county resources compiled and distributed via internet and hardcopy. Provisions for continual updating to be included.
Activities have been directed toward gathering information currently available. Action for next quarter reporting: 1. A listing of
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
November, 2004 Quarter 8 – Work Plan O Page 10