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Work Pl<strong>an</strong> Detail B -- Item 3, Services to Families to Protect Child(ren) in Home <strong>an</strong>d Prevent Removal <strong>an</strong>d<br />
Item 4, Risk <strong>of</strong> Harm to Child<br />
Goal: To improve this outcome by J<strong>an</strong>uary 2004<br />
B2 ACTION STEPS:<br />
Develop <strong>an</strong>d implement Community Partnerships for the Protection <strong>of</strong> Children (CPPC) in<br />
representative counties.<br />
Core strategies developed by CPPC <strong>an</strong>d Annie Casey, are:<br />
1). An individualized course <strong>of</strong> action for each child <strong>an</strong>d family identified by community members as being at<br />
subst<strong>an</strong>tial risk <strong>of</strong> child abuse <strong>an</strong>d neglect.<br />
2). A network <strong>of</strong> neighborhood <strong>an</strong>d community supports.<br />
3). New policies, practices, roles <strong>an</strong>d responsibilities within the public CPS agency.<br />
4). A collaborative decision-making capacity to guide <strong>an</strong>d sustain the partnership.<br />
Steps for fulfilling these strategies continue <strong>an</strong>d include:<br />
Identify community partners. (Achieved)<br />
Strategy development, resource development, partnership building <strong>an</strong>d outcome <strong>an</strong>d pl<strong>an</strong>ning. (Achieved in the<br />
9 counties)<br />
Provide support (Achieved)<br />
Help hub coordinators identify <strong>an</strong>d apply for available gr<strong>an</strong>t money for CPPC hub resource development.<br />
(Achieved)<br />
Determine how best to incorporate <strong>an</strong> <strong>an</strong>nual qualitative case review on a representative sample <strong>of</strong> case records.<br />
Achieved<br />
START<br />
DATE<br />
COMPLETION<br />
DATE<br />
RESPONSIBLE<br />
PERSON(S)<br />
MEASURABLE<br />
BENCHMARKS<br />
June 2002 J<strong>an</strong>. 2004 Representatives <strong>of</strong> DFCS <strong>an</strong>d Family<br />
Connections, Children's Trust, Prevent<br />
Partners identified <strong>an</strong>d committed to development <strong>of</strong><br />
strategies.<br />
Child Abuse in Georgia <strong>an</strong>d allied agencies, Nine county implementation <strong>of</strong> phase I that includes<br />
CPPC community partners.<br />
coordinated <strong>an</strong>d functioning hub neighborhoods.<br />
Safe Futures – A Pl<strong>an</strong> for Program Improvement<br />
Georgia <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hum<strong>an</strong> Resources<br />
November, 2004 Quarter 8 - Work Pl<strong>an</strong> B Page 1