Delaware County enrolled as a System of Care County on February 14, 2014 through a grant from the PA System of Care Partnership. The goal of the PA SOC Partnership is to transform the way that categorical systems at the state and county levels serve youth and families who have complex needs and are involved in mental health plus child welfare, and/or juvenile justice. Each partner county is expected to build a system that includes High Fidelity Wraparound, the practice model defined by the National Wraparound Initiative, to serve at least 25 youth annually from the population of focus. High Fidelity Wraparound is also the practice model being implemented by the Youth and Family Training Institute. Since we already have this initiative, we are way ahead of the game! The County has hired Mary Garrett Itin as our SOC Consultant to assist with the formation of the County Leadership Team that will develop a plan to implement the SOC standards and philosophy so the needs of our multisystem involved youth (ages 8-21) & families are enhanced. Our goal like the SOC partnership is to transform our systems, using a structured, youth driven and family driven approach to effectively meet the needs of youth and families in our communities. The PA SOC Partnership statewide cooperative agreement is one of many System of Care communities throughout the country working to bring youth leaders, family leaders and system leaders together in equal partnership to integrate the child-serving systems, so that desired outcomes are achieved cost effectively through evidenced based practice and natural supports. Mission The youth, family, and system leaders of Pennsylvania will work as equal and trusted partners in creating sustainable change which will empower youth, families and all youth serving systems to be responsible and accountable for outcomes that lead to the fulfillment of hopes and dreams. Vision Every youth and family in Pennsylvania will be able to access and navigate a unified network of effective services and supports that are structured in adherence to System of Care (SOC) Values and Principles. SOC Standards • Equal partnership on leadership teams • Youth driven • Family driven • Integration of child-serving systems • Valuing natural and community supports • Assuring cultural and linguistic competence • Youth and Family Services and Supports Planning Process • Evaluation and continuous quality improvement - See more at: pasocpartnership.org/#sthash.pXEEyIlP.dpufhe Our County Leadership Team currently includes: Shannon Thomas- Consumer, Family Member, and Professional- Mental Health Dr. Andy Kind-Rubin- Consumer, Family Member, and Professional- Mental Health Jeremy Damia- Professional- Juvenile Court Deidre Gordon- Professional- Children and Youth Andrea Klein- Family Member, Professional- PIN/FEST Kate Fisher- Youth, Professional- CPS Tara Karbiner- Professional- BHMCO Tracey Wolf- Professional- DCIU We are currently recruiting youth (ages 18-30) as well as Family Members. Any interested youth and family members can contact Shannon Thomas or Mary Garrett Itin at delcosoc@gmail We are kicking off our social media initiatives so please friend DelCo SOC at: https://facebook/DelawareCountySOC Or Like our facebook page at: https://facebook/delcosystemsofcare Shannon Fitzpatrick Thomas, MA, CDCORP Coordinator of Childrens Mental Health ~ County of Delaware Coordinator of Systems of Care ~ County of Delaware Coordinator of Disaster Crisis Outreach & Referral Team ~ County of Delaware 20 South 69th Street ~ Upper Darby, PA 19082 Telephone: (610) 713-2479 ~ Fax: (610) 713-2378
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:22:26 +0000