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What Works: System Development Strategies Across Communities - System Implementation Issue Brief #5 (2008)

“What works?” “How do stakeholders create a system of care?” “How are systems working in other places?” Communities contemplating system-of-care implementation find that there are no clear-cut answers to these deceptively simple questions. This issue brief will provide cross-site analyses of critical system implementation factors identified by stakeholders within each of the six exemplary communities participating in this research study, and will offer clues around common themes identified at each study site.
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Quality Improvement Strategies that Work - System Implementation Issue Brief #6 (2008)

The goal of this issue brief is to discuss findings regarding the types of data and data collection procedures systems used to evaluate and monitor their performance. There is a critical need for systems of care to dedicate resources to self-evaluation and monitoring activities. The brief highlights the evaluation activities that systems rely on to continually improve the quality of mental health service delivery to children with serious mental health challenges.
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Effective Financing Strategies for Systems of Care: Examples from the Field - A Resource Compendium for Developing a Comprehensive Financing Plan  (2008)

This document presents examples of effective financing strategies for seven key areas related to the development of comprehensive and strategic financing plans for systems of care. It is intended as a companion to the Self-Assessment and Planning Guide: Developing a Comprehensive Financing Plan.
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Report to the Legislature:Evaluation of the Department of Children and Families Community-Based Care Initiative Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (2008)

This evaluation examines the status of Community-Based Care (CBC) in Florida, with a special focus on child and family outcomes, quality, and cost. The report includes the 20 lead agencies that served Florida’s 67 counties during fiscal year 2006-2007 (FY06-07). The executive summary briefly details critical findings on three research questions, with attention paid to longitudinal trends over the past three years when possible. More detailed methods, results and contextual information may be found in each section of the report.
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AHCA Highlights Policy Brief 1: Using Research to Shape Future Directions of Children’s Managed Mental Health Care (2007)

Through a contractual arrangement with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI) has conducted studies of Florida’s implementation of managed mental health care over the past 11 years (1996–2006). This policy brief is the product of a comprehensive review of 19 studies and yields a more global view of the impact of managed mental health care in the state of Florida on children with serious emotional problems and their families. Summative findings, trends, and policy and practice recommendations from studies regarding children’s managed mental health care are presented.
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RTC Study 3 Financing Structures and Strategies to Support Effective Systems of Care: Issue Brief 1: Effective Strategies to Finance a Broad Array of Services and Supports (2007)

Effective Financing Strategies for Systems of Care is a Research and Training Center study that is examining financing strategies used by states, communities, and tribes to support the infrastructure, services, and support s that comprise systems of care. This issue brief presents the results of the first wave of study site visits regarding financing strategies to support a broad range of services and supports.
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RTC Study 3 Financing Structures and Strategies to Support Effective Systems of Care: Issue Brief 2: Effective Strategies to Finance Family and Youth Partnerships (2007)

Effective Financing Strategies for Systems of Care is a Research and Training Center study that is examining financing strategies used by states, communities, and tribes to support the infrastructure, services, and support s that comprise systems of care. This issue brief presents the results of the first wave of study site visits regarding financing strategies to support family and youth partnerships.
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IV-E Waiver Demonstration Evaluation Semi-Annual Progress Report 2 (SFY06-07) (2007)

The Florida Department of Children and Families has contracted with CFS to evaluate the state's IV-E Waiver Demonstration program which allows Florida's 20 Community-Based Care lead agencies to spend federal dollars previously earmarked for out-of-home care on an array of prevention and diversion services. This report provides data collected from focus groups with lead agencies, Department of Children and Families (DCF) Central Office (including fiscal staff), child protective investigators, and judges.
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Family Driven Care: Are We There Yet?
(2007)

This report acquaints readers with the concept of family-driven care for children who have emotional and behavioral disturbances. From this context, the authors provide information about evidence-based practices that are effective interventions to help the children and their families. This information will help families, educators, and mental health service providers plan effective interventions for the children in their care.
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Semi-Annual Progress Report: IV-E Waiver Demonstration Evaluation (2007)

The Florida Department of Children and Families has contracted with CFS to evaluate the state's IV-E Waiver Demonstration program which allows Florida's 20 Community-Based Care lead agencies to spend federal dollars previously earmarked for out-of-home care on an array of prevention and diversion services. This first report addressed the first six months of Waiver implementation (10/01/06-3/30/07), and focused on identification of barriers and challenges related to Waiver implementation and refinement of the evaluation’s theory of change through focus groups with key stakeholders.
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