Implementing Strengthening Families: Kansas’ Experience University of Kansas Institute for Educational Research & Public Service Jackie Counts, MSW Rebecca Gillam, LMSW

How we are connecting the efforts

Connecting to Other Initiatives Kansas Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (KECCS) Plan Kansas Strengthening Families Plan (KSFP) CBCAP (Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention) Programs Protective Factors Survey Early Childhood Initiative

Kansas Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (KECCS) Plan

Kansas Strengthening Families Plan (KSFP)

CBCAP (Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention) Programs

Protective Factors Survey

Early Childhood Initiative

What’s Worked Getting started “Strengthening Families” reaches a broad audience Visual roadmap Organize around content Neutral convener

Getting started

“Strengthening Families” reaches a broad audience

Visual roadmap

Organize around content

Neutral convener

Contributions to ECCS Cross-pollination with EC and SF SF has a wider audience SF has resonated in an unexpected way with legislators Has strengthened Goal 5 of the plan—Family Supports Has strengthened collaboration on the state and community level Integrates goals in both plans

Cross-pollination with EC and SF

SF has a wider audience

SF has resonated in an unexpected way with legislators

Has strengthened Goal 5 of the plan—Family Supports

Has strengthened collaboration on the state and community level

Integrates goals in both plans

Contributions to SF Cross-pollination with EC and SF Opened the door for new partnerships Gave prevention a place at the table Opportunities for funding Coordinated prevention efforts both within field and across fields Integrates goals in both plans

Cross-pollination with EC and SF

Opened the door for new partnerships

Gave prevention a place at the table

Opportunities for funding

Coordinated prevention efforts both within field and across fields

Integrates goals in both plans

Financing CBCAP Funding Early Childhood Block Grant $11.1 million (FY08-FY09) Administered by the Children’s Cabinet Driven by accountability-measures and research-based programming, as well as a focus on at-risk children and underserved areas Early Childhood Initiative, National Alliance of Children’s Trust Funds

CBCAP Funding

Early Childhood Block Grant

$11.1 million (FY08-FY09)

Administered by the Children’s Cabinet

Driven by accountability-measures and research-based programming, as well as a focus on at-risk children and underserved areas

Early Childhood Initiative, National Alliance of Children’s Trust Funds

Next Steps ECCS and SF Parent Involvement Research Initiative Results-based Accountability Model Community Collaborations aligned with ECCS and SF

ECCS and SF Parent Involvement Research Initiative

Results-based Accountability

Model Community Collaborations aligned with ECCS and SF

www.ksfplan.org

KECCS WEBSITE www.keccs.org

Contact Information Kansas Strengthening Families Plan www.ksfplan.org Kansas KECCS Plan www.keccs.org James Redmon, Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund [email_address] Jackie Counts, University of Kansas [email_address] Rebecca Gillam, University of Kansas [email_address]

Kansas Strengthening Families Plan

www.ksfplan.org

Kansas KECCS Plan www.keccs.org

James Redmon, Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund

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Jackie Counts, University of Kansas

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Rebecca Gillam, University of Kansas

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