Presentation by Bianca Truman, from the Safe Futures Foundation. This presentation was delivered to DVRCV's 'Sowing the seeds of change' forum for and by women with disabilities.
Helping Hands provides in-home health services to clients of all ages across 18 counties in North Texas. Their services include nursing, therapy, case management, and personal care provided by RNs, LVNs, therapists, and home health aides. They work to determine clients' eligibility for services and submit required paperwork. Their mission is to provide high quality healthcare and promote wellness and quality of life while honoring each client's choices.
The Woodlake Family Resource Center aims to increase children's success through comprehensive and culturally sensitive services. It offers an array of family services, counseling, practical assistance, and health programs. As a community resource, it advocates for human rights and social justice while strengthening families. The center collaborates extensively with other local organizations and agencies to serve the needs of the at-risk Woodlake population.
Jason Abernathy has over 20 years of experience in law enforcement, peer recovery support, and critical incident stress debriefing in Northeast Tennessee. He currently serves as the Lifeline Coordinator for Insight Alliance, where he assesses addiction treatment needs and helps establish new recovery programs. He is also a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist who assists others in achieving personal recovery goals. Additionally, he coordinates critical incident debriefings as a Critical Stress Debriefer to provide counseling to law enforcement officers dealing with trauma.
The Women on Farms Project aims to empower and strengthen farmwomen. Their mission is to claim their rights and help transform their communities. They work to ensure women are treated with dignity and have access to basic needs and services. They partner with various sectors to influence change. Their core activities include education, advocacy, research, and human rights work. They build women's organizations and structures to share experiences and initiate campaigns around land, labor, health, and empowerment. While they face challenges like economic hardship and deep-rooted social issues, their work has led to positive changes like women addressing issues independently and representing themselves and their needs in meetings with officials.
The document discusses Fresno County's Child Welfare and K-6 programs. The Child Welfare program's vision is to support, protect, and strengthen children and families through community partnerships. The program provides assessment, intervention, prevention, placement and mental health services. The K-6 program is a voluntary school-based program that uses prevention and family-centered approaches to serve at-risk children and their families through case management, referrals, support groups, social skills groups, and outreach. Students are referred by school staff and parents can call the school to be referred to a K-6 social worker.
The document provides information about Kings County Human Services Agency and its Child Welfare Services division. It details the agency's mission, values, programs including Family Maintenance, and significance in advocating for social justice and human rights. The agency works to protect children and families in Kings County.
Empowerment Magazine is a free quarterly online and print publication dedicated to promoting overall wellness and mental health resiliency for the Greater Sacramento.
Child Protective Services (CPS) investigates reports of suspected child abuse and neglect to ensure children's safety, permanency, and well-being. CPS aims to keep children safely in their homes whenever possible through family support services, but will remove children and arrange foster placement if necessary to protect them. The goal is then to reunify families if possible or find children permanent alternative families through adoption or guardianship. CPS serves all communities and families regardless of cultural background with the primary goal of protecting children from harm.
Helping Hands provides in-home health services to clients of all ages across 18 counties in North Texas. Their services include nursing, therapy, case management, and personal care provided by RNs, LVNs, therapists, and home health aides. They work to determine clients' eligibility for services and submit required paperwork. Their mission is to provide high quality healthcare and promote wellness and quality of life while honoring each client's choices.
The Woodlake Family Resource Center aims to increase children's success through comprehensive and culturally sensitive services. It offers an array of family services, counseling, practical assistance, and health programs. As a community resource, it advocates for human rights and social justice while strengthening families. The center collaborates extensively with other local organizations and agencies to serve the needs of the at-risk Woodlake population.
Jason Abernathy has over 20 years of experience in law enforcement, peer recovery support, and critical incident stress debriefing in Northeast Tennessee. He currently serves as the Lifeline Coordinator for Insight Alliance, where he assesses addiction treatment needs and helps establish new recovery programs. He is also a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist who assists others in achieving personal recovery goals. Additionally, he coordinates critical incident debriefings as a Critical Stress Debriefer to provide counseling to law enforcement officers dealing with trauma.
The Women on Farms Project aims to empower and strengthen farmwomen. Their mission is to claim their rights and help transform their communities. They work to ensure women are treated with dignity and have access to basic needs and services. They partner with various sectors to influence change. Their core activities include education, advocacy, research, and human rights work. They build women's organizations and structures to share experiences and initiate campaigns around land, labor, health, and empowerment. While they face challenges like economic hardship and deep-rooted social issues, their work has led to positive changes like women addressing issues independently and representing themselves and their needs in meetings with officials.
The document discusses Fresno County's Child Welfare and K-6 programs. The Child Welfare program's vision is to support, protect, and strengthen children and families through community partnerships. The program provides assessment, intervention, prevention, placement and mental health services. The K-6 program is a voluntary school-based program that uses prevention and family-centered approaches to serve at-risk children and their families through case management, referrals, support groups, social skills groups, and outreach. Students are referred by school staff and parents can call the school to be referred to a K-6 social worker.
The document provides information about Kings County Human Services Agency and its Child Welfare Services division. It details the agency's mission, values, programs including Family Maintenance, and significance in advocating for social justice and human rights. The agency works to protect children and families in Kings County.
Empowerment Magazine is a free quarterly online and print publication dedicated to promoting overall wellness and mental health resiliency for the Greater Sacramento.
Child Protective Services (CPS) investigates reports of suspected child abuse and neglect to ensure children's safety, permanency, and well-being. CPS aims to keep children safely in their homes whenever possible through family support services, but will remove children and arrange foster placement if necessary to protect them. The goal is then to reunify families if possible or find children permanent alternative families through adoption or guardianship. CPS serves all communities and families regardless of cultural background with the primary goal of protecting children from harm.
The Kings County Human Services Agency assists residents who are facing hardship or unable to fully participate in society. The agency protects children and elders, provides health coverage, and supports workforce development. It aims to promote safety, well-being, family permanence, stability, and self-reliance for families in the county. The agency's services include child protection, health insurance, senior abuse response, job training, and programs for dependent adults, seniors, parenting teens, foster homes, families in crisis, and people with special needs.
Kinship care, where children are raised by extended family instead of parents, is a growing practice. Kinship caregivers face challenges including lack of financial support, legal ambiguity, and stress. They have greater needs for parenting skills, health resources, and emotional support compared to non-kinship foster care. Children raised in kinship care are at risk for behavioral, academic, and emotional issues stemming from their family situations, but may benefit from greater family connection and stability compared to non-kin foster care. Effective support strategies include support groups, education programs, and ensuring kinship caregivers' needs are met separately from children's supervision needs.
Anne Brown has 17 years of experience working in human services and helping at-risk populations. She holds a BS in Psychology and Social Work. Her experience includes working as a support professional at a residential treatment facility, as a substitute teacher helping children with behavioral issues, and as an advocate and relief staff at a domestic violence shelter. She is skilled in counseling, crisis intervention, and working with diverse multi-ethnic groups.
Ann Bustamante is a community consultant who works on health programs to improve health equity and reduce chronic conditions. She helps increase local health jurisdictions' capacity for foundational public health. Ann consults on topics like healthy eating, active living, clinical linkages, and health systems improvement for diabetes, stroke and hypertension prevention. She applies concepts of community resilience and participatory action to foster community knowledge, adaptability, and participation. In her work, Ann draws from over five years of experience building capacity for public health, health systems, and community organizations to address population health, as well as involvement in environmental and social justice projects outside of her professional work.
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This document provides information on best practices for out-of-home foster care placements based on research from 2004-2009. It discusses types of placements like foster homes and group homes, as well as problems that can occur with placements like instability and separation of siblings. Nine best practices are then presented: 1) pre-screening homes for suitable matches, 2) providing consistent medical/academic services, 3) matching mentors to children, 4) reducing social worker turnover, 5) minimizing multiple placements, 6) increasing involvement in case planning, 7) decreasing time in placements, 8) encouraging attachment bonding, and 9) considering biological and foster family bonds for permanency placements. Suggested applications are provided for each best practice.
Fresno county department of social servicespahouaher
This document outlines the vision, mission, organizational structure, social justice issues addressed, populations served, community context, practices, and significance of the Fresno County Department of Social Services. The department's vision is to lead an integrated network supporting, protecting, and strengthening children and families. Its mission is to promote best practices in partnership with the community to ensure child safety, permanence, stability, and family well-being through prevention, early intervention, and fiscal responsibility.
Mountain Valley Developmental Services (MVDS) is a non-profit community centered board that serves over 11,000 individuals with developmental disabilities in western Colorado. MVDS manages and delivers various community-based services and supports including case management, residential services, enrichment services, employment services, and medical services. It forms partnerships with private providers to deliver these services. MVDS operates residential housing and provides day programs to encourage independence and community inclusion for clients. The organization aims to enhance the abilities of individuals to live, learn, and work independently through various programs and supports.
Family Services of Metro Orlando presented on their mission to protect children and strengthen families by overseeing services for at-risk youth in Orange County, including diversion programs, foster care, adoption services, and case management provided by partner organizations. They discussed implementing new safety assessment protocols, increasing permanency outcomes, and challenges in ensuring well-being for older children and those with special needs. Community involvement and a focus on prevention, engagement, and quality improvement guide FSMO's work.
WestCare was founded in 1973 to provide substance abuse treatment to low-income individuals. It started as a residential program for heroin-addicted men and has since expanded to offer various services across California, including outpatient and residential programs for adults, adolescents, pregnant women, and more. The men's residential program in Fresno provides treatment ranging from 31-180 days and addresses issues like alcoholism, drug addiction, unemployment, homelessness, and mental illness to help residents successfully reintegrate into society.
222 million women around the world want to use family planning but can't. In this infographic we look at the reasons behind unmet need for contraception
The Fresno County Department of Social Services addresses the needs of children who are suspected victims of abuse or neglect. It investigates all referrals and may remove children if necessary, placing them in temporary foster care. The department aims to empower families and prevent permanent removal of children from their parents by connecting them with resources and having parents complete tasks before children can return. It strives for equal treatment and social justice while protecting children.
Tri-City Women’s Resource Society (TCWRS) is a non-profit organization that has served over 4000-5000 women and families annually since the 1970s. It operates a Women's Resource Centre and Coquitlam Transition House, providing services for women fleeing abuse such as counseling, legal aid, food and clothing. TCWRS's mission is to eliminate violence through education, prevention and partnerships. It receives funding from various government and private sources and hopes to expand its programs and services in the future.
The document outlines the specifications for a domestic violence accommodation and floating support service in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Key details include:
- The service will provide emergency accommodation for up to 6-9 months in two refuge houses totaling 15 units, as well as floating support for up to 3-6 months.
- Referrals can be made via a 24/7 hotline and risk will be assessed using the CAADA DASH tool to determine the support plan.
- In addition to accommodation, support will include counseling, safety planning, help accessing services, and moving women into permanent housing within 6 months.
- The provider will partner with local agencies, attend domestic violence meetings, and provide
Good Practice Guidelines for Working with Children and Young People in RefugeLorren Stainton
The document provides guidelines for working with children and young people in refuges. It thanks the Western Australian government for their assistance in developing the resource. It details how to access copies of the guidelines and acknowledges contributors. The guidelines aim to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children in refuges, teach them that domestic violence is not their fault, acknowledge them as clients, and strengthen relationships between mothers and children. Child advocates play an important role by working therapeutically with young clients.
The document outlines the programs and services offered by Dr. Roz's Healing Place, a center for empowerment and healing for survivors of domestic violence. The center provides: (1) front line counseling and follow up programs, (2) transitional housing and support, (3) programs for building opportunities for women, and (4) child and youth programs. The goal is to help survivors move through trauma towards healing by providing counseling, advocacy, housing assistance, and educational support.
The document provides an overview of the Tri City Women's Resource Society (TCWRS), including its vision, mission and the services it offers. TCWRS has three locations that offer programs like counseling, victim assistance, transition housing and community outreach. The transition house in Coquitlam provides temporary safe shelter for women and children experiencing abuse. TCWRS aims to empower women and eliminate violence through education and partnership. It also outlines criteria for staying at the transition house and future goals like expanding services and housing options.
Ending Family Homelessness Webinar: Identifying Effective Interventionsmdanielsfirstfocus
This document summarizes the findings of a study examining housing and service outcomes for families experiencing homelessness over 2.5 years. The study compared outcomes for families placed in emergency shelter, transitional housing, or permanent supportive housing. Key findings include: high rates of children living apart from their mothers, emotional and behavioral problems in children, high levels of trauma and mental health issues among mothers, and residential instability over time that was predicted by factors like trauma symptoms, education levels, and self-efficacy. The document calls for policy and practice changes like trauma-informed care, comprehensive family assessments, parenting supports, and child-centered services to better address family homelessness.
Fresno County Family Services is led by Director Cathi Huerta and Deputy Director Howard Himes. It serves the diverse community of Fresno County by assisting families and children affected by poverty and abuse. The agency addresses at-risk children and helps restore families by providing resources. Its mission is to ensure child safety, permanence, family well-being through prevention, early intervention and being proactive, strategic and outcome-focused while being fiscally responsible. The agency assesses families, investigates cases to understand clients' environments, and provides case management to benefit children and families through its services.
Fresno County Family Services is led by Director Cathi Huerta and Deputy Director Howard Himes. It serves the diverse community of Fresno County by assisting families and children affected by poverty and abuse. The agency addresses at-risk children and helps restore families by providing resources. Its mission is to ensure child safety, permanence, family well-being through prevention, early intervention and being proactive, strategic and outcome-focused while being fiscally responsible. The agency assesses families, investigates cases, and provides case management to benefit children and families.
The Homeless Youth Initiative provides housing and support services to homeless high school students in Fairfax County, Virginia. It offers several housing options, including a group home for girls, host homes with volunteer families, and rental subsidies. Case managers and therapists provide ongoing assistance with needs like healthcare, education, and independent living skills. Since starting in 2009, the program has increased from serving 100 students to over 260, with greatly improved educational outcomes like no dropouts and all graduates pursuing higher education. Securing ongoing funding and expanding services remain priorities.
The document discusses issues faced by women in India and proposes solutions to empower them. It outlines economic, social and health issues like financial burdens, patriarchal attitudes, domestic violence, child marriage, malnutrition and maternal mortality. To address these, it recommends improving education, health, financial independence, legal protections, and increasing awareness. A three-tier plan focuses on making women healthy through better healthcare, wealthy through financial inclusion and property rights, and empowered through technology and entrepreneurship training. It also provides details on implementing the plan through volunteers from different sectors of society.
The Kings County Human Services Agency assists residents who are facing hardship or unable to fully participate in society. The agency protects children and elders, provides health coverage, and supports workforce development. It aims to promote safety, well-being, family permanence, stability, and self-reliance for families in the county. The agency's services include child protection, health insurance, senior abuse response, job training, and programs for dependent adults, seniors, parenting teens, foster homes, families in crisis, and people with special needs.
Kinship care, where children are raised by extended family instead of parents, is a growing practice. Kinship caregivers face challenges including lack of financial support, legal ambiguity, and stress. They have greater needs for parenting skills, health resources, and emotional support compared to non-kinship foster care. Children raised in kinship care are at risk for behavioral, academic, and emotional issues stemming from their family situations, but may benefit from greater family connection and stability compared to non-kin foster care. Effective support strategies include support groups, education programs, and ensuring kinship caregivers' needs are met separately from children's supervision needs.
Anne Brown has 17 years of experience working in human services and helping at-risk populations. She holds a BS in Psychology and Social Work. Her experience includes working as a support professional at a residential treatment facility, as a substitute teacher helping children with behavioral issues, and as an advocate and relief staff at a domestic violence shelter. She is skilled in counseling, crisis intervention, and working with diverse multi-ethnic groups.
Ann Bustamante is a community consultant who works on health programs to improve health equity and reduce chronic conditions. She helps increase local health jurisdictions' capacity for foundational public health. Ann consults on topics like healthy eating, active living, clinical linkages, and health systems improvement for diabetes, stroke and hypertension prevention. She applies concepts of community resilience and participatory action to foster community knowledge, adaptability, and participation. In her work, Ann draws from over five years of experience building capacity for public health, health systems, and community organizations to address population health, as well as involvement in environmental and social justice projects outside of her professional work.
Presentation w ith sources and full informationguest4fcc5da
This document provides information on best practices for out-of-home foster care placements based on research from 2004-2009. It discusses types of placements like foster homes and group homes, as well as problems that can occur with placements like instability and separation of siblings. Nine best practices are then presented: 1) pre-screening homes for suitable matches, 2) providing consistent medical/academic services, 3) matching mentors to children, 4) reducing social worker turnover, 5) minimizing multiple placements, 6) increasing involvement in case planning, 7) decreasing time in placements, 8) encouraging attachment bonding, and 9) considering biological and foster family bonds for permanency placements. Suggested applications are provided for each best practice.
Fresno county department of social servicespahouaher
This document outlines the vision, mission, organizational structure, social justice issues addressed, populations served, community context, practices, and significance of the Fresno County Department of Social Services. The department's vision is to lead an integrated network supporting, protecting, and strengthening children and families. Its mission is to promote best practices in partnership with the community to ensure child safety, permanence, stability, and family well-being through prevention, early intervention, and fiscal responsibility.
Mountain Valley Developmental Services (MVDS) is a non-profit community centered board that serves over 11,000 individuals with developmental disabilities in western Colorado. MVDS manages and delivers various community-based services and supports including case management, residential services, enrichment services, employment services, and medical services. It forms partnerships with private providers to deliver these services. MVDS operates residential housing and provides day programs to encourage independence and community inclusion for clients. The organization aims to enhance the abilities of individuals to live, learn, and work independently through various programs and supports.
Family Services of Metro Orlando presented on their mission to protect children and strengthen families by overseeing services for at-risk youth in Orange County, including diversion programs, foster care, adoption services, and case management provided by partner organizations. They discussed implementing new safety assessment protocols, increasing permanency outcomes, and challenges in ensuring well-being for older children and those with special needs. Community involvement and a focus on prevention, engagement, and quality improvement guide FSMO's work.
WestCare was founded in 1973 to provide substance abuse treatment to low-income individuals. It started as a residential program for heroin-addicted men and has since expanded to offer various services across California, including outpatient and residential programs for adults, adolescents, pregnant women, and more. The men's residential program in Fresno provides treatment ranging from 31-180 days and addresses issues like alcoholism, drug addiction, unemployment, homelessness, and mental illness to help residents successfully reintegrate into society.
222 million women around the world want to use family planning but can't. In this infographic we look at the reasons behind unmet need for contraception
The Fresno County Department of Social Services addresses the needs of children who are suspected victims of abuse or neglect. It investigates all referrals and may remove children if necessary, placing them in temporary foster care. The department aims to empower families and prevent permanent removal of children from their parents by connecting them with resources and having parents complete tasks before children can return. It strives for equal treatment and social justice while protecting children.
Tri-City Women’s Resource Society (TCWRS) is a non-profit organization that has served over 4000-5000 women and families annually since the 1970s. It operates a Women's Resource Centre and Coquitlam Transition House, providing services for women fleeing abuse such as counseling, legal aid, food and clothing. TCWRS's mission is to eliminate violence through education, prevention and partnerships. It receives funding from various government and private sources and hopes to expand its programs and services in the future.
The document outlines the specifications for a domestic violence accommodation and floating support service in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Key details include:
- The service will provide emergency accommodation for up to 6-9 months in two refuge houses totaling 15 units, as well as floating support for up to 3-6 months.
- Referrals can be made via a 24/7 hotline and risk will be assessed using the CAADA DASH tool to determine the support plan.
- In addition to accommodation, support will include counseling, safety planning, help accessing services, and moving women into permanent housing within 6 months.
- The provider will partner with local agencies, attend domestic violence meetings, and provide
Good Practice Guidelines for Working with Children and Young People in RefugeLorren Stainton
The document provides guidelines for working with children and young people in refuges. It thanks the Western Australian government for their assistance in developing the resource. It details how to access copies of the guidelines and acknowledges contributors. The guidelines aim to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children in refuges, teach them that domestic violence is not their fault, acknowledge them as clients, and strengthen relationships between mothers and children. Child advocates play an important role by working therapeutically with young clients.
The document outlines the programs and services offered by Dr. Roz's Healing Place, a center for empowerment and healing for survivors of domestic violence. The center provides: (1) front line counseling and follow up programs, (2) transitional housing and support, (3) programs for building opportunities for women, and (4) child and youth programs. The goal is to help survivors move through trauma towards healing by providing counseling, advocacy, housing assistance, and educational support.
The document provides an overview of the Tri City Women's Resource Society (TCWRS), including its vision, mission and the services it offers. TCWRS has three locations that offer programs like counseling, victim assistance, transition housing and community outreach. The transition house in Coquitlam provides temporary safe shelter for women and children experiencing abuse. TCWRS aims to empower women and eliminate violence through education and partnership. It also outlines criteria for staying at the transition house and future goals like expanding services and housing options.
Ending Family Homelessness Webinar: Identifying Effective Interventionsmdanielsfirstfocus
This document summarizes the findings of a study examining housing and service outcomes for families experiencing homelessness over 2.5 years. The study compared outcomes for families placed in emergency shelter, transitional housing, or permanent supportive housing. Key findings include: high rates of children living apart from their mothers, emotional and behavioral problems in children, high levels of trauma and mental health issues among mothers, and residential instability over time that was predicted by factors like trauma symptoms, education levels, and self-efficacy. The document calls for policy and practice changes like trauma-informed care, comprehensive family assessments, parenting supports, and child-centered services to better address family homelessness.
Fresno County Family Services is led by Director Cathi Huerta and Deputy Director Howard Himes. It serves the diverse community of Fresno County by assisting families and children affected by poverty and abuse. The agency addresses at-risk children and helps restore families by providing resources. Its mission is to ensure child safety, permanence, family well-being through prevention, early intervention and being proactive, strategic and outcome-focused while being fiscally responsible. The agency assesses families, investigates cases to understand clients' environments, and provides case management to benefit children and families through its services.
Fresno County Family Services is led by Director Cathi Huerta and Deputy Director Howard Himes. It serves the diverse community of Fresno County by assisting families and children affected by poverty and abuse. The agency addresses at-risk children and helps restore families by providing resources. Its mission is to ensure child safety, permanence, family well-being through prevention, early intervention and being proactive, strategic and outcome-focused while being fiscally responsible. The agency assesses families, investigates cases, and provides case management to benefit children and families.
The Homeless Youth Initiative provides housing and support services to homeless high school students in Fairfax County, Virginia. It offers several housing options, including a group home for girls, host homes with volunteer families, and rental subsidies. Case managers and therapists provide ongoing assistance with needs like healthcare, education, and independent living skills. Since starting in 2009, the program has increased from serving 100 students to over 260, with greatly improved educational outcomes like no dropouts and all graduates pursuing higher education. Securing ongoing funding and expanding services remain priorities.
The document discusses issues faced by women in India and proposes solutions to empower them. It outlines economic, social and health issues like financial burdens, patriarchal attitudes, domestic violence, child marriage, malnutrition and maternal mortality. To address these, it recommends improving education, health, financial independence, legal protections, and increasing awareness. A three-tier plan focuses on making women healthy through better healthcare, wealthy through financial inclusion and property rights, and empowered through technology and entrepreneurship training. It also provides details on implementing the plan through volunteers from different sectors of society.
The document summarizes the learning experience of a student who completed a group assignment on family support systems. The assignment involved researching the South Asian Women's Rights Organization (SAWRO) agency. The student gained knowledge on settlement and family support services, and found child care support and integration services particularly important. The student also learned about the challenges immigrant women face integrating into Canadian society and how agencies like SAWRO help address issues like language barriers, housing, employment, childcare and culture.
Rodolfo Martínez-Puentes has over 20 years of experience in community services, health education, and program management. He has a background in care coordination, health education, HIV/AIDS prevention and support, and social work. His experience includes managing various health programs and coordinating prevention efforts, education, and outreach in both English and Spanish.
Juvenile Causation,Intervention and Prevention Harun Ma'hdi-El
Ways to decrease delinquency amongst juveniles and increase healthy family dynamics and how to analyze and understand the causation of criminal behavior
Allison Bressler and Gloria Sgrizzi co-founded A Partnership for Change (APFC) in 2007 after identifying a gap in domestic violence education services in New Jersey. Both Allison and Gloria have extensive experience in the domestic violence field, having worked for organizations providing services to victims. APFC was created to address the lack of awareness about domestic violence resources by developing educational programs for victims, first responders, professionals, and educators to help connect those in need with local support services.
The document discusses services provided by Hamilton Family Center to help families experiencing homelessness and substance abuse issues. The Center uses a Housing First approach to provide housing and comprehensive support services to promote self-sufficiency. Services are trauma-informed, harm reduction based, and include substance abuse treatment, healthcare, parenting support, and collaborative programs with social services. Challenges include differing perspectives between providers, and balancing client needs with requirements of social services agencies.
The document outlines the services provided by Madera County Social Services including emergency response to allegations of child abuse and neglect. The department aims to protect children, elders, and dependent adults while delivering services respectfully and strengthening families. Services include investigating abuse reports, family maintenance and reunification programs, and permanent placement options for children who cannot safely remain at home. The goal is to empower individuals and families while ensuring public health and safety.
The document discusses the link between HIV/AIDS and homelessness. Key points include:
- Lack of affordable housing and discrimination can cause people with HIV/AIDS to become homeless as they may lose their jobs and ability to afford housing.
- Urban Solutions is a nonprofit that provides various services to over 100 low-income and underinsured individuals with HIV/AIDS each year, including medical care, housing assistance, and youth programs.
- The National Alliance to End Homelessness outlines a 10 step plan communities can take that includes strategies like emergency prevention, rapid re-housing, and ensuring access to permanent supportive housing and income for those in need.
Presented by Linda Olsen.
2.1: Basics of Rapid Re-Housing
Rapid re-housing programs offer a constellation of services, including housing search aid, rental assistance, and transitional case management to help families minimize their time in shelter to secure a home of their own. This workshop provides an introduction to rapid re-housing for families and includes a discussion of how the model is being used to serve domestic violence survivors.
Frances L. Dupuis has over 30 years of experience in human services, education, and case management. She has held several leadership roles coordinating day programs, community supports, and supported living services for individuals with disabilities. Her experience includes developing individual service plans, managing staff, budgets, and daily operations. She also has experience as an adjunct instructor teaching psychology courses.
The document summarizes the Wasueg Project, which aimed to address violence against women and girls in the Listuguj community through focus groups. It provided statistics on domestic violence in Canada and definitions. It described how 13 focus groups with 105 participants were conducted to understand perspectives on healthy and abusive relationships, available services, and safety planning. The data gathered will inform the development of safety plans, workshops, and a long-term prevention plan. Unexpected findings included a need for services for male abusers and victims, as well as reconnecting with Mi'gmaq culture as part of healing.
Similar to Bianca Truman at 'Sowing the seeds of change' DVRCV Forum (20)
Bianca Truman at 'Sowing the seeds of change' DVRCV Forum
1. Responding to women and children
with a disability experiencing family
violence
2. Safe Futures Foundation (formerly known
as Brenda House and Maroondah Halfway
House) is a Regional and State Wide
organisation providing an early
intervention support response, and
emergency, crisis and transitional
accommodation and support response to
women and children who have
experienced family violence
3. SFF have a strong commitment to a holistic
approach to the provision of support for individual
women and children. Stabilising housing, health,
social connection and safety issues are the primary
focus of case management that is client focussed
and client driven for each individual woman and
child.
Access and equity is of paramount importance to
the agency: all women have access to the service
regardless of age, race, ethnic origin, political or
religious beliefs, disability or disadvantage.
4. Early Intervention
Emergency
Crisis
Transitional
Intensive Case Management
Specialist Children’s Response
Disability response across all service delivery
areas
5. Historically women have had to accept what the
service system offered, often even when it did
not address their individual needs or
circumstances. SFF focuses on each individual
woman and child and their specific outcomes.
Following extensive consultation with women
and children, it was determined that cluster
model accommodation reduced inherent
barriers and the subsequent discrimination that
communal model accommodation imposed
6. SFF was successful in lobbying government for
building modifications that have now provided;
3 emergency response universal access units,
with multi use options for small and large
families
2 3BR crisis houses for a longer support period
Features of the some of the units include
independent access, lowered kitchen facilities,
modified bathrooms, front loading washing
machine and access to communication
technologies
7.
8.
9.
10. SFF lobbied successfully for joint funding from
Homeless, Family Violence and Disability
divisions of the Department of Human Services
to employ a project officer to:
Develop a Disability Action Plan template for
specialist family violence crisis accommodation
and support services
Build relationships across Disability, Family
Violence, Homelessness, Family Services, and
Home and Community Care sectors.
11. Develop policy and practice guidelines for both
service sectors to ensure appropriate and
consistent responses are provided to clients.
Identifying training requirements and
opportunities for staff across the service
systems.
Participate in relevant Regional and State wide
networks.
12. Women with disabilities continue to be at risk
of being assaulted, raped and abused at a rate
of at least twice that of women without a
disability
Research identified that family violence
agencies needed to improve access to their
services for women with disabilities
SFF Disability Action Plan
13. Working collaboratively across all sectors to
ensure access and equity to women and
children with a disability experiencing family
violence
SFF have developed the first integrated state-wide emergency and crisis accommodation and support family violence / disability response. Comprehensive assessment of risk and needs, safety planning, intensive case management and case co-ordination, and referrals all form part of a continuum of response that looks to provide safety, individual outcomes, community connection and the most appropriate accommodation available.Our early intervention program is called “Safe at Home”. Through a referral pathway with Centrelink the Safe at Home program has evolved to offer women and children a range of options and to make choices about remaining safely in their community. It identifies the more subtle forms of violence (emotional, social, financial, cultural) at a much earlier stage and at a time when women may have a wider range of options and greater degree of personal strength. These forms of violence are often perpetrated against women with a disability as we have identified that the families supported in our Safe at Home program are presenting with disability, in particularly children with a diagnosed cognitive/intellectual disability. With early intervention the perpetrator can be excluded, safety strategies implemented, and appropriate community supports put in place whereby the woman is able to stay in her own home and her own community. Negotiated responses from Justice, Police and community agencies has resulted in women not being forced to enter the cycle of homeless, but to have increased safety whilst still remaining connected to their communities. This program currently provides a response for the Eastern Region and is has limited capacity due to funding resources. We are happy to be contacted for secondary consultation and an assessment for support if we have capacity to do so. We are wanting to gauge demand for this type of response to assist in our efforts to lobby for further resourcing. We have supported 160 women (this number does not include children) in the past 9 months through the Safe @ Home program. All women and children come through our emergency response where they are supported intensively to ensure their individual needs are identified and options are sourced that are appropriate for their individual situations and for outcomes that the women themselves have identified.Our crisis response provides accommodation and case management support with ongoing support whilst in transitional housing. Disability Intensive Case Manager that is able to work with women longer term – upto 12monthsThe specialist children's response team focuses is on identifying the children’s individual support needs and works holistically with the case management team to support the family. We are seeing a large number of families are present at our service with children with a disability –particularly aspergers and autism
As a result of a Nation Building grant we were able to redevelop the communal model site into a cluster development. The existing refuge building was redesigned to convert a 5 bedroom facility into three fully self contained units and a children’s well being room. An additional two purpose built units were constructed on the same site. Three of the units were fitted out with universal access facilities enabling the establishment of the first integrated family violence/disability crisis accommodation response in Victoria.
The service’s Disability Action Plan sets out specific outcomes that will:• Reduce and eliminate barriers in our service and programs for women and children with a disability escaping family violence• Be a leader in best practice in our universal access planning and service provision.• Strengthen advocacy and partnerships within government and non-government departments and community services to address and eliminate barriers• Reinforce a culture that celebrates the diversity of all people who work in and access our service.
The analysis of good practice indicated that collaboration is a highly effective way to address service gaps in both sectors and to decrease barriers to the provision of a family violence / disability response. It is crucial that family violence and disability services developed and sustained collaboration to build local, regional and state wide sources of specialist advice, secondary consultation and education about women with disabilities experiencing family violence. Another significant issue raised in research was the lack of integration across the family violence and disability service sectors. The Disability and Family Violence Crisis Response Initiative will assist women &/or with a disability experiencing family violencewho may require immediate disability support to access a family violence crisis response while exploring longer term housing and support options or require immediate disability support to remain safe in the home or community. The supports are provided for a maximum of 12 weeks while the woman works with her Family Violence Worker to develop a plan for her longer term arrangements.