Goals of the Franklin County System of Care
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The Vision of the Franklin County System of Care
A System of Care is about partnership – a partnership made up of service providers, families, teachers, and others who care for a child. Together the team develops and individuals service plan that builds on unique strengths of each child and each family. This customized plan is always implemented in a manner consistent with the family’s culture and language.
In a System of Care, mental health, education, child welfare, juvenile justice, and other agencies and family resources work together to ensure that children with mental, emotional, developmental, substance abuse and/or behavioral problems and their families have access to the services and supports they need to succeed.
Within a system of Care, ongoing assessment to identify changing strengths and needs is utilized along with attention critical transitions, such as from elementary to middle school or from children’s service system to adult service systems.
Systems of Care are developed on the premise that the mental health needs of children, youth and their families can be met within their home, school, and community environments. These systems are also developed around the principles of being child-centered, family driven, youth-guided, strengths-based, culturally competent and involving interagency collaboration. A primary goal of a System of Care is to build innovative community treatment programs, services, and supports for children and families.
In a System of Care, mental health, education, child welfare, juvenile justice, and other agencies and family resources work together to ensure that children with mental, emotional, developmental, substance abuse and/or behavioral problems and their families have access to the services and supports they need to succeed.
Within a system of Care, ongoing assessment to identify changing strengths and needs is utilized along with attention critical transitions, such as from elementary to middle school or from children’s service system to adult service systems.
Systems of Care are developed on the premise that the mental health needs of children, youth and their families can be met within their home, school, and community environments. These systems are also developed around the principles of being child-centered, family driven, youth-guided, strengths-based, culturally competent and involving interagency collaboration. A primary goal of a System of Care is to build innovative community treatment programs, services, and supports for children and families.