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The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child
Welfare (NCSACW) provides technical assistance (TA)
on substance abuse issues in the child welfare population. TA is
available to national, state, tribal, and local agencies and
individuals. A key feature of NCSACW's efforts is assistance
in developing the cross-system partnerships and practice changes
that are needed to address the issues of substance use disorders
among families in the child welfare system.
All requests for Onsite and In-Depth TA are coordinated with CSAT
and ACF offices. Approved TA is provided at no charge. A limited
amount of on-site TA is provided at no charge based on availability
and application process.
NCSACW staff and consultants are available to:
- Connect you with materials and other resources, including: publications,
journal articles, research and statistics
- Answer your questions and refer you to other experts in the
fields
- Present at conferences
- Facilitate clinical and policy workgroups of substance abuse
and child welfare staff and judicial officers
- Assist states in preparing for their Child and Family Service
Reviews (CFSRs) and developing their Program Improvement Plans
(PIPs)
Collaboration in Action
Child welfare, substance abuse treatment
and court professionals in States, Tribes, Counties and communities
across the country are coming together on behalf of families. They
are:
- Developing Memoranda of Understanding and shared values statements
to guide their collaboration
- Putting screening and assessment protocols
in place to enhance parent engagement and retention in services
- Identifying the special needs of children affected by substance
abuse
- Creating data systems and information sharing protocols that
can support cross-system case management
- Finding creative ways to fund comprehensive family centered services.
Program
of In-Depth Technical Assistance
NCSACW provides in-depth technical assistance to a few selected sites. Tools,
products, resources and documents created by these sites are available for you
to put collaboration in action.
Regional
Partnership Grantees
The NCSACW provides programmatic technical assistance to the 53 sites
awarded the multi-year grants.
Request Technical Assistance
If you are interested in requesting TA from the NCSACW, please
contact Larisa Owen at 1 (866) 493-2758 or ncsacw@cffutures.org.
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