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The New JerseyDepartment of Children and Families
“We want to protect children and strengthen families!”
Eileen Crummy, Acting Commissioner New Jersey Department of Children and Families
The New Jersey
Department of Children and Families
BIRTHDATE:July 11, 2006
Division of Youth and Family Services
Office of the
Chief of Staff
Division of Child Behavioral Health
Division of Prevention
&
Community Partnerships
Executive Director
Business Operations
Executive Director
Community Services
The New JerseyDepartment of Children and Families
Eileen Crummy, Acting Commissioner
Department of Children and Families
Division of Prevention and & Community Partnerships
How do weprevent child abuse and
family violence?
Division of Prevention & Community Partnerships
…by strengthening families and communities
Division of Prevention & Community Partnerships
How do we strengthen families and
communities?
Division of Prevention & Community Partnerships
Division of Prevention & Community Partnerships
…by providing a continuum of prevention and intervention services…by respecting, affirming and acknowledging family assets and strengths
GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF FAMILY SUPPORTRelationships based on respectEnhancing family capacityFamilies as their own resourceAffirm and strengthen families’ cultural, racial and ethnic identitiesPrograms are embedded in their communitiesPrograms advocate with familiesPractitioners work with families to mobilize resourcesPrograms are flexiblePrinciples of family support are modeled in all program activities
* Cited from Family Support America, 2006;
FACTORS FOR EFFECTIVE PREVENTION PROGRAMSThe New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect recommends the following standards for effective prevention programs:
CONCEPTUAL STANDARDS√ family centered√ community-based√ culturally sensitive and competent√ early start√ developmentally appropriate√ participant partnership√ strength-based approach
FACTORS FOR EFFECTIVE PREVENTION PROGRAMSThe New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect recommends the following standards for effective prevention programs:
PRACTICE STANDARDS√ flexible and responsive√ partnership approaches√ links with informal and formal supports√ universally available and voluntary√ comprehensive and integrated√ easily accessible√ long-term and adequate intensity
FACTORS FOR EFFECTIVE PREVENTION PROGRAMSThe New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect recommends the following standards for effective prevention programs:
ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS√ sound program structure, design, and practices√ committed, caring staff√ data collection and documentation√ measured outcomes and conducts evaluation√ adequate funding and long-range plan√ families, participants and community as collaborators
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Darrell L. Armstrong, Director
Office of
School-Linked Services
Roberta Knowlton,
Administrator
Office of
Early Childhood Svcs.
Pat Stanislaski,
Administrator
Office Family Support & Engagement Services
Dianne Browne,
Administrator
Office of
Central Operations
Kathy Enerlich
Deputy Director
Jewel Johnson
Special Assistant for External Affairs
County Welfare Agencies
David Smith, Administrator
Office of Domestic Violence
Jane Sweeney, Administrator
Division of Prevention & Community Partnerships
DPCP VISION STATEMENT
The mission of the Division of Prevention andCommunity Partnerships (DPCP) is two-fold:
(1) to prevent child abuse and family violence through community-based partnerships and programs that strengthen and support families;
(2) to support relevant and effective services for victims of domestic violence that emphasize safety, permanency, wellbeing and healing.
DPCP GOALS
The Division of Prevention and Community Partnerships (DPCP) will promote a continuum of prevention and intervention programs, with a
strong emphasis on primary prevention.
DPCP is committed to provide the resources and technical assistance needed to maintain a robust
network of public-private partnerships and programs.
DESIRED OUTCOMES
Community partners and services will promote strength-based, positiveoutcomes in the following areas:
1. Child cognitive development**2. Child social emotional development **3. Child physical health and development **4. (Prevention of) Child injury, abuse and neglect **5. Parenting attitudes and knowledge6. Parenting behavior7. Parent’s mental health or risk behaviors8. Family functioning / resources9. Family economic self-sufficiency *10. Healthy Youth Development for youth and teens; 11. Empowerment and increased safety for domestic violence victims and
their children; *domain targets cited from ACF Meta-Analysis on Family Support Programs, 2004; ** ”child” is defined as 0-18;
DPCP STRATEGIES
DPCP has adopted two primary strategies for prevention andintervention: school-linked services and community-based services. These two portals allow for the broadest access to families.
01. Schools: Our focus will include child-care centers, pre-schools, K-12schools, and after-school programs as a means of individual andfamily engagement.
02. Community-Based Organizations: We will engage individuals and families through formal and informalnetworks of community-based prevention and interventionprograms.
Office of Early Childhood Services Pat Stanislaski, Administrator Emphasis on Primary PreventionHome Visitation (NFP, HF, PAT sites);
Parent Education
Strengthening Families through Early Care(08 Abbot Districts)
Children’s Trust Fund (11 Sites)
Safe Haven / Anti-Child Abandonment Funding
Office of School-Linked ServicesRoberta Knowlton, Administrator
The School Based Youth Services Program (67 High School Sites, 18 Middle School Sites, 05 Elementary
School Sites) Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiative (16 sites)Juvenile Delinquency / Gang Prevention Initiative (04 sites) Parent Linking Program (12 sites)Family Empowerment Program (08 Sites)Newark School-Based Health Centers (05 Sites)Family Friendly Centers (50 after-school enhancement programs)N. J. Child Assault Prevention (county-based, primary prevention progs.)
Office of Family Support ServicesDianne Browne, Administrator
Family Success Centers – (32 sites) (Community-Based, Primary Prevention Family Engagement);
Differential Response – (04 counties) (Community-Based Family Engagement & Support);
At-Risk Youth Grants - (21 Grants); Governor’s Crime Prevention Plan
Office of Domestic ViolenceJane Sweeney, Administrator
Domestic Violence Programs (at least one per county);
DV Protocol and Policy Patterned AfterNational Greenbook
DV Liaison Partnership with DYFS/CPS;
Peace: A Learned Solution (P.A.L.S.) (07 Counties)
Office of Services to County Welfare AgenciesDavid Smith, Administrator
Coordinate SSBG and other federal funding from the 21 County Welfare Agencies.
Coordinate services with the Division of Family Development (DFD).
Coordinate services with the County Department of Human Services directors;
Coordinate services with the Human Service Advisory Councils (HSACs);
Office of Central OperationsKathy Enerlich, Deputy DirectorJewel Johnson, Special Assistant in Charge of Fiscal Operations
Fiscal Operations (management of 150+ community-based contracts)
Human Resource Operations;
Management Information Systems;
Evaluation/Research/Outcomes/CQI
Constituent Relations (Governor, Commissioner,Director);
Special Initiatives;
DPCP REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS (RFPs) FY’ 07 & FY’08
Office of Early Childhood Services: $2.4M RFP for Home Visitation Programs (’07) $1.65M RFP for Home Visitation Programs (’08) $350K RFP for Children’s Trust Fund (’08) $210K County Allocation for Safe Haven Funding (’08)
Office of School-Linked Services: $520K RFP for SBYSP Expansion (’08) $580K RFP for Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Services (’08) $100K RFP for one new Parent Linking Program [PLP] (‘08) $21K County Allocation for A. P. P. I. Funding (’08)
Office of DV & Family Support Services: $4M RFP for Family Success Centers (FY’08) $1.8M RFP for P. A. L. S. Programs in DV Shelters (FY’08)
Intra-Division Coordination of “Sister” Programs:• Early Childhood Services• School – Linked Services• DV and Family Support Services• Service Coordination Among County Welfare Agencies
Department of Children and Families Intra-Departmental Coordination Division of Youth and Family Services
-Family Preservation and Reunification - Family Team Meetings / Family Case Conferencing; Division of Children’s Behavior Health Services -Family Support (FS) & Case Management (CM)
Organizations -Youth Case Management (YCMs) & Mobile Response
Units; Division of Central Operations
- I. A. I. U. / State Centralized Screening Office of Education, Differential Response
Inter-Departmental CoordinationDepartment of Human Services (DFD, OECE) Department of Education (Parent Engagement, Abbott, etc…); Department of Health and Senior Services (Health intvs.); Department of Community Affairs (Housing, etc…); Department of Labor (WIBs, One-Stops, etc…); Juvenile Justice Commission (Juvenile Deliquency Prev.,etc…); Office of the Attorney General (Gang Prevention, etc…); Department of Corrections (Prison Rentry, etc…); Secretary of State’s Office (OFBI, etc…);
DPCP CONTACT INFORMATION
DPCP DIRECTOR’S/CENTRAL OFFICE - (609) 984 - 0678
DPCP DEPUTY’S OFFICE - (609) 633-8356
OFFICE of EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES - (609) 984 - 5619
OFFICE of SCHOOL-LINKED SERVICES - (609) 984 - 5632
OFFICE of DV & FAMILY SUPPORT SVCS. - (609) 984 - 5539
COUNTY WELFARE AGENCIES - (609) 292 - 3935
BE VULNERABLE ENOUGH TO TELL YOUR PERSONAL LIFE STORY TO CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES!!!!