Child and Family Services
Vision
Our vision is for children with behavioral health needs and their families in Virginia to be healthy productive citizens who have access to a comprehensive integrated system of care that is community-based, child-centered, family-driven, outcome-oriented, and culturally competent.
Our mission is to ensure high quality behavioral healthcare for children ages 0 through 21 and their families by:
- leading and supporting statewide efforts to establish and strengthen a comprehensive system of care for children and families; and
- building and participating in collaborative partnerships among families and child service providers across agencies and disciplines
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The Office of Child and Family Services holds that supports and services for children and families whose lives are affected by mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance abuse disorders should:
- Empower families and children in developmentally appropriate ways to make choices in their lives
- Provide prompt assistance to those seeking professional support
- Promote integrated community-based services
- Ensure supports and services are easy to access, family-driven, individualized, flexible to changing needs and circumstances, culturally sensitive, and based on functional needs rather than categorical labels.
- Make available to families the level of supports and services needed to keep children with disabilities in their own homes
- Support understanding of family lifestyle limitations due to living with a family member with disabilities
- Provide education and training to providers of family support that will prepare them to work with people with disabilities in inclusive settings
- Maximize disability-specific and generic funding sources to the fullest and contain costs through reinvestment in supports which provide the strongest and most individualized outcomes for children and their families.
- have dignity and worth as human beings
- deserve equal access to public support services
- need families and friends who can serve as their strongest advocates and social supports
- are entitled to health, safety, and well-being, free from abuse, neglect, exploitation, or social stigmas
- need person-centered planning rather than professionally-driven services
- have the right to live in supportive communities
- participate in successful transition to adult supports and services
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- To promote the use of evidence-based practices
- To develop a seamless system of care that integrate services across disciplines
- To partner with stakeholders working to improve services to children
- To develop policies that promote child and family services
- To address gaps in existing services
- To develop new services using evidence based practices and expand existing evidence based models
- To increase family involvement on committees, councils, task forces, addressing children issues
- Increase funding for children services
- To show case services that are working in the Commonwealth
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- Child Care Assistance for Children with Special Needs
- Guidelines for the Use of Mental Health Initiative (MHI) Funds
- Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia Web site – Early Intervention Services
- Intensive Care Coordination:
- Mental Health Initiative Funding Allocations to CSBs
- Office of Child and Family Services Demonstration Projects
- Virginia Federation of Families Family Support and Education
- Child and Family Behavioral Health Policy and Planning Committee (CFBHPPC), (Budget Item 330-F, 2004 Appropriations Act, July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006)
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330-F Report
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An Integrated Policy and Plan to Provide and Improve Access to Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services for Children, Adolescents and Their Families
(Budget Item 311-E, 2007 Appropriations Act, July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008)
Letters
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An Integrated Policy and Plan to Provide and Improve Access to Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services for Children, Adolescents and Their Families
(Budget Item 311-E, 2006 Appropriations Act, July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007)
- Child and Family Services Updates
- Children’s Special Population Report
- Collection of Mental Health Treatments for Children & Adolescents
- Parent Satisfaction Survey
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Report of the State Executive Council Workgroup on the Relinquishment of
Custody for the Purpose of Accessing Behavioral Health Treatment (November 1, 2005)
- Virginia's Part C Early Intervention System
- A Report on Virginia's Part C Early Intervention System (Budget Item 312 K.2, 2006 Appropriations Act, July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007)
- A Report on Virginia's Part C Early Intervention System (Budget Item 334K, July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006)
- A Report on Virginia’s Part C Early Intervention System (Budget Item 334K, 2004 Appropriations Act)
- Part C Infrastructure Report
- Part C Local Contract
- Part C Policies and Procedures
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