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HomeMy WebLinkAbout090208 VBDHSVBDHS Update The City of Virginia Beach Department of Human Services City Council Presentation September 2, 2008 VBDHS –Structure Social Community Services Corrections /Pre-Trial Mental Pendleton Health Child Services Substance Center Abuse Juvenile Mental Detention Retardation Center Financial Assistance VBDHS –Description We… ? Serve at-risk individuals in a variety of ? community settings: Individuals with mental illness, substance use ? disorders, those with intellectual disabilities, those in the criminal justice system –in jail, detention or Community Corrections/Pre-Trial Children and adults who have been abused and/or ? neglected, those without families, those at-risk Individuals needing financial assistance, Medicaid, ? TANF, FAMIS (insurance) VBDHS –Community Partners We partner with many state, federal and ? local agencies, faith-based organizations, others to meet the needs of the community. Partnership expectations –a continuous ? balancing effort… VBDHS –Community Partners All these partners ? have expectations CITY and requirements… FED GOV DMHMRSAS DHS MEDICAIDVDSS Largest Client Funding source DCJS CSA Part C - DOH VBDHS –Challenges Growing waiting lists ? Downsizing state facilities ? Looming changes to ? Medicaid Mentally Ill clients ? incarcerated Lack of affordable housing ? Recruitment of foster care providers ? Children aging out of foster care ? VBDHS –Recent Accomplishments Highlights… ? Regional Plan for GeropsychiatricServices ? Plan represents over a year of work to identify the ? need for a system for care for seniors. CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) ? Forging a new partnership with Police and Sheriff ? VBDHS –Recent Accomplishments Highlights… ? Foster Care ? For Keeps Initiative ? Council on Reform (CORE) ? Together We Can Foundation ? Congress can improve outcomes for children and ? youth in foster care. They will… Promote permanent families for children ? Improve outcomes for children and youth ? VBDHS –Current Foster Care Data Foster Care ? Since Dec. 2006 –number of children ? reduced by 27% (from 371 to 270) State total –3.5% ? Number of males –144 / females 126 ? Race ? 112 African American 41.5% ? 146 Caucasian 54.1% ? 9 Multi-Race 3.3% ? 3 Unknown 1.1% ? 107 agency approved foster homes with 118 ? children placed VBDHS –Current Foster Care Data Foster Care continues… ? Children in Foster Care by Age Data as of 8/25/08: Total 270 10079 76 63 52 50 0 0-56-1011-1516-21 Age Children in Foster Care by Race Children in Foster Care by Gender Total 270 Total 270 Data as of 8/25/08 Data as of 8/25/08 Black, White, 145115, 43% 150 142, 52% 125 Black Multi- Multi-Race Race, 13, White 100 5% FemaleMale Questions