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…
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Serve at-risk individuals in a variety of
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community settings:
Individuals with mental illness, substance use
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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
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neglected, those without families, those at-risk
Individuals needing financial assistance, Medicaid,
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TANF, FAMIS (insurance)
VBDHS –Community Partners
We partner with many state, federal and
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local agencies, faith-based organizations,
others to meet the needs of the
community.
Partnership expectations –a continuous
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balancing effort…
VBDHS –Community Partners
All these partners
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have expectations
CITY
and requirements…
FED GOV
DMHMRSAS
DHS
MEDICAIDVDSS
Largest
Client
Funding
source
DCJS
CSA
Part C
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DOH
VBDHS –Challenges
Growing waiting lists
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Downsizing state facilities
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Looming changes to
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Medicaid
Mentally Ill clients
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incarcerated
Lack of affordable housing
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Recruitment of foster care providers
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Children aging out of foster care
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VBDHS –Recent Accomplishments
Highlights…
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Regional Plan for GeropsychiatricServices
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Plan represents over a year of work to identify the
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need for a system for care for seniors.
CIT (Crisis Intervention Team)
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Forging a new partnership with Police and Sheriff
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VBDHS –Recent Accomplishments
Highlights…
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Foster Care
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For Keeps Initiative
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Council on Reform (CORE)
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Together We Can Foundation
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Congress can improve outcomes for children and
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youth in foster care. They will…
Promote permanent families for children
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Improve outcomes for children and youth
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VBDHS –Current Foster Care Data
Foster Care
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Since Dec. 2006 –number of children
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reduced by 27% (from 371 to 270)
State total –3.5%
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Number of males –144 / females 126
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Race
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112 African American 41.5%
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146 Caucasian 54.1%
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9 Multi-Race 3.3%
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3 Unknown 1.1%
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107 agency approved foster homes with 118
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children placed
VBDHS –Current Foster Care Data
Foster Care
continues…
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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