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    Braam Kids Homepage - Foster Care Reform in Washington State
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    Braam foster care reform Washington Washington State The Braam Oversight Panel was created in 2004 to oversee a Settlement regarding Washington State’s foster care system. The Settlement was reached after a six-year period of litigation. The named Plaintiff, Jessica Braam, is an adult who lived in 34 foster homes by the time the suit was filed in 1998. The Settlement is intended to improve the conditions and treatment of children in the custody of the state’s Division of Children and Family Services. The Panel was created to monitor improvements in selected services and ensure quality standards are met over the next seven years. This independent Panel was mutually selected by the parties (the Plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit and the state of Washington). The Panel, working in collaboration with the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and with substantial input from the Plaintiffs and other stakeholders, developed an Implementation Plan for the six areas specified in the Settlement. This document is the first monitoring report on the Settlement and covers the period 7/31/04 to 12/31/05. Members John Landsverk, Chair Jeanine Long Jan McCarthy Jess McDonald Dorothy Roberts Roxanne Lieb, Executive Coordinator 110 Fifth Avenue SE, 2nd Floor PO Box 40999 Olympia, WA 98504-0999 Phone: (360) 586-2768 FAX: (360) 586-2793 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.braampanel.org TABLE OF CONTENTS Background 1 Overview 3 Approach and Summary Findings 5 Placement Stability 7 Mental Health 13 Foster Parent Training and Information 15 Unsafe/Inappropriate Placements 21 Sibling Separation 25 Services to Adolescents 29 [Page left blank intentionally.] BACKGROUND The Braam Oversight Panel was created in 2004 to oversee a Settlement regarding Washington State’s foster care system. The Settlement was reached after a six-year period of litigation between the state of Washington and Plaintiffs’ attorneys. The lead named Plaintiff, Jessica Braam, is an adult who lived in 34 foster homes by the time the suit was filed in 1998. The goal of the Settlement is to improve the “conditions and treatment of children in the custody of the state’s Division of Children and Family Services.” In collaboration with Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services (the Department), and with substantial input from Plaintiffs and other stakeholders, the independent Panel has responsibility to develop outcomes, benchmarks, and action steps, and to monitor compliance. The Settlement covers six areas: • Placement stability • Mental health services • Foster parent training and information • Unsafe or inappropriate placements • Sibling separation • Services to adolescents The Settlement is a 16-page document with 14 goals. The Settlement incorporated over 50 provisions directly from the Department’s comprehensive reform plan—Kids Come First II. This restructuring plan for children’s services is described by the Department as an “aggressive effort to make long-lasting changes in the child welfare field [that] will further protect children and better address their medical and emotional needs.” To a significant extent, the Settlement directs the Department to perform activities required under Washington State law. Since 1987, 30 laws have been passed directing policies and procedures included in the Settlement. The Panel provided an Implementation Plan in February 2006 that defines the specific and enforceable agreements required by the Settlement. This monitoring report covers performance under the Settlement from 7/31/04 through 12/31/05. [Page left blank intentionally.] OVERVIEW The Braam Oversight Panel was created in 2004 to oversee a settlement agreement (Settlement) regarding Washington State’s foster care system. The Settlement was reached after a six-year period of litigation. The parties to the Settlement include the Plaintiffs, who filed the lawsuit, and the State of Washington, respondents to the lawsuit. The final Settlement created an independent oversight panel (the “Panel”) that was mutually selected by the parties. The members include: • A former child welfare administrator; • A child welfare researcher; • An expert in children’s mental health; and • Two additional members. To ensure the Panel’s independence, its members and staff are not funded by the state. The Settlement directed the Panel to establish professional standards, outcomes, benchmarks, and action steps to improve the treatment of, and conditions for, children in the custody of DCFS, and to monitor the Department’s performance under this Settlement (Settlement, page 1). The intent of the Settlement, and the Panel’s work, is summarized on the first page of the Settlement: “The parties enter into this Agreement with the recognition that both parties and their counsel have committed to enter into specific, measurable, and enforceable agreements with the goal of improving the conditions and treatment of children in the custody of the Division of Children and Family Services.” Over 50 provisions from the Department’s comprehensive reform plan for children’s services—Kids Come First II—were incorporated directly into the Settlement. This plan assimilates the state’s response to the Settlement, the Federal Child and Family Services Review, and the Gomez Fatality Review. The Department described the plan as a “bold long-term roadmap for creating and sustaining an improved child welfare system.” Settlement Definitions The Settlement defines the Plaintiff class as follows: • “Child” or “Children” in foster care means children in the custody of DCFS. For the outcomes, benchmarks, and actions steps, this term refers to children in the Plaintiff Class, defined as all children in the custody of DCFS who are now or in the future will be placed by DCFS in three or more placements and those children in the custody of DCFS who are at risk of three or more placements. The Panel interprets this definition to include all children in the custody of DCFS. • “Department” means the Department of Social and Health Services. In terms of responsibilities related to the Settlement, the most relevant divisions are the Children’s Administration and Health and Recovery Services (including the Division of Mental Health and the Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse). The Settlement established goals in six areas : • Placement Stability: Every child will have a safe and stable placement with a caregiver capable of meeting the child’s needs. • Mental Health: Children shall have initial physical and mental health screenings within 30 days of entry into care. The child’s case plan will include plans to meet their special needs. Children shall receive timely, accessible, individualized, and appropriate mental health assessments and treatment by qualified mental health providers. Continuity of treatment providers will be maintained. • Foster Parent Training and Information: Caregivers shall be adequately trained, supported, and informed about children in their care. The Department shall provide accessible pre-service and in-service training to all caregivers sufficient to meet the caregiving needs of children in placement. • Unsafe/Inappropriate Placements: All children shall be placed in safe placements. The state shall continue to meet or exceed the federal standard for out-of-home care. • Sibling Separation: Placement of siblings together is presumed to be in the children’s best interest unless there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the health, safety, or welfare of a child is put in jeopardy by the placement. Frequent and meaningful contact between siblings in foster care who are not placed together and those who remain at home should occur unless not in child’s best interest. • Services to Adolescents: Improve the quality and accessibility of services to adolescents. Improve the educational achievements of these adolescents and better prepare them to live independently. Reduce the number of adolescents on runaway status from foster care. Panel Work Products Under the Settlement, the Panel issues the following types of documents:  Implementation Plan defining the specific and enforceable performances required by the Settlement; and  Monitoring (Progress) Reports measuring progress toward the Settlement goals, outcomes, benchmarks, and action steps for each six-month period. Implementation Plan. An implementation plan was issued in February 2006. Monitoring Reports. The Panel is to publish progress reports every six months. This March document is the first of these documents.
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    Braam foster care reform Washington Washington State The Braam Oversight Panel was created in 2004 to oversee a Settlement regarding Washington State’s foster care system. The Settlement was reached after a six-year period of litigation. The named Plaintiff, Jessica Braam, is an adult who lived in 34 foster homes by the time the suit was filed in 1998. The Settlement is intended to improve the conditions and treatment of children in the custody of the state’s Division of Children and Family Services. The Panel was created to monitor improvements in selected services and ensure quality standards are met over the next seven years. This independent Panel was mutually selected by the parties (the Plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit and the state of Washington). The Panel, working in collaboration with the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and with substantial input from the Plaintiffs and other stakeholders, developed an Implementation Plan for the six areas specified in the Settlement. This document is the first monitoring report on the Settlement and covers the period 7/31/04 to 12/31/05. Members John Landsverk, Chair Jeanine Long Jan McCarthy Jess McDonald Dorothy Roberts Roxanne Lieb, Executive Coordinator 110 Fifth Avenue SE, 2nd Floor PO Box 40999 Olympia, WA 98504-0999 Phone: (360) 586-2768 FAX: (360) 586-2793 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.braampanel.org TABLE OF CONTENTS Background 1 Overview 3 Approach and Summary Findings 5 Placement Stability 7 Mental Health 13 Foster Parent Training and Information 15 Unsafe/Inappropriate Placements 21 Sibling Separation 25 Services to Adolescents 29 [Page left blank intentionally.] BACKGROUND The Braam Oversight Panel was created in 2004 to oversee a Settlement regarding Washington State’s foster care system. The Settlement was reached after a six-year period of litigation between the state of Washington and Plaintiffs’ attorneys. The lead named Plaintiff, Jessica Braam, is an adult who lived in 34 foster homes by the time the suit was filed in 1998. The goal of the Settlement is to improve the “conditions and treatment of children in the custody of the state’s Division of Children and Family Services.” In collaboration with Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services (the Department), and with substantial input from Plaintiffs and other stakeholders, the independent Panel has responsibility to develop outcomes, benchmarks, and action steps, and to monitor compliance. The Settlement covers six areas: • Placement stability • Mental health services • Foster parent training and information • Unsafe or inappropriate placements • Sibling separation • Services to adolescents The Settlement is a 16-page document with 14 goals. The Settlement incorporated over 50 provisions directly from the Department’s comprehensive reform plan—Kids Come First II. This restructuring plan for children’s services is described by the Department as an “aggressive effort to make long-lasting changes in the child welfare field [that] will further protect children and better address their medical and emotional needs.” To a significant extent, the Settlement directs the Department to perform activities required under Washington State law. Since 1987, 30 laws have been passed directing policies and procedures included in the Settlement. The Panel provided an Implementation Plan in February 2006 that defines the specific and enforceable agreements required by the Settlement. This monitoring report covers performance under the Settlement from 7/31/04 through 12/31/05. [Page left blank intentionally.] OVERVIEW The Braam Oversight Panel was created in 2004 to oversee a settlement agreement (Settlement) regarding Washington State’s foster care system. The Settlement was reached after a six-year period of litigation. The parties to the Settlement include the Plaintiffs, who filed the lawsuit, and the State of Washington, respondents to the lawsuit. The final Settlement created an independent oversight panel (the “Panel”) that was mutually selected by the parties. The members include: • A former child welfare administrator; • A child welfare researcher; • An expert in children’s mental health; and • Two additional members. To ensure the Panel’s independence, its members and staff are not funded by the state. The Settlement directed the Panel to establish professional standards, outcomes, benchmarks, and action steps to improve the treatment of, and conditions for, children in the custody of DCFS, and to monitor the Department’s performance under this Settlement (Settlement, page 1). The intent of the Settlement, and the Panel’s work, is summarized on the first page of the Settlement: “The parties enter into this Agreement with the recognition that both parties and their counsel have committed to enter into specific, measurable, and enforceable agreements with the goal of improving the conditions and treatment of children in the custody of the Division of Children and Family Services.” Over 50 provisions from the Department’s comprehensive reform plan for children’s services—Kids Come First II—were incorporated directly into the Settlement. This plan assimilates the state’s response to the Settlement, the Federal Child and Family Services Review, and the Gomez Fatality Review. The Department described the plan as a “bold long-term roadmap for creating and sustaining an improved child welfare system.” Settlement Definitions The Settlement defines the Plaintiff class as follows: • “Child” or “Children” in foster care means children in the custody of DCFS. For the outcomes, benchmarks, and actions steps, this term refers to children in the Plaintiff Class, defined as all children in the custody of DCFS who are now or in the future will be placed by DCFS in three or more placements and those children in the custody of DCFS who are at risk of three or more placements. The Panel interprets this definition to include all children in the custody of DCFS. • “Department” means the Department of Social and Health Services. In terms of responsibilities related to the Settlement, the most relevant divisions are the Children’s Administration and Health and Recovery Services (including the Division of Mental Health and the Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse). The Settlement established goals in six areas : • Placement Stability: Every child will have a safe and stable placement with a caregiver capable of meeting the child’s needs. • Mental Health: Children shall have initial physical and mental health screenings within 30 days of entry into care. The child’s case plan will include plans to meet their special needs. Children shall receive timely, accessible, individualized, and appropriate mental health assessments and treatment by qualified mental health providers. Continuity of treatment providers will be maintained. • Foster Parent Training and Information: Caregivers shall be adequately trained, supported, and informed about children in their care. The Department shall provide accessible pre-service and in-service training to all caregivers sufficient to meet the caregiving needs of children in placement. • Unsafe/Inappropriate Placements: All children shall be placed in safe placements. The state shall continue to meet or exceed the federal standard for out-of-home care. • Sibling Separation: Placement of siblings together is presumed to be in the children’s best interest unless there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the health, safety, or welfare of a child is put in jeopardy by the placement. Frequent and meaningful contact between siblings in foster care who are not placed together and those who remain at home should occur unless not in child’s best interest. • Services to Adolescents: Improve the quality and accessibility of services to adolescents. Improve the educational achievements of these adolescents and better prepare them to live independently. Reduce the number of adolescents on runaway status from foster care. Panel Work Products Under the Settlement, the Panel issues the following types of documents:  Implementation Plan defining the specific and enforceable performances required by the Settlement; and  Monitoring (Progress) Reports measuring progress toward the Settlement goals, outcomes, benchmarks, and action steps for each six-month period. Implementation Plan. An implementation plan was issued in February 2006. Monitoring Reports. The Panel is to publish progress reports every six months. This March document is the first of these documents.
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