Children’s System of Care
Collaborating to Serve the Children and
Families of New Jersey
NJ Department of Children and Families
New Jersey Department
of Children and Families
Commissioner
Division of
Children’s
Child Protection &
System of Care
Permanency
(formerly DCBHS)
(formerly DYFS)
Division of
Family
& Community
Partnerships
(formerly DPCP)
Division on
Women
Office of
Adolescent
Services
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Children’s System of Care Objectives
We want to keep kids…
At Home
(with their families and not in out-of-home treatment settings)
In School
(in their regular school in their school district)
In the Community
(and not involved with the Juvenile Justice System or at risk
of detention or incarceration)
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Key Components
CSA
PerformCare is the Contracted Systems Administrator for
CSOC - Single portal for access to care
CMO
A care management organization that serves children,
youth, young adults and their families/caregivers with
high and moderate level of care coordination needs
FSO
Family-led support for CMO involved families, community
education, warm lines, advocacy
MRSS
Crisis planning for youth with behavioral/emotional
needs, available 24/7/365
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PerformCare is Contracted Systems
Administrator (CSA) for CSOC
CSA functions
• Serve as single point of access for youth to Children’s System of Care
•Anyone may contact PerformCare on behalf of a youth; however,
parent/legal guardian must give consent before services can be initiated
• Authorize services, based on most recent clinical information submitted
• Provide 24-hour/day, 7 days/week availability
• Coordinate access to services for eligible youth
• Help youth obtain any necessary specialized behavioral health services
and/or services for intellectually/developmental disabled
• CSA does not provide direct services
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The Role of Assessment within CSOC
The vision of CSOC is to create positive
outcomes for children with emotional and
behavioral needs by:
• Identifying the child and family’s needs
• Determining the most appropriate
Intensity of Service
• Delivering the most appropriate services
Positive
Outcomes
Appropriate
Length of Stay
Appropriate
Services
Appropriate
Intensity of Service
for the most appropriate length of time
• Using standard assessment tools –
the foundation of the Children’s
System of Care
Child and
Family Needs
Assessment
Tools
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CSOC Behavioral Health Continuum
Inpatient
Treatment
Out of Home
Treatment
Care Management
Organization (CMO)
Mobile Response &
Stabilization Services
Intensive In-Community (IIC) &
Behavioral Assistance (BA) Services
Outpatient Treatment
Assessment Services
Access / Triage and Information and Referral
(PerformCare)
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Key Definitions
Child Family Team (CFT)
Team of family members, professionals, and community residents
organized by the case management entity to design and oversee
implementation of Individual Service Plan
Individual Service Plan (ISP)
Comprehensive, strength-based plan developed by Child/Family Team
that integrates clinical and social services and supports with family and
community resources to address needs of child and family across life
domains in order to support the child, youth, or young adult to remain in
or return to the community, in school and out of trouble
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Residential Treatment Services
Intensity of Service*
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Psychiatric Community Homes
(PCH)
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Specialty Beds (SPEC)
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Residential Treatment Centers
(RTC)
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Group Homes (GH)
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Treatment Homes (TH)
* Intensity of Service (IOS): Levels of OOH treatment based on intensity, frequency, and duration of treatment.
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Government Restructuring
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Children’s System of Care
Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Supporting children with intellectual
disabilities/developmental disabilities (ID/DD)
As of January 1, 2013 the Children’s System of Care:
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Manages all services for children with ID/DD
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Provides services including family support services (e.g.
respite) and residential services
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One DCF Case Manager per child (either CMO Care
Manager, DCPP Case Worker, or CSOC DD Consultant)
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Children’s System of Care
Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Breakdown of Eligibility & Services
Eligibility
• For individuals under age 18, eligibility is determined by CSOC
• Application materials for individuals under 18 available on
PerformCare website (www.performcarenj.org)
• For individuals age 18 and older, eligibility is determined by DDD
• Application materials for individuals 18 and older available on DDD
website
(www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/services/apply/application.html)
Service Provision
• For individuals under age 21, services are provided by CSOC
• For individuals age 21 and older, services are provided by DDD
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Children’s System of Care
Substance Abuse Services for Children
and Adolescents
Supporting children with substance abuse
challenges
As of July 1, 2013 the Children’s System of Care:
• Authorizes youth who meet specific criteria to receive
substance use treatment services from any of 15
service providers contracted with the CSOC
• Provides services including outpatient, intensive outpatient,
partial care, short & long term residential treatment, and
sub-acute detoxification
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Children’s System of Care
Substance Abuse Services for Children
and Adolescents
Eligibility
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Ages 13 up to 18th birthday
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New Jersey residents
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Meet criteria for substance abuse treatment based on standardized
assessment (American Society of Addiction Medicine or ASAM)
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Other means of funding (e.g. private insurance) exhausted
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Youth actively involved with:
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Division of Child Protection & Permanency (DCP&P)
Juvenile Court (identified Court/Probation agents)
Care Management Organization (CMO)
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Mobile Response & Stabilization Services (MRSS)
Families and youth may also contact PerformCare directly to confirm
eligibility for services
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Children’s System of Care
Pathways to Collaboration
County Inter-Agency Coordinating Council (CIACC)
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CIACC
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County-based organization comprised of local public and private child-serving agencies,
families/caregivers, and youth
Exist in all 21 counties
Identify local needs and service gaps
Advise DCF on development and maintenance of a responsive, accessible, and integrated
system of care
CIACC Educational Partnership
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Cross-systems training and network-building initiative to increase collaboration among
schools, DCF, and other public and private child-serving agencies
Help ensure children and families are connected to child protective, behavioral health,
developmental disability, addiction, and other services quickly and efficiently
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For more information…
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Children’s System of Care
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/families/csc/
PerformCare Member Services:
877-652-7624
www.performcarenj.org
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Thank You
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