Building a Foundation for Community Change
Proposed Restructure 2010
DSOC Mission Statement
With our community partners Durham System of Care
will develop a more integrated, streamlined service
delivery system based on best practices, outcomes and
accountability while providing leadership for system
level change and continuous quality improvement.
Child & Family Teams
1 Family~1 Team~1 Plan
Community
(Recreation
Clubs, Faith
Community,
Housing
Coalition)
Public
Health
Dept. of
Social
Services
Dept of
Juvenile
Justice&
Delinquency
Prevention
Courts
Durham
Public
Schools
The Durham
Center & MH,
DD, SAS
Provider
Community
Families
support
Collaborative Workgroups
Linking with Adult Service
Care Review
Best Practices
Community Collaborative
The community ‘driving force’ for
DSOC
Collaborative Workgroups
Family Coalition; Faith Partners
Outcomes
Training
support
Leadership Roundtable System of Care Council
Durham Directors
Care Review
Cross
System
Studies
ASOC
Coalition
Homeless
Steering
Committee
Disability
Benefits
Workgroup
Homeless Service System
DSOC Target Population
 Durham County residents of all ages who are
experiencing any of the following situations:
 Homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless
 At-risk of out of home placement
 Disengaged from needed services and supports
 Multiple and complex life needs
 High users of public services
Restructure Goals and Purpose
 Promote committed participation
 Promote greater tangible outcomes
 Increase responsiveness to community priorities
 Increase participation by communities and families
 Decrease duplication of efforts
 Promote an integrated approach
Creating a More Streamlined Structure…
 Community Impact Teams
 DSOC Implementation Team
 Durham Directors
Durham Directors
•Leadership
•Enacting Policy
•System Transformation
Community
Impact Teams
•Evidence Based
Practices
•System Improvement
•Coordination of
Services
•Quality Assurance
Building a
Foundation for
Community Change
System of Care Staff
Implementation
Team
•Community Priorities
•Outcomes
•Strategic Planning
•Public Relations
•Training
Community Impact Teams
• Allows for a more comprehensive, results-driven and
strategic focus that integrates SOC best practice
elements into priority community issues.
• Each team will be responsible for analyzing their
community issue and developing a plan that includes:
• Current best practice or evidence-based practices
• Training needs and workforce development
• Engaging stakeholders (particularly families and recipients
of services)
• Target areas for system improvement
• Community Resource inventory
• Quality assurance and accountability
Community Impact Teams
 Encompasses child and adult issues allowing for more
integrated and flexible thinking along the life span
including both prevention and intervention strategies
 Support and enhance efforts of other existing initiatives
such as EDCI, RBA, DARYC, Connected by 25, Adolescent
Health Initiative, Partnership for a Healthy Durham, etc.
 By collapsing existing workgroups, Leadership Roundtable,
SOC Council, and Adult SOC Coalition, all levels of
agencies are represented within the same team allowing for
more timely communication, collaboration, and problem
solving
Community Impact Teams
 The larger Community Collaborative would convene
monthly with a primary focus on networking and
information sharing. Chairs of the Community Impact
Teams would meet with representatives/leadership
from various collaborative groups in Durham for
updates on progress and community needs.
Community Impact Teams
 Wellness and Recovery
 Addresses physical health, mental health and substance
abuse issues
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Mental Health system changes
Integrated models of health care
Adolescent Health Initiative
Supervisors Support
Prevention/Awareness Activities
High cost/high users of health and MH/SA systems
Community Impact Teams
 Vulnerable Student Support
 Addresses education issues that impact multiple
systems
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Day Treatment
CFST
Literacy/Tutoring
Vocational Training
Community Impact Teams
 Homeless Support
 Addresses access to services and supports for individuals
and families who are experiencing homelessness or are
at-risk for homelessness
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Increasing income through employment or disability benefits
Discharge planning from state institutions
Support goals of Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
Community Impact Teams
 Mental Health Criminal Justice Advisory
 Addresses the unique service and support needs of the
persons with mental illness and/or addictions who are
criminal justice involved
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High cost/high users (Top 10%)
Youth Detention Home
Exploration of specialized court dockets
Follow up studies focusing on juvenile and adult criminal
justice issues
Substance Use and Abuse
Community Impact Teams
 Transition Age Youth
 Addresses the unique service and support needs of
youth aging out of multiple systems
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Housing
Service retention
Independent Living resources
DSOC Implementation Team
 Includes more diverse partners allowing for mixed
representation between child and adult community
partners.
 Responsibilities include:
 Developing a DSOC strategic plan
 Establishing community priorities
 General oversight of DSOC activities
 Training, Outcomes, and Community Awareness
subcommittees
 Defining DSOC standards
Implementation Team Representation
 Co-chairs of the Community Collaborative would serve
as co-chairs of the Implementation Team
 DSOC Director and Evaluator/System Planner
 RBA Coordinator
 DARYC representative
 Partnership for a Healthy Durham Coordinator
 Mental Health Partner
 Substance Abuse Partner
Implementation Team Representation
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Homeless Partner
Medical Partner (Duke & Lincoln)
City of Durham representative
Family member and/or recipient of services
East Durham Children’s Initiative representative
Criminal Justice Partner (law enforcement & CJRC)
Representative from each of the public partner
agencies (Health, DSS, DPS, LME, Cooperative
Extension
Next Steps
 Identify chair/leadership for each Community Impact Team
 Participation-building event at August Community
Collaborative meeting (8/26/2010)
 Chairs/Leadership of each group attends Facilitator training
(September 2010)
 Full implementation in October 2010