Arizona To Implement New Requirements For Evidence-Based Practices In Intensive In-Home Family Preservation Services Contracts

In the next procurement for the Arizona In-Home Services Program contracts to start in fiscal year 2016, the newly formed Arizona Division of Child Safety and Family Services (DCSFS) plans to require the use of evidence-based practices. The In-Home Services Program contractors provide a continuum of family-centered services to support and enhance family functioning to preserve and reunify the referred families. The provider organizations receive a case rate to deliver a time-limited set of services of varying intensities to reduce the family’s risk of child maltreatment or neglect. The current contract reimbursement is structured . . .