Increased Accountability with Delivery of Child Welfare Services: Improvements for Children & Families Reported

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

Industry Feature

Over the past decade, federal, state, and county governments have initiated numerous child welfare system reform initiatives such as privatization, performance-based contracting, and the federal child and family service reviews. With the intention of improving outcomes for children and families, Massachusetts, Kansas, Illinois, Florida, Michigan, counties in Colorado and Ohio, and others have implemented or are in the process of discussing implementation of these types of system reforms. This article will address the policy changes which have occurred . . .