Will The Massachusetts Model Be THE New Child Welfare System Management Model?

For organizations serving children, the roadmap for financing health care services is becoming more clear - both on the federal and the state level. But when it comes to financing other services in the child welfare system, there has not been a clear future path.

When I read our recent story about the the new children's service model that is being launched in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Launching Unified Child Welfare Service Model For Congregate Care & Community-Based Treatment , it occurred to me that this is the equivalent of a ‘managed approach’ in the child welfare system. The model, launched by . . .