Tennessee Implementing Regional Model for Therapeutic Family Preservation Services
OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Hot News The Tennessee Department of Childrens Services (DCS) has implemented regional contracts for therapeutic family preservation services in each of the states 13 regions. The regional organizations manage the provision of each of the services included in therapeutic family preservation servicesfamily support, family violence prevention, and family visitationeither through in-house staff or via subcontracts with local provider organizations experienced in one of the three types of services. Previously, DCS contracted with a pool of provider organizations in each region. By contracting with a single provider organization to serve an . . .