2019 New York State Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR)
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New York State’s Child and Family Services Plan FY 2015 - 2019 2019 Annual Progress and Services Report Submitted June 2018 Submittal 18-04 Application for Funding: • Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services (CWS) Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, Subpart 1 • Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, Subpart 2 • Chafee Foster Care Independence (CFCIP) and Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) Programs New York State Office of Children and Family Services Website: http://ocfs.ny.gov New York State CFSP and APSR Contact: Robert Dick, Jr. 52 Washington Street Rensselaer, NY 12144 518-474-3475 [email protected] 2 Table of Contents New York State OCFS Agency Overview………………………………………………………......7 Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR)………………………………………..................8 County Plans …...………………………………………………………………………...………..…...8 Child and Family Services Review………………………………………………………................9 Performance Improvement Plan Review…………………………………………………………..10 Title IV-E Plan...…………………………………………………………………………….................11 Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review (FCER)…………………………………………………11 Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System (AFCARS)..…………………………12 FY 2019 APSR…………………………………………………………………………………………..14 1. General Information………………………………….…………………………..…...…….….15 Collaboration……………..…………………………...……………………………………….15 2. Assessment of Performance.….…………………………………………………………...…42 3. Plan for Improvement………………………………………………………………….….……70 4. Services Description……………………………………………………………………......….75 Populations at Greatest Risk of Maltreatment…………………………………....…..…95 Services for Children Under the Age of Five………………………………………...…..98 Services for Children Adopted from Other Countries……………….………..…...…101 5. Program Support……………………………………………………………………...……....103 Training and Technical Assistance Provided..…….…………..……………...……….104 OCFS Evaluation and Research…..….………...…………………………….….……….114 6. Consultation and Coordination Between States and Tribes……..…………..............124 3 7. Monthly Caseworker Visit Formula Grants……………………………………………….137 8. Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments.…………………...................142 9. Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration Activities...……………………………................145 10. Quality Assurance System.………………………………………………………………….150 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Overview...…………………………..162 New York State Children and Family Trust Fund (Trust Fund) and Federal Community Based Child Abuse and Prevention Program (CBCAP).……………………………….……..186 Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP)……………………………………….…197 National Youth and Transition Data Base Update……………………………………………...207 Statistical and Supporting Information………………………………….…………...................215 CAPTA Annual State Data Report Items……………………….……………................216 Information on Child Protective Services Workforce…………….…….....................217 CPS Caseload and Workload Requirements……………………………………………218 Juvenile Justice Transfers……………………………….……….………..…..................220 Child Maltreatment Death Reporting………………………………….………..…………….…..220 Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program.………………….……………………..…...221 Inter-Country Adoptions….………………….……………………….……..................................224 Monthly Caseworker Visit Data……………………………………………………………………224 Targeted Plans within the CFSP……………………………………………………....................227 Addendums: Foster and Adoptive Parent Diligent Recruitment Plan Update...……………….…228 Health Care Oversight and Coordination Plan Update.………………….…….……..234 4 Disaster Plan Update.…………………………………..……………….………………….241 Training Plan Update.…………………..……………….……………………………….…250 Cost Allocation for Training Summary………….……………………………………….252 Appendices: Appendix “A” 2017 New York State Citizen’s Review Panels Annual Report Appendix “B” New York State Annual Report Response Appendix “C” 2016-2017 New York State Annual ETV Report Appendix “D” 2017 Child Protective Services Training – Local Districts Appendix “E” ETV Awards Chart Appendix “F” Fiscal Attachments (CFS – 101s) Appendix “G” 2018 Office of Children and Family Services Organizational Chart Appendix “H” Title IV-E Waiver Progress Reports Appendix “I” 2017 Average Caseworker Caseload Size Appendix “J” Cost Allocation Plan 5 Overview 6 New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Overview In New York State (NYS), services are locally administered through 58 social services districts including the five boroughs of New York City (NYC), the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (hereinafter included in the term LDSS), and county youth bureaus. State dollars are allocated to fund services at the community level. A framework of regulation, policy and procedures is established by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and operationalized by the 58 LDSSs. While OCFS has responsibility for direct oversight of some services and program development, the daily responsibility to serve clients accessing the various services available within the social services environment rests with the LDSSs. Approximately one-third of NYS’s LDSSs are considered rural. OCFS works with these LDSSs to fund and provide services and programs to address the needs of these rural populations. Planning in NYS continues to be a joint activity, with the focus of activity occurring in the social services districts and youth bureaus. OCFS’s role is to provide guidance to assist LDSS planning efforts, including youth bureau involvement, to reflect the goals and performance targets established. In partnership with those social services districts, NYS continues in the direction of achieving the various outcomes established within the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP). This partnership between the LDSSs, youth bureaus, stakeholders, state agencies and OCFS is critical to the achievement of outcomes noted in the CFSP. Described initiatives and activities in this document include those supported with federal Child Welfare Services funds (Title IV-B, subpart 1, the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program); federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act funds (CAPTA); federal Title IV-E funds, including the application for and other information regarding the Chafee Foster Care Independent Program; Runaway Homeless Youth Act; Child Care Development Fund; and other state and federal sources. Title IV-B, subpart 2 funds, Promoting Safe and Stable Families, for providing service delivery of family preservation, community-based family support, time-limited family reunification and adoption promotion and support, as well as planning and service coordination, were requested and received by NYS. The state supports various programs such as Healthy Families New York, post- adoption services, kinship programs, safe sleep efforts, and primary prevention programs with other federal and state funds that fall under these categories. This CFSP is further evidence that NYS will take every opportunity to explore whether the state is eligible to receive such funds. The CFSP and subsequent Annual Progress and Services Reports (APSR) are made available to: LDSSs; other state agencies involved in major joint projects with OCFS; and the 7 Indian tribes. OCFS will provide specific notification to related providers on the availability of the APSR. In addition, the public will have access to these documents through LDSSs. The APSR is made available on the OCFS website here: http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/sppd/state_plans.asp Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR) This APSR is the fourth update to the 2015-2019 Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) submitted on June 30, 2014. Child and Family Services Plans – Counties (County Plans) All counties in the state are required to submit a single county plan from LDSS and county Youth Bureaus. Counties are required to submit a new multi-year plan effective April 1, 2018. Counties are then required to submit Annual Plan Updates (APU) through 2023. OCFS reviews and approves the plans, and in conjunction with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), the Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives (OPCA) approves the Person in Need of Supervision (PINS) Diversion Services Plans. OCFS facilitates a five-year, county-level Child and Family Services Planning process. County plans include information around Outcomes for Children and Families in the following areas: • Safety of Children • Prevention of Abuse and/or Foster Care Placements • Permanency for Children in Foster Care • Well-being of Adults • Safety and Well-being of Youth and Young Adults County plans provide technical information related to the following: • Child Care • PINS Diversion (co-approved by OCFS and New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives (OPCA • Domestic Violence The plans and the annual plan updates are reviewed and approved by individual program areas. The safety, permanency and prevention components are reviewed to determine that the county plan is complete, signatures are included, appropriate interagency consultations have been held, and that the strategies listed are aimed at addressing the identified underlying factors affecting the outcomes of safety, permanency and well-being. 8 Accomplishments for Planning Year 2017 - 2018: • OCFS realigned the county Child and Family Services Plan (or county plan) from a program area focused to an outcome focused plan. OCFS designed the format for the Strategic Planning Sections of the county plan around the