http://www.socialjusticesolutions.org/2016/10/19/connecticut-substance-abusechild-welfare-project-state-will-pay-success-hasnt-defined/
The article above is about a substance abuse child welfare project in Connecticut. 500 families involved in the Child Welfare system will receive family based recovery, substance abuse treatment that provides in-home, attachment-based parent-child therapy and substance abuse treatment. Each family is assigned two clinicians and a family support specialist. If the family succeeds (having no re-referral, passing drug screens, and no out of home-placements) then the government pays back the investors with a bonus, if the project fails then the government does not pay. This is a pay-for-success program.
I think that this could be a very impacting program because many of the reasons for referrals to CPS are drug related. There are many "kinks" in the program because "success" can be looked at subjectively. It will be interesting to follow this program and see the results.
Wow, I am really curious to see how this program plays out. So many cases are due to drugs and this would be an extra incentive for the family to get clean. I really appreciate how this program incorporates the whole family into the treatment by assuring the parent-child therapy as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I am very interested to see how this program will play out.It does seem like a lot of the cases are drug related, so this seems to be a very good idea. Going into the homes is also a good idea because those taking part in the treatment and such can feel more at ease while being in their comfort zone!
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