CAPTA Provision on Referrals to IDEA Part C

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CAPTA Provision on Referrals to IDEA Part C

• National Early Childhood Conference
• December 12, 2005
• Catherine M. Nolan

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Childrens Bureau

• History
• Oldest Federal agency with primary responsibility
  for childrens issues
• Established1913
• Agency of the Dept of Labor
• Child labor issues

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Childrens Bureau

• Today
• An agency within the Dept of Health and Human
  Services/Administration on Children and
  Families/Administration on Children,Youth and
  Families
• Sister bureau to Head Start, Child Care, Family
  and Youth Services bureaus
• Budget approximately 7.2 billion

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Childrens Bureau

• Federal focal point for spectrum of child
  welfare, from child abuse prevention, to CPS
  response, foster care, adoption and independent
  living.
• Child and Family Service Reviews current system
  to measure States conformity with national
  standards.
• Outcomes upon which all programs based Safety,
  Permanency and Well Being

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Childrens Bureau

• Legislation
• Title IV-B of the Social Security Act
• Title IV-E of the Social Security Act
• Chaffee Independent Living Act
• CAPTA
• Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003
• Abandoned Infants
• Adoption Opportunites

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Office on Child Abuse and Neglect

• Division within the Childrens Bureau
• Created under CAPTA 1996 language
• Focal point for HHS on child abuse and neglect,
  interagency collaboration and coordination,
  special initiatives, CJA and prevention
  activities.
• Federal Interagency Work Group
• April Child Abuse Prevention Month
• National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
• User Manual Series - - Role of Educator

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National Center on Substance Abuse and Child
Welfare

• Jointly funded by SAMHSA and Childrens Bureau
• Contract with Child and Family Futures, Inc.
  Irvine CA
• Information, training, in-depth TA to selected
  States
• SEN work
• Meth Conference

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Discretionary Grants

• September 30, 2005 CAPTA grant awards
• 4 grants to develop model policies/procedures to
  implement the SEN provisions
• 10 marriage education grants underserved
  populations
• Recompete Tribal/migrant prevention grants

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CAPTA Reauthorization

• In June 2003, Congress reauthorized CAPTA as the
  new Keeping Children and Families Safe Act 2003
• Title I Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
• Subtitle A General Program
• Subtitle B Community Based Grants for the
  Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Title II Adoption Opportunities
• Title III Abandoned Infants Assistance
• Title IV Family Violence Prevention and Services
  Act

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Examples of programs funded under Title II -
CBCAP

• Voluntary home visiting
• Parent education /skills
• Parent mutual support/ self-help
• Respite care/ crisis care
• Community outreach and referral
• Family resource centers/support services
• Early childhood programs

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Title I General ProgramBasic State Grant

• Formula Grant to States
• Purpose to maintain/improve system of child
  protection
• Must submit State plan every 5 years, must
  include description of activities State will
  carry out to meet purposes of Title I
• Must include certification by governor that
  assures certain provisions are in place, by
  statute or policy.

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Basic State Grant, cont

• Reauthorization in June, 2003, included new
  assurances
• Must have policies to address needs of drug
  exposed infants and requires that health care
  providers notify CPS about the infant. States
  must develop a plan of safe care for the infant
• Notification does not mean automatic CPS report
• Notification does not require prosecution for
  legal action
• FAS and alcohol abuse are not included in the
  definition

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Title I General ProgramBasic State Grant

• New State Assurances (contd.)
• Must have provisions and procedures for referring
  children under the of 3 who are involved in a
  substantiated case of child abuse and neglect to
  early intervention services funded under IDEA
  Part C.
• Sec. 106(b)(2)(A)(xxi) of CAPTA

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Issues

• Confidentiality
• What information can be disclosed by CW in the
  process or referring to Part C.
• Working out mechanics of referral process

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Issues, cont

• Who screens?
• No prohibitions in law to either allow or
  prohibit CW from screening
• Practice
• screening needs to be done by someone well
  trained
• Burden on CW?

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Contact information

• Catherine Nolan, Director of OCAN
• phone [phone]
• email cnolan_at_acf.hhs.gov