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Meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, except the month of July
Texas Capitol, Room 3E.4, Austin, TX
1-3 PM
Upcoming Meetings:
Past meetings:
April 7, 2010
Topic: Discussions related to Front-End Behavioral Health Assessments and Transition Centers Improvement Circles. March 23, 2010
Topic: We will be joining with the Children's Mental Health Form for a combined discussion on mental health services for children in the child welfare system. This month's meeting will take place at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, 3001 Lake Austin Blvd., Austin, 9am-11:30 am.
February 3, 2010
Topic: Senate and House interim charges related to child welfare
We heard from several legislative staffers who discussed how their offices will be approaching the interim charges. We also received updates from the Assessment and Transition Centers Improvement Circles.
January 13, 2010
Topic: Discussions related to Front-End Behavioral Health Assessments and Transition Centers Improvement Circles.
December 2, 2009
Topic: How transitioning services and transition centers are impacted by the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act.
We heard from DFPS's Liz Kromrei, CPS Director of Services and Larry Burgess, CPS Fostering Connections Specialist Lead. The Partners meeting was followed by a Transition Center Improvement Circle meeting from 3-4:30.
November 11th, 2009
Topic: The focus areas of our first two Improvement Circles:
- Quality and consistency of front-end behavioral and mental health assessments
- Transition Centers
We heard from Richard Connell, Ph.D., a child psychologist who sees foster children in Central Texas, who presented on front-end behavioral and mental health assessments for foster children. We also made decisions about the specific deliverables that each of the two Improvement Circles will work on in the coming months. View proposed deliverables.
October 7, 2009
Topic: Identifying possible deliverables for focus areas identified at the September meeting. View options for Improvement Circles and criteria for selection of focus areas.
September 9, 2009
August 12, 2009
Topic: Reflection on advocacy community accomplishments during the legislative session and in past years, and defining next steps for action.
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