Re: Chidren's Services Evaluation

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You might be interested in California's Safe & Healthy Families (CalSAHF) and 
ABC (Answers Bendfitting Children). These are comprehensive, integrated 
interventions using center based parenting, parent child, and children's 
groups along with home visiting and a multidisciplinary team consisting of 
specialists in mental health, substance abuse, health, TANF, and other areas 
of concern based on the population served. These programs are currently being 
carried out in 25 sites throughout California. Goals include: preventing 
child maltreatment & other adverse outcomes, improved parent child 
interaction, reduction in social isolation, improved problem solving skills, 
improved use of community resources. 

A unified management information system is in place, along with standardized 
measures and a quality management program. You might find these of interest.

For more information, contact:

Eileen Carroll, Manager
California Department of Social Services 
Office of Child Abuse Prevention
(916)445-2839

or:

Terry Carrilio
Social Policy Institute
Center for Quality
(619)594-8610