Mental Health / Child Welfare Partnership Meeting Financing Child

							Mental Health / Child Welfare Partnership
                Meeting



    Financing Child Welfare Services


                                Elliott Robinson
                                March 17, 2006
Child Welfare Funding Sources

CWS Allocation - $1,332,191,000 ($717,785,000 Fed, $423,420,000 SGF, $190,986 County)
Title IV-E     Case Mgt for children in FC or determined to be at imminent risk and staff development for
               staff administering State plan and caregivers. Prorated by proportion of caseload that is
               meets Federal eligibility. Federal share is 50% ofr case mgt and 75% for training. Open
               ended ($381,506,000)

Title IV-B     Flexible to meet elements in State plan. Used up quickly on direct services (e.g. counseling,
               community contracts) and case management for non-IV-E eligible children. Capped
               ($31,000,000)
Title XIX      Health related Medi-Cal administration Federal share is 50%. If SPMP is performing
               specialized work not assigned to non-SPMP’s then the Federal Share is 75%. Open ended
               ($47,786,000)

TANF           Emergency assistance related efforts, includes hotline, investigations before imminent risk is
               established and shelter. Federal Share 82%. Capped ($170,079,000)
Title XX       State General Fund backfill. Capped ($53,513,000)

SGF            Flexible to meet elements in State plan. State share is 70% of non-Federal costs (noting
               exceptions for TANF and Title XX). Capped ($423,420,000)
Augmentation   Title IV-E ($34,266,000); SGF ($49,174,000); Title XX ($8,000,000)
Child Welfare Funding Sources
CWS Outcome Improvement – multiple sources. No County share. Capped ($12,700,000)
State Family Preservation - Opened-ended Title IV-E at 50% for % of FC children IV-E eligible. Capped
SGF at 70% non-Federal ($22,136,000)
Adoptions – Opened-ended Title IV-E at 50% for % of AAP children IV-E eligible. Capped SGF at
100%non-Federal ($40,728,000)
Foster home Licensing - Opened-ended Title IV-E at 50% for % of FC children IV-E eligible. Capped
SGF at 100% non-Federal ($5,386,000)
Foster Parent Training and Recruitment - Opened-ended Title IV-E at 50% (recruitment) and 75%
(training) for % of FC children IV-E eligible. Capped SGF at 100% non-Federal ($1,911,000)
Perinatal Substance Abuse/Hiv Infant Program - Opened-ended Title IV-E at 50% (recruitment) and
75% (training) for % of FC children IV-E eligible. Capped SGF at 70% non-Federal ($2,206,450)
Specialized Training for Adoptive Parents - Opened-ended Title IV-E at 50% (recruitment) and 75%
(training) for % of FC children IV-E eligible. Capped SGF at 70% non-Federal ($1,000,000)
Supportive and Therapeutic Options Program - Capped SGF at 70% ($9,954,000)
Kinship Supportive Services Program - Capped SGF at 100% ($1,500,000)
Promoting Safe and Stable Families - Capped Federal at 100% ($39,545,000)
Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention And Treatment (CAPIT) Program - Capped SGF at 100%
($12,456,000)
Independent Living - Capped Federal and SGF at 100% ($39,218,000)
Child Welfare Funding Sources
Emancipated Youth Stipends – Capped SGF at 100% ($3,602,000)
Transitional Housing Programs - Capped SGF at 60% ($1,368,000)
Kinship / Foster Care Emergency Fund - Opened-ended Title IV-E at 50% for % of FC children IV-E
eligible. Capped SGF at 100% non-Federal ($1,000,000)
Assistance Payments –
 Foster Care Assistance Payments
 Adoptions Assistance Payments
 KinGAP
 Wraparound
Other –
 Foster Parent Child Care Program
 Supplemental Security Income
 Realignment
 First Five
 Workforce Investment Act – Youth Program
 CalWORKs
 Foundations
County General Fund Overmatch
CWD Cost Allocation Plan
                                   GENERIC OVERHEAD
                        Space, Supplies, Consultation, Communications

                                   GENERIC SALARIES
                                   Director, Finance, HR

                                Functional Support Salaries
                    CalWORKs/OPA/Child Care                   Social Services
                                                   Line Salaries
      Eligibility            Employment            Fraud      Social Worker




 CW     MC     FS     GA      WTW FSET        CW     FS     CWS    Adop IHSS APS
Title IV-E Challenges
Claims for Federal matching funds based on training, data collection, case management,
and other administrative costs on behalf of otherwise eligible children who are placed in
settings ineligible for Title IV-E funding are available in only two circumstances:
      (1) In the case of a child who is placed in the home of a relative who is not a licensed
      foster care provider, for 12 months or as long as it takes a State to normally license a
      foster family home (whichever is shorter) and;
      (2) In the case of a child who is moved from an ineligible facility (e.g. juvenile
      detention center) to a licensed foster family home or an eligible child care institution,
      for no longer than 30 calendar days.

In the case of a child who is at imminent risk of removal to foster care the State may only
make administrative claims if:
      (1) Reasonable efforts are being made to prevent the removal of the child from the
      home or (if necessary) to pursue the removal; and
      (2) Not less than every 6 months the State determines that the child continues to be
      at imminent risk of removal.

In other words, Title IV-E is VERY limited. Prevention work, hotline and investigation
before imminent risk is determined are not eligible for Federal IV-E reimbursement. Nor
are efforts to manage services for children who are in an ineligible placement (runaway,
hospital, juvenile hall) if the child is not back in an eligible placement within 30 days.