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• Substance-use disorders are regularly reported as a root cause of safety concerns that lead to children being placed in out-of-home care. • Concrete and preventive supports could be linked to times of elevated need, such as following childbirth or after a medical emergency. • There is a need to align partnership priorities, as behavioral health supports are provided outside of DCYF and coordination of services is needed when substance use co-occurs with other needs. • Nurse corps offer a chance for coordination between families, health, schools, and DCYF. • Universal primary prevention is stigma free and presents opportunities for additional early engagement. Because of the current focus on secondary and tertiary needs, there may be opportunities to expand primary prevention with DCYF as the Prevent Child Abuse America chapter. • Plans of safe care are well-regarded, with opportunities for scaling. • An increased emphasis on family voice/lived-expertise perspectives would strengthen DCYF’s ability to identify needs and shape effective responses. • Differences in prevention language and definitions exacerbate silos. • Potential exists to blend and braid federal Medicaid, TANF, and home-visiting funds. • There is presently minimal federal claiming of Title IV-E funds. We propose using this tool with families who have experienced systems involvement as well as with families who have benefitted (or could benefit) from the DCYF prevention continuum. This can be an activity of an advisory group and/or a series of empathy interviews with families. The purpose is to validate the DCYF understanding of the prevention continuum, learn how families interface with what’s offered, and prioritize supports that mean the most to families. The system map functions as a living document. Partnerships and Advocacy
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