M Idaho » Systems integration

Agency integration, 2016

• Child welfare

  Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Family and Community Services, Child and Family Services

  Centralizes child welfare administration services at the state level.

• Integration level

  One or all are decentralized

• Juvenile corrections

  Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections (IDJC)

  Does not centralize administration of delinquency services at the state level.

Coordination, 2014

• Uses for coordination
• Does not use for coordination

• Data sharing

  Facilitated through the use of statewide information systems allowing for consistent data sharing between systems.

• Committees or advisory groups

  Multidisciplinary groups that often have regularly scheduled meetings to brainstorm ways to improve systems integration.

• Formal interagency MOUs

  Collaborative agreements to guide systems integration efforts

• Informal interagency agreements

  Commonly based on historical practice, mutual trust, and recognition of the need to collaborate in order to serve dual-status youth.

• Statute and/or rules

  Rules that mandate systems integration efforts

Summary

In Idaho, data sharing between the Idaho Supreme Court, Department of Health and Welfare, and Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections occurs regarding dual jurisdiction youth. There are committees that focus on these issues as well as formal and informal inter-agency activity at the state level. Statutes and/or court rules exist to facilitate data sharing.

Data sharing and coordination for dual status youth at the local level varies by county in Idaho. Bannock County has several examples of coordination including local committees and both formal and informal agreements, data sharing, and identification of dual status cases through routine procedures at intake. A formal protocol is in place to notify both child welfare and juvenile justice agencies of dual status cases at intake in Bannock County. Inter-agency planning meetings also facilitate case management coordination for dual status youth. Court coordination for dual status cases in Bannock County includes consolidation of delinquency and child welfare matters with one judge and joint hearing appearances by probation officer and social worker.

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