n South Carolina » Systems integration

Agency integration, 2016

• Child welfare

  South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS)

  Centralizes child welfare administration services at the state level.

• Integration level

  Separate state-level centralized agencies

• Juvenile corrections

  South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)

  Centralizes 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 South Carolina, the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) administers delinquency services and the Department of Social Services (DSS) administers child welfare services. Data sharing does not currently occur between the two agencies, however, both agencies share data with the Budget Control Board for research purposes.

In South Carolina, there are no statewide policies or practices regarding dual status youth however, three counties, Berkley, Charleston, and Georgetown, have worked with the Georgetown University's Crossover Youth Practice Model project. Charleston County identifies dual status youth upon intake and assigns each youth both a probation officer and child welfare worker who informally work together manage all dual status youth cases and attend all relevant hearings.

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