Ready , Set, Go! 5 Key Planning Decisions to Help You Successfully Launch Your Family Drug Court
Overview
- Ready-Set-Go Webinar Agenda (.pdf) April 5, 2018
- Presenter Bios and Photos (.pdf) – April 5, 2018
- Ready-Set-Go-Live Cafe Conversation PPT (.pdf) – April 5, 2018
- Ready-Set-Go Action Guide (.pdf) Take the next step! Includes TA Resources to help you move forward!
- The Family Treatment Court (FTC) Planning Guide published by he National Drug Court Institute and the Center for Children and Family Futures (2018) is designed to provide step-by-step instructions for a team planning to start and implement an FTC in their community.
- Ready-Set-Go FDC Planning Discussion Guide (.pdf) After viewing the video presentation “Ready-Set-Go! 5 Key Planning Decision Points as You Successfully Launch Your Family Drug Court” use this Discussion Guide to facilitate further conversation within your team.
April 5, 2018
As the Family Treatment Court (FTC) model continues to garner attention nationwide as a promising solution for families involved in the child welfare system and affected by parental substance use, state and local leaders are seeking guidance on how to thoughtfully plan and launch an FTC program in their communities. This Café Conversation explores essential decision points a planning team will encounter to ensure that an FTC is truly a collaborative effort designed to achieve improved outcomes for children and families. Drawing from the experiences of successful FTC leaders and teams and training and technical assistance resources and materials, this Café Conversation shares strategies and lessons for the planning process.
There is a thirty-minute video along with a Team Discussion Guide for FTC practitioners to view and discuss together. Additionally, there is another video which features a discussion between a panel of practitioners who have undergone the planning process and successfully launched an FTC in their respective communities. A Call to Action Guide is provided to ensure viewers have the opportunity to take important next steps. Regardless of role or discipline or where in the planning and implementation process, these series of learning events and resources will equip teams with the resources and guidance to successfully accomplish the mission and vision for children and families.
Panelists/Presenters:
- Jane Pfeifer, Senior Program Associate, Children and Family Futures
- Arielle Andrews, Court Coordinator, Family Recovery Court (Grant, IN)
- Leslie Hendricks, Executive Director, CASA of Grant County, Inc. (Grant, IN)
- Tricia Lucido, Specialized Program Manager, Probation Services (Montgomery County, OH)
- Kyla Woods, Family Treatment Court Coordinator, Montgomery County Juvenile Court (Montgomery County, OH)
- Gina Jeffrey (Pinellas County, FL)
- Doug Elliot, Dependency Dug Court Case Manager, (Pinellas County, FL)
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify key decision and planning points for all FTCs
2. Explore the important role of governance structure, leadership, and data during the planning process
3. Learn from the experiences of FTC teams that have successfully planned and launched an FTC
Live Cafe Conversations
Learning Opportunities
Grantee TTA Projects
OJJDP and CFF currently offer in-depth technical assistance to six Statewide System Improvement Program (SSIP) Awardees: Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, New York, and Guam. Find out more about how these states are implementing systems reform to expand FDCs’ scale and scope—increasing FDCs reach into child welfare and substance use disorder treatment systems and ensuring the delivery of a full range of comprehensive services for families.
In 2016 the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funded 12 FDCs. This funding opportunity aligns with the national FDC movement working to increase FDC’s capacity and scope of services to children and families. Of the 12 new OJJDP grantees, six sites were awarded implementation funding to create new FDC programs within their jurisdictions and six were awarded enhancement funding to expand the capacity and augment services among their existing FDC programs. Three tribal sites were awarded implementation funding to help bring Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts to tribal jurisdictions.
