
Meeting Description: The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare facilitated the Practice and Policy Academy on August 25-27,2020. The participating sites were comprised of cross-agency and cross-system partners from Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Riverside, CA. Each site convened to enhance their state or county’s capacity to meet the needs of infants affected by substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure, or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and their families.
The Practice and Policy Academy supported the sites in creating a state- or county-specific action plan to address practice and policy changes strengthen collaboration across systems to develop a comprehensive approach to Plans of Safe Care for these infants and their affected family or caregiver.
During the meeting, teams explored how to further their understanding of current practices, gaps, and barriers; identified potential changes in practices, policies, and state legislation; and, developed or strengthened their collaborative structure and processes.
If you have any further questions about the Practice and Policy Academy, please email us at practiceandpolicyacademy@cffutures.org or call us at (714) 505-3525.
Pre-Academy Webinar Series:
Plenary Sessions:
Ask the Experts Breakout Sessions:
This breakout session was an opportunity for participants to ask the experts any follow up questions they had from the pre-Academy virtual plenaries and from Connecticut’s presentation.
QIC Breakout Sessions:
During this breakout, current Practice and Policy Academy sites discussed how they’re using their National Quality Improvement Center for Collaborative Community Court Teams (QIC-CCCT) to address the needs of infants and families affected by substance use disorders and prenatal substance exposure
State Profiles
- Alaska Profile
- Arizona Profile
- Riverside, California Profile
- Indiana Profile
- Nebraska Profile
- Ohio Profile
- Oklahoma Profile
- South Dakota Profile
NCSACW Resources
- Plans of Safe Care—What your Multidisciplinary Team Needs to Know
- Serving Native Families Affected by Substance Use Disorder: Active Efforts and Plans of Safe Care
- POSC Module 1 Preparing for Plan of Safe Care Implementation
- POSC Module 2 Collaborative Partnerships for Plans of Safe Care
- POSC Module 3 Determining Who Needs a Plan of Safe Care
- POSC Module 4 Implementing & Monitoring Plans of Safe Care
- POSC Module 5 Overseeing State Plans of Safe Care Systems & Reporting Data
- On the Ground How States are Addressing Plans of Safe Care for Infants with Prenatal Substance Exposure and their Families
- Tapping Tribal Wisdom: Providing Collaborative Care for Native Pregnant Women With Substance Use Disorders and Their Infants: Lessons Learned From Listening Sessions With Five Tribes in Minnesota
- Infants with Prenatal Substance Exposure and their Families: Five Points of Family Intervention
- Plans of Safe Care for Infants With Prenatal Substance Exposure and Their Families
- Parental Substance Use as Child Abuse
Agendas by Time Zone
Prenatal Plans of Safe Cafe
- Arizona Prenatal Family Care Planning Guide
- Arizona Prenatal Coordinated Care Pilot Rewards
- Arizona Prenatal Coordinated Care Pilot Project Flowchart
- Arizona Prenatal Family Care Fillable
Plan of Safe Care Templates and Materials
- Indiana Plan of Safe Care
- Alaska NAS Booklet
- Indiana Plans of Safe Care Form from Policy
- Arizona Plans of Safe Care Template
Resources for Parents
- Indiana’s Labor of Love Webpage
- Indiana’s Parent Letter
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Resource
- Hushabye Nursey– For more information about the green binder for parents, please contact Tara Sundem through the website.
- Oklahoma’s Plan of Safe Care Binder Video