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Cynthia K. Stoltz, Esq. Administrator Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Childrens Court 440 Ross Street, Suite 5000 Pittsburgh, ,PA 15219 Phone: 412-350-0377 Cynthia.Stoltz@alleghenycourts.us Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania

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Cynthia K. Stoltz, Esq. Administrator Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Children’s Court 440 Ross Street, Suite 5000 Pittsburgh, ,PA 15219 Phone: 412-350-0377 Cynthia.Stoltz@alleghenycourts.us

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Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania

  • 745 square

miles

  • Population

1.23 million

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Fifth Judicial District Family Court

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Allegheny County Family Court

  • Adult Section
  • Divorce
  • Child and Spousal Support
  • Juvenile Probation
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Act 53 Cases
  • Children’s Court
  • Domestic Violence
  • Child Custody
  • Child Protection and Permanency (Dependency, TPR, Adoptions)
  • Bypass Cases
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A snapshot of Allegheny County Family Court

  • 15 Judges
  • 2 Senior Judges
  • 3 State Court Administrators
  • 8 Deputy and Assistant Administrators
  • 1 HR Administrators
  • 8 Child Support Hearing officer
  • 1 Partial Custody Hearing Officer
  • 1 Delinquency Hearing Officer
  • 3 Dependency Hearing Officers
  • 3 Special Masters

5

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Who are the cross over youth?

Allegheny County 2015

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  • 4% of all JPO cases dually adjudicated
  • 13% of all JPO cases also active with CYF
  • For every 23 youth under supervision, crossover youth
  • 15% of all CYF youth age 10 and over active with JPO
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Who were the youth in care?

200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 12+ YEARS 6-11 YEARS 0-5 YEARS

Children & Youth in Allegheny County CYF Placement as

  • f Feb 25

TEENS CONSISTENTLY REPRESENT ~ 40% OF THE IN-CARE POPULATION

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The nu number of

  • f teens in

in car are decreased…

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 OTHER SETTING CONGREGATE CARE FAMILY FOSTER CARE KINSHIP CARE

Youth Aged 12+ in Allegheny County CYF Placement

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…but th

the percentage of

  • f teens in

in con

  • ngregate

car are in incre reased.

29.4% 31.0% 35.7% 38.1% 36.8% 36.0% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% 120.0% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 OTHER SETTING CONGREGATE CARE FAMILY FOSTER CARE KINSHIP CARE

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Comparisons

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Detroit Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cleveland Chicago NYC DC Baltimore

Use of Congregate Care Settings for Teens in Foster Care For

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The e Fou

  • undation

Core Leadership Team Implementation Team

Prevention Data Education Disproportionality

Guiding Coalition of over 100 Community Leaders Memorandum of Understanding & Protocols

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Engaging Community Partners

  • WHAT IS COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT?

  • WHY SHOULD COURTS

ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY?

  • WHAT DOES ENGAGEMENT

LOOK LIKE?

  • EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL

ENGAGEMENT

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What is community engagement?

  • Community: the body of stakeholders within the Court's

substantive and geographic domain, who impact and are impacted by the Court's activities.

  • stakeholders includes litigants, legal systems (DAs, PDs,

guardians, private bar, etc.) service providers, legislative and executive representatives, community leaders from education, medical and behavioral health organizations, foundations, corporations and yes, the media.

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Why should courts engage??

  • It is part of Court’s responsibility -- a central purpose of the Court

is to build public trust and confidence.

  • An informed, engaged community can help weather the storms..
  • Increases the Court's circle of friends
  • Enhances ability to anticipate and solve problems
  • Adds capacity for creativity
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What does successful engagement look like?

  • A clear strategy for community outreach, with a broad

vision and well articulated goals and objectives.

  • Commitment to providing information the Court

believes the public needs, and receiving information from constituents about perceived needs.

  • Deep understanding of the individuals & organizations

involved.

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Allegheny County Children’s Court Roundtable – Organizational Structure

Convened by the Court and in partnership with Children, Youth and Families

Annual ACCR (April)

Convened by the Administrative Judge and co- chaired with the Children's Court Administrator and DHS Director Co-chaired by Administrative Judge, Children’s Court Administrator and DHS Director

Quarterly ACCR ACCR Workgroup Members (monthly)

Relevant Stakeholders and experts necessary to address specific topic areas

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Allegheny County Children’s Court Roundtable - Workgroups

  • Educational Success & Truancy Prevention
  • Cross-Over Youth
  • Family Violence
  • Older Youth
  • Children of Incarcerated Parents/Engaging Fathers
  • Addiction and Treatment Issues
  • Best Practices Team
  • Legislation, Rules and Regulations
  • Focus on Trauma
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Children’s Roundtable Cross Over Youth Team: Community Leader Coalition to reduce cross over, improve outcomes

  • Judicially lead, collaboratively driven agenda
  • Engaged community stakeholders and embraced

public/private partnerships to

  • Drive systems change
  • Weather the storms, overcome obstacles
  • Expand court resources
  • Designated to guide the CYPM implementation
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Define the need, tell the story…

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Secure Community Champions

  • Articulate the need for a community response – without a

sense of urgency, and therefore no allocation of resources from government sources, a creative partnership was necessary

  • Propose a solution – ie. leverage private dollars to fund

judicial officers to ‘move’ the backlog. Savings resulting from permanency for children ‘reinvested’ to cover costs. With CYPM, leveraged private dollars to implement and sustain the model.

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The e Fou

  • undation

Core Leadership Team Implementation Team

Prevention Data Education Disproportionality

Guiding Coalition of over 100 Community Leaders Memorandum of Understanding & Protocols

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Implementation Plan Core Leadership Team Convene a Guiding Coalition of Community Leaders Commission a team of experts: Georgetown Fellows Confer with others: Site Visits Create an Implementation Team, infrastructure

Prevention –Georgetown Capstone Project Education Data Disproportionality

Craft a Memorandum of Understanding & Protocols Build Competencies: individualized and cross systems training Communication Plan Compile data, use to evaluate efforts, drive decisions

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Memorandum Of Understanding

The purpose of this MOU is to acknowledge the shared vision and commitment of JPO and CYF to respond to the needs of and improve the outcomes for youth who have contact with both agencies.

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MOU Commitment Involves:

  • 1. Development of a coordinated and collaborative practice, using

evidence-based, data-driven policies and procedures

  • 2. Acknowledging and respecting the differences in the agencies’

service missions

  • 3. Facilitating communication and collaboration by Improving inter-

agency data and information sharing

  • 4. Intentional and meaningful involvement of youth and families in

case planning, with an emphasis on family strengths

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MOU Commitment Involves:

  • 5. Consistent use of partnerships involving JPO, CYF, education,

behavioral health and other community partners in meeting the range of needs experienced by crossover youth

  • 6. Ensuring that out-of-home placements are the least restrictive

placement available to meet the treatment, supervision, rehabilitation and well being needs of dually adjudicated youth while providing for the protection of the public

  • 7. Targeting of practices designed to reduce the number of youth who

cross over from one system to the other and to reduce re-entry in both systems

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MOU Commitment Involves:

  • 8. Addressing disproportionality and disparity through practices

that ensure cultural competency and equitable treatment

  • 9. Adopting performance and quality assurance measures

10.Development of cross system training which is trauma- informed

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Build Competencies

  • Engage experts: Georgetown University CJJR, NCJFCJ,
  • thers
  • Develop a comprehensive plan for ongoing training

individually and together with:

  • Caseworkers, JPOs, judges, administrators, attorney

systems stakeholders, community champions

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Communication is key

  • Develop an Action Plan and follow it!
  • Communicate regularly with community partners
  • Seek input
  • Provide updates
  • Document accomplishments
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Compile data, evaluate efforts

  • CJJR pre-post implementation data
  • Weekly automated reports to systems leaders
  • Trends reports, predictive analysis
  • Data dashboards – live stream
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On the horizon……

  • The court experience for youth and families is overwhelming, and
  • ften times confusing. Going to court can be traumatic for youth

and families who have already experienced a number of traumas, and exacerbate negative feelings.

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Creative Partnership

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Human Centered Design

  • A creative approach to problem solving that

starts with the people you’re designing for and…..

  • ends with new solutions that are tailor made to

suit their needs (IDEO.ORG)

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Key takeaways:

  • Develop core judicial leadership
  • Cultivate relationships
  • Identify community champions
  • Be creative
  • Leverage expertise
  • Gentle pressure relentlessly applied
  • Never give up