State Of Alabama Department Of Human Resources Child And Family Services Plan 2015-2019
The Alabama Department of Human Resources' 2015-2019 Child and Family Services Plan outlines strategies to protect children from abuse and neglect, preserve families, and ensure children's well-being. Key areas of focus include timely investigations of child maltreatment reports, providing services to keep children safely at home, achieving permanency and stability in children's living situations, preserving family connections, and meeting children's educational, physical, and mental health needs. The plan emphasizes a family-centered, culturally responsive approach, individualized service planning, and community collaboration. Outcomes are measured through various indicators, including timeliness of investigations, stability of foster care placements, permanency goal achievement, sibling placement, and meeting children's needs across various domains. The plan also addresses systemic factors such as the use of a statewide information system (FACTS) for data collection and reporting.