Kansas

2009 MSI Hays, KS Participant

Contact:

Linda Auld, Director of Contract Management - United Methodist Youthville, Inc.

Capstone Description:

Use past longitudinal data on youth who crossed over from child welfare to juvenile justice, to identify distinguishing characteristics of high-risk youth. Then, develop an assessment that you can use moving forward to identify youth at risk of crossing over, so that you can provide them with targeted, preventative services.

2014 MSI Sedgwick County Team

Contacts:

Clayton Bishop, COMCARE Children's Team Supervisor, LCMFT *note: no longer involved in Capstone work

Lanora Franck, Juvenile Justice Education Liaison - Sedgwick County Department of Corrections

Vickie McArthur, Clinical Director - St. Francis Community Services

Karen Palmer, Staff Attorney - St. Francis Community Services

Kristin Peterman, Foster Care Contract Administrator - Kansas Department for Children and Families

Steven Stonehouse, Deputy Director for Corrections Programs - Sedgwick County Department of Corrections

Capstone Description:

Streamline court process for crossover youth: Restructure the process map that is followed by a Child In Need of Care (CINC) when they enter the juvenile justice system, following the tenets of CYPM.  This includes increasing the frequency with which the risk assessment is administered, implementing multi-disciplinary team-like meetings, and other changes.

Capstone Update (2016): 

Sedgwick County is now a full CYPM site. The team has developed and adapted a series of standardized lists, forms, charts, and tools to streamline the implementation of CYPM processes. 

Capstone Update (2024):

The team recently implemented a Crossover Youth Facilitator that is an employee of the child welfare agency but is housed at the Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center. This Facilitator directly supports crossover youth and has access to information from both agencies. Multiagency meetings are held to discuss crossover youth and trainings have been implemented to educate professionals from different agencies. Additional trainings have been provided by CYPM staff to develop an integrated response team. This training has helped to bridge communication gaps in the system. The team is working to implement an Individualized Justice Plan, which strives to bring communities, families, and supportive agencies together to prevent youth with developmental and mental health needs from experiencing negative interactions with law enforcement. The team is also tracking crossover youth demographics and needs assessments to inform improvements to current systems.

2010 MSI (Public) Sedgwick County Team

Contacts:

Dawn Befort, Project Coordinator and Cross Systems Planning Team Facilitator - Sedgwick County Permanency Coordinating Council *note: Dawn Befort has left the position

Bruce Brown, Public Service Executive 1 (Assistant Program Administrator) - Kansas State Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services, Division of Children and Family Services

James Burgess, Presiding Judge, Juvenile Court - 18th Judicial District Court, State of Kansas Juvenile Court

Mark Masterson, Director - Sedgwick County Department of Corrections, Sedgwick County Juvenile Detention Facility

Melody McCray-Miller, State Representative - Kansas State House of Representatives

Jody Patterson, Director - COMCARE Family and Children Services 

Donna Rozell, Chief Program Officer of Permanency Services - Youthville

Capstone Description:

Validate an assessment tool designed to identify youth at high risk of crossing over; then, provide services for these youth.

Capstone Update (2015):

As a result of the Capstone, Sedgwick County DOC has developed collaborative relationships with the new foster care agency. In 2016, Sedgwick County became a Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM) pilot site. Although the project was implemented and operated as planned for a period of time, there were significant leadership and personnel changes, and this team is no longer meeting.