1. Chautauqua Tapestry
Family driven ~ Youth guided ~ Culturally sensitive
Community based ~ Evidence-based

2. Welcome to Chautauqua County!

3. What is Chautauqua Tapestry?
An opportunity and challenge for Chautauqua County service and support providers to partner with youth who have emotional and behavioral challenges and with their families to create an accessible, responsive, appropriate and effective service delivery system.
“Chautauqua Tapestry brings together providers, families
and the community to share responsibility and resources to enhance the delivery of services and improve the lives of youth and families.”

4. Logic Model Chautauqua Tapestry Chautauqua County, NY
Mission: Chautauqua Tapestry represents the weaving together of effective, appropriate and
individualized supports and services that are accessible and comprehensive to meet the
needs of youth with emotional and behavioral challenges and their families.
Chautauqua Tapestry
Chautauqua County, NY
Vision: Systemic transformation with shared understanding and commitment to and practice of
system of care (SOC) values and principles
Logic Model
Child Specific
Family Driven
Youth Guided
Effective Practice
Guiding Principles
Community Based
Least Intrusive
Culturally & Language Appropriate
Context
Goals
Strategies
Outcomes
Evaluation to develop a cross system delivery system including a local evaluation that can provide regular analysis of what interventions work.
Population of Focus
Youth with SED (Serious Emotional Disturbance) ages 0 – 21 with additional attention on:
Hispanic and African American Children and Families
Youth with SED involved in juvenile justice, child welfare and/or receiving special education services
Care provided meets the individualized needs of youth and family
System
Services are offered simultaneously
Enhanced communication between partners
Community knowledge about SOC
Improved access to services
Expanded family advocacy to all service systems
Plan for replication will be developed and updated for dissemination
Replicable, rural countywide plan ensuring individualized child and family team/ wraparound approach throughout all service systems
Full family and youth participation in system planning and service delivery
Strengths
System
Support of CMHS funded statewide family network
Support for development of Family/Youth 501(C)3
Strong, engaged Governance Body & community partners
Several funded System of Care Communities in NY State.
Practice
Bilingual staff and advocates in numerous programs
Family Support Services have a strong foundation in County
Groups are in existence as potential SOC partners
Community
Community acknowledges need for system transformation
Current family and youth support group planning
Education demonstrates a commitment to System of Care
practice
Family and Youth Participation
Services and supports provided meet the needs of the youth and family in a culturally appropriate manner
Practice
Increased provider cooperation Integrated SOC infrastructure across department and agencies (financing strategies, MIS, change in state policies)
Inclusion of informal supports in planning
Fidelity to wraparound principles
Crisis services are comprehensive and appropriately accessed
Directed by individual families
Governance Leadership
and
Committees for Strategic Planning
Cultural and Linguistic Competence
Improving outcomes in the lives of youth and families
Individualized Care/Practice
Individual Child/Family
Decreased out of home placement
Improved CANS
Access to services that meet their needs
Increased involvement in family support and youth support service
Improved satisfaction scores
Challenges
System
Funding streams and program planning are not coordinated
No current integration of data among services and programs
System of Care roles and responsibilities need to be defined
Need for engagement of non-traditional supports in SOC
Practice
Need for comprehensive array of crisis support services
Limited outreach to ethnic/minority populations
Lack of multi-language resources
Lack of incentives to families & youth to participate in planning and implementation of system transformation
Community
Access issues (location, transportation, child care) lead to unmet needs especially in rural, high-poverty areas of County
Sustainability of practice and outcomes is established throughout the system of care
Building a Strong Infrastructure
Community
Decreased stigma of mental illness
Responsive to the unique needs of each individual community member
Services will be offered in accessible locations and at convenient times
Decrease In High School Drop-out rate
Expanded number of education partners
SOC workforce is educated on best practice
Professional Peer network exists in SOC.
Strong cross-system infrastructure and governance support the system of care
Information gathered helps improve system functioning

5. Seeking Collaborative Partners
Education
Mental Health
Public Health
Child Welfare
Family Court

6. Education Partners in SOC
Schools provide a logical setting for early identification of children at risk for serious emotional and behavioral health needs and for effective provision of services
Positive learning experiences help prevent emotional and behavioral problems
Creates strong partners who have a major role in children and family’s lives and with the community
Creates a stronger awareness in the community as a whole

7. School Engagement - Evaluation outreach
Specific Examples within Chautauqua County Schools

8. Possible Strategies for Addressing Barriers
Philosophical
Acknowledge legitimate system concerns
Ensure that the goals & concerns of all stakeholders are heard
Use “boundary spanners” to facilitate linkages
Demonstrate the efficiencies and resource savings that may result from collaboration 8

9. Possible Strategies for Addressing Barriers
Structural
Develop written policies and procedures
Initiate joint service planning
Adopt common screening tools
Adopt common release of information forms
and processes
Share best practices in programming and outcomes 9

10. Possible Strategies for Addressing Barriers
Communication
Recognize and reduce jargon whenever possible
Provide cross-training to stakeholders
Develop written materials that define common acronyms, terminology, service approaches
Establish information sharing agreements 10

11. Stakeholder Resistance
Possible Strategies for Addressing Barriers
Stakeholder Resistance
Ongoing involvement of stakeholders at all levels
Provide training to stakeholders on any new expectations and their roles and responsibilities
Regularly share results with stakeholders
Co-training across agencies
Celebrate often---even minor successes 11

12. Questions & Answers
Presenter contact information:
Mansoor A. F. Kazi, PhD
Research Associate Professor & Director Program Evaluation Center
(within Buffalo Center for Social Research)
School of Social Work, University at Buffalo
(The State University of New York)
630 Baldy Hall
Buffalo, NY
Phone: (716) extension 232
Fax: (716)
Rachel M. Ludwig, LCSW
Project Director
Chautauqua Tapestry
Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene
Town of Chautauqua Municipal Building
Two Academy Street, Room 202
Mayville, NY 14757
(716)