Families can click here for a resource guide of supports and services. For families with children with disabilities, an additional Resource Guide is provided here. Please note that these guides are not all inclusive and there may be services in your community that are not listed.
The CDC has created a Parent Portal to help parents find information to give children healthier, safer lives. The CDC Parent Portal organizes and presents information for parents and provides resources from across the CDC, all in one location, making it easier for parents to find what they are looking for. The Portal is a great source for credible, accurate information in helping parents raise healthy kids and providing a safe home and community. It is also a resource for diseases and conditions that can occur, and for developmental milestones and schedules. The Parent Portal also provides information on physical activity, diet, physical and mental health, injuries and violence, peer relationships, and a special section on risk behaviors geared for the parents of teens.
Families can find a variety of tipsheets below:
Topic specific tipsheets include:
Additional resources can be found at www.childwelfare.gov
The West Virginia Service Array is a comprehensive process that is examining services for families all across the state. This comprehensive process allows communties to examine what is being offered, how it is being offered, and determine what services are needed in the community. Child abuse prevention and family support services are included in this process. If you are an agency or a provider of these services and have not been a part of your community's assessment and planning, we encourage you to contact your colloborative below so that you may become involved. We need your input!!
Little Kanawha Collaborative
(Calhoun, Gilmer, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood)
Steve Tuck stuck@childhswv.org
1640 St. Mary's Ave.
Parkersburg, WV 26102
(304)424-5244
North Central Community Collaborative
(Monongalia, Marion, Harrison)
Paula Taylor ptaylor@wvdhhr.org
P.O. Box 2590
107-109 Adams Street #2
Fairmont, WV 26555
(304)363-3261
Family Ways
(Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler)
Peggy Cartus pcartus@crittentonservices.com
Crittenton Services Inc.
2606 National Road
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304)242-7060
Family Central Collaborative
(Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane)
Lance Whaley, Wayne Bailey
wayne@daymark.org
lancewhaley@wvdhhr.org
P.O. Box 560
Teays, WV 25569
(304)757-7843 ext 155
CWLM
(Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne)
Gary McMullen gmcmullen@wvdhhr.org
2699 Park Avenue Suite 100
Huntington, WV 25704
(304)528-5800 ext 1075
Logan, Mingo, Boone Collaborative
Christy Carter ccarter@childhswv.org
c/o June Harless Shelter
P.O. Box N
Holden, WV 25625
(304)239-2470
Inter Mountain Collaborative
(Barbour, Preston, Taylor, Lewis, Upshur, Randolph, Tucker)
Michael Phillips and Nancy Exline
Michael.J.Phillips@wv.gov
Nancyexline@wvdhhr.org
Michael Phillips
1027 North Randolph Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
(304)637-5560
Nancy Exline
P.O. Box 29
235 Barrett Street
Grafton, WV 26354
(304)265-6100???
Kids in Transition
(Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan)
Kathryn Boyland kboylan@wvdhhr.org
P.O. Box 1247
423 Mid-Atlantic Parkway
Martinsburg, WV 25404
(304) 267-0100
National partners recognized by the Administration on Children and Families (ACF)can be found here. West Virginia Partners is an ever evolving list. If you don't find your organization here and it should be listed, let us know. If you are interested in becoming a state partner, please e-mail us.
West Virginia Partners include:
While program requirements and grant requirements differ among WV's child abuse awareness and prevention programs, there is a general guidance issued by the Administration on Children and Families that guides WV's delivery of CBCAP programs. Current program instructions can be found here
Below you will find Technical Assistance Sheets that will aid in the preparation and reporting for your 2011 grant. These documents have been referenced in Exhibit C of your contract.
Below you will find Technical Assistance Sheets that will aid in the preparation and reporting for your 2011 grant. These documents have been referenced in Exhibit C of TEAM's contract and in the grant application that is sent to Genny Ferri.
Please note that the resources below are intended for use by grantees and agencies that have received the Introduction to Evidence Based Practice and Outcome Accountability Training currently being offered by the WV DHHR.
When talking about definitions, it is important for everyone to be on the same page. The definitions listed here are the definitions that WV will be utilizing and implementing with prevention programs over the coming months and years.
We suggest you begin your search in one of these places:
A program comparison tool will be useful in comprating packaged programs and cirriculums your agency may be considering.
The House is a visual representation of the levels of evidence CBCAP funded programs can fall into. At a minimum, programs should be working towards achieving the program components in the "attic" of the House diagram. This includes the development of a logic model, a manual/protocol, delivering services that are not harmful and are accepted practices (research informed), as well as demonstrating a committment to Continuous Quality Improvement and ongoing evaluation. WV is diligently working with grantees to bring them into the "House". More information about evidence levels can be found here.
West Virginia follows an outcome accountability process developed by the FRIENDS National Resource Center for CBCAP and the Children's Bureau. WV is in the process of implementing a practical, understandable, participant-focused model that measures client outcomes. This is a model that is designed to improve services, help programs become more sustainable, and increase accountability. This model is designed to enable entry-level people as well as more experienced staff to conduct credible evaluations of their program outcomes. This model is focused on participant-outcomes. It is not a program evaluation that looks at systems, curricula, staff and policies (although those components affect outcomes), but it is designed to examine participant change.
There are many models for developing logic models. However, WV has adopted the FRIENDS Outcome Accountability model for use with child abuse prevention programs and uses the following terms and concepts:
Generally speaking, if it is going to be measured, the more likely it will get done. Without a clearly identified outcome or target and without knowing what to look for to determine if the target was hit, how do you know success from failure? Success has to be defined and measured.
Prevention and family support programs are increasingly required to report the outcomes of their services to Federal, state, and municipal funding agencies as well as private foundations and corporations all over the country. Accountability requirements and funding decisions are tied more closely to the ability of local programs to demonstrate positive outcomes. The Office of Mangement and Budget's (OMB) Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) is an example of how the federal government is using a common approach to measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of all government programs. For information on what West Virginia reports concerning the prevention and family support programs funded, click here.
Evaluating prevention programs is not an easy task, but it is possible, and important. It requires an investment of leadership, time, energy, effort, and funding. But evaluation is something prevention programs can no longer afford to avoid. Funding agents demand it and children, families, and communities deserve this investment. Evaluation is simply good practice.
Stay tuned for developing information about WV's evaluation efforts. You can visit the FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community Based Child Abuse Prevention for more information.
The Protective Factors Survey (PFS) is a pre-post evaluation tool for use with caregivers receiving child maltreatment prevention services. It is a self administered survey that measures protective factors in five areas:
For more information, visit FRIENDS NRC website or the Strengthening Families website.
The Family Support Outcome Survey (FSOS) is more generic in nature and looks at broad outcomes. The survey solicits both quantitative and qualitative responses to items related to prevention factors such as:
For more information, visit FRIENDS NRC website.
Below, please find a list of commonly used acronyms in the prevention and family support arena. If something is missing, please don't hesitate to e-mail us.
ACE -Adverse Childhood Experiences
APS -Adult Protective Services
ASO -Administrative Services Organization
BCF -Bureau of Children and Families
BCSE -Bureau of Child Support Enforcement
BPH -Bureau of Public Health
CAPTA -Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
CAS -Children and Adult Services
CBCAP -Community Based Child Abuse Prevention
CFSP -Child and Family Services Plan
CFSR -Child and Family Services Review
CPS -Child Protective Services
CTF -Children's Trust Fund
DHHR -Department of Health and Human Resources
ECCS -Early Comprehensive Childhood System
ECE -Early Care and Education
FRIENDS -Family Resource Information, Education and Network Development Services
FSOS -Family Support Outcome Survey
HFA -Healthy Families America
IHFE -In Home Family Education
LIHEAP -Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
MIHOW -Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker
OCFP -Office of Children and Family Policy
OMCFH -Office of Maternal, Child, and Family Health
OMB -Office of Management and Budget
PART -Program Assessment Rating Tool
PAT -Parents as Teachers
PFS -Protective Factors Survey
PICO -Partners in Community Outreach
PIP -Partners in Prevention and Program Inprovement Plan
PSSF -Promoting Safe and Stable Families
SAMS -Safety Assessment and Management System
SNAP -Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
SNS -Socially Necessary Services
TANF -Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
TEAM -Together Eliminating Abuse and Maltreatment
WIC -Women, Infants, and Children
To submit questions, you can e-mail us.
