Louisiana understands infrastructure. Our land is traversed by pipelines, roads, train tracks, levees, and power lines. We see refineries, chemical plants, bridges, power stations, ports, tank farms, airports … you get the idea. Our infrastructure is everywhere. Sitting on our eroding soil, even our dirt is considered infrastructure. We understand that our state’s commercial infrastructure is a valuable asset. We…
Posts tagged as “Child Well-being Infrastructure”
Louisiana’s Office of Children’s Ombudsman is a missing piece of child well-being infrastructure. I believe the concept of “Child Well-Being Infrastructure” is essential. I think I can explain. Louisiana’s leaders frequently speak about “infrastructure.” As a result, infrastructure is a common topic in Louisiana’s news. For example, a few days ago, the Louisiana Governor’s Office (@LouisianaGov) tweeted that “thanks to…
Child welfare professionals were delighted in 2013 when the Congressional Budget Office reported the number of children in foster care had been on a 10-year decline. The CBO published a report about foster care, adoption and kinship care which looked at the past and predicted the future. Based on the past and hopeful about the next decade, the CBO report…
Note: This article from May, 2013, introduced the ideas that Louisiana lacked sufficient Therapeutic Group Home services for children and that the gap in child well-being infrastructure was negatively impacting child well-being. By its own count, Louisiana needs at least 34 Therapeutic Group Homes (of no more than 8 beds each per DHH) located throughout our state. Today Louisiana has…
“Wraparound” is a word which has been used a good bit during the last two years as Louisiana prepares to unfold a Coordinated System of Care for children in out of home placements or at risk of being placed out of their homes for behavioral health care. While “wraparound” is new to Louisiana, the concept of wraparound is not new.…