State: New
Hampshire
Contact Person: Linda Compto
Contact Address: Division for Children, Youth and Families, 129 Pleasant Street, Brown Building, Concord, New Hampshire, 03301-3857
Contact Phone: 603-271-44693
Email: licompton@conval.edu
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Founded In:
Funding: Any
direct services involving payment are funded through CAPTA
15 members appointed through Board recommendation, and consensus with the director of DCYF.
CFSR process: focus group discussions concerning DCYF's response to the Community. Panel Chairperson Robert Jolley was a stakeholder reviewer in the Statewide Assessment Case reviews conducted during the week of June 9-13, 2003. Since 2003, a number of Citizen Review Panel members have participated in week-long local DCYF Case practice Reviews which are modeled after the Child and Family Services Review.
Bi- monthly meetings, including examination of process involved in the DCYF Case Practice Review, review of regular benchmark reports, DCYF cases requiring special reviews as per DCYF policy, increasing the application of available resources within NH H&HS/DCYF to address critical gaps in staff and other supports needed by families involved with DCYF, and review of the DCYF plan for allocation of CAPTA funding and DCYF resources.
