Overview of the System of Care

The Process of Building Better Lives

A child moves through the system in the following order:

  1. INTAKE
    • Protective Investigator Role/Kids Central Role
  2. Assessment
    • Preplacement
    • Medical Screening
    • Behavioral Health Screening
  3. Placement
    • Caregiver Supports
    • Foster/Adoptive Home Development
      • Camelot Community Care, Family Services or Central Florida and Foster America
      • 24/7 Support
      • QA/QI of Foster Homes
      • Real-Time Profiles of Foster Homes
  4. Services Engagement (i.e., case transfer)
  5. Case Management
    • Family Safety Assessment
  6. Family Care Team Conference (i.e. staffing)
  7. Family Service Team Conference (i.e., family group conference)
  8. Services and Support
    • Current Service Array
    • Redefining Services
    • Provider Network Development
    • Three Types of Provider Relationships
    • Application and Credentialing
    • Provider Service Directory
  9. Permanency
    • Reunification
    • Adoption

Services Provided Through the Network

Kids Central and its partners are proud to provide:

  • Individualized services and supports for all families—birth, relative, foster and adoptive—including prevention, early intervention and aftercare services
  • Services to stabilize families during stressful times
  • New approaches to supporting relative caregivers
  • A new approach to contracting for foster care recruitment, retention, licensing and relicensing
  • Collaborations with Medicaid and ADM providers to expand health and behavioral health services for children
  • Linkage to community resources—from the faith community to corporate partners, we want to ensure families feel connected to and supported by their communities.