Summary of child welfare assessment recommendations.

              Summary of Child Welfare Assessment Recommendations February 9, 2012
The following artifacts were reviewed and compiled into the attached summary report and table of recommendations concerning the OKDHS Child Welfare Program and Plan:
1.Children’s Rights Complaint
Complaint dated February 13, 2008 and filed on behalf of nine children in foster care and the more than 10,000 children of Oklahoma who have been removed from their homes by the State. (Sometimes referred to as the D.G. v. Henry lawsuit)
2.Viola Miller Report
“A Review of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Child Welfare Practices from a Management Perspective” dated March 15, 2011, retained by the Plaintiffs in the Children’s Rights Complaint and prepared by Viola P. Miller. Ms. Miller is a Commissioner of the Department of Children’s Services in Tennessee.
3.Hornby Zeller Report
OKDHS Child Welfare Program Performance Audit commissioned by the Oklahoma House of Representatives dated February, 2009 and prepared by Hornby Zeller Associates, Inc. located in Troy, NY.
4.Robin Williams Report
“A Review of Management of Oklahoma Department of Human Services Child Welfare System” is an independent review of the V. Miller report prepared by Robin Arnold-Williams, D.S.W. at the request of the Defendants (OKDHS) in the D.G. v. Henry lawsuit.
5.Kathy Simms Report
“The Oklahoma Department of Human Services Response to Reports of Abuse and Neglect in Foster Care, Case Review of Reports in 2009-2010” requested by the Defendants (OKDHS) in the D.G. v. Henry lawsuit and prepared by Kathy Simms, a Child Welfare Consultant at the National Resource Center for Child Protective Services.
6.Chadwick Trauma-Informed System Project Report
“Systems Intervention Plan” was funded by a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant and was prepared by The Chadwick Center for Children and Families at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, CA.
7.OKDHS Strategic Plan
The OKDHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2016 developed and prepared by executive leadership.
8.Oklahoma’s Federal Process Improvement Plan
The OKDHS Child and Family Services Plan 2010-2014, 2010 Annual Progress and Services Report developed and prepared by CFSD leadership.
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