DCFS Advisory Board

Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services Advisory Board

Health

Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024
4:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m. EDT

2079 E 9th St Cleveland, OH 44115 (Directions)

Cuyahoga County Headquarters, Committee Room A, 4th floor (or join remotely on Teams)

The Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services Advisory Board (DCFS Board) was established by Ohio law as an advisory committee on children services. It can have up to ten members who shall provide independent perspective and feedback to the county and the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services leadership. The DCFS Board also serves as a link between the division and the community it serves. The DCFS Board is advisory in nature only and does not have any decision-making authority over DCFS or the county.

Note for Documenters: There is no recording to go back to for this meeting. You can attend in person or by joining a virtual Microsoft Teams link. It could be helpful to record audio of the meeting as it happens with your phone or a recording device, but it is not a requirement of the assignment.

Note: This meeting was originally scheduled for Aug. 7 but was rescheduled because of the storms that week.

Board members:

Lakecia Wild
Daniel Smith
Debra Rex
Angela M. Newman-White
Andrew S. Garner, M.D., Ph.D.
Verna Darby
Bianca Crawford
David S. Crampton
Beverly R. Charles
M. Gabriella Celeste

Joining remotely? Join at this Microsoft Teams link.

Meeting ID: 285 635 307 497

Passcode: SLyzSK

Attending in person? We add two hours of pay ($36) to the assignment. You may need a photo ID.

Find past Documenters coverage of this board here: https://cleveland.documenters.org/reporting/?agency=197

Check the source website for additional information

Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team

Note-taking by Courtney Green

Child wellness campus taking shape

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Note-taking by Kellie Morris

Agency making progress filling vacant positions

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Live reporting by Regina Samuels

DCFS closes gap on staff vacancies, director says

Regina

Hi👋🏾 & Happy Wednesday! I’m Regina & I'II be live-tweeting today’s Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services Advisory Board (DCFS Advisory Board) Meeting at 4 pm at Cuyahoga County Headquarters for @CLEdocumenters & @signalcleveland ! #CLEdocumenters #StayTuned

01:06 PM Sep 4, 2024 CDT

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 2/18

Here’s a look at today’s agenda…

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 3/18

Yesterday’s meeting was called to order at 4:06pm by Chair of Board, Angela Newman-White. The meeting was adjourned at 5:55pm. Here is a full recap of the meeting that was rescheduled from August 7, 2024 …

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 4/18

✅ Meeting was called to order. ✅Introductions ✅Public Comment - Today’s public comment portion included updates from Dawnya Underwood & David Gray of The Cleveland Christian Home. Cchome.org

Cchome.org

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 5/18

Updates on the The Cleveland Christian Home public private partnership: ⚫️They are helping address the placement crisis for additional emergency beds for children transitioning from a crisis to other programs. ⚫️Within 3 years they will expand to a full child wellness campus.

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 6/18

⚫️Within 10 years they will expand their impact & influence as part of a continuum of care. ⚫️The building is currently under construction & renovation, to be completed this year. ⚫️They plan to improve data collection systems and employee trainings while addressing outcomes.

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 7/18

✅Meeting Minutes from the June 5, 2024 meeting were approved. ✅Director’s Report by Jacqueline Fletcher: ⚫️Current Goals: Get input from the community to spot needs & have local resource providers available. ⚫️22 Child Protection Specialists have been hired & 12 vacancies.

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 8/18

Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services upcoming community events THIS MONTH🎉 @CuyahogaHousing @CuyahogaCounty @ccdocle @ccdcfs #FreeFood #Resources #Giveaways

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 9/18

@CuyahogaHousing @CuyahogaCounty @ccdocle ✅Intervention Sub-Committee Update: -The Data Dashboard was reviewed by David Crampton, Covering topics of foster parent recruitment, law enforcement, staff hiring + retention, engaging fathers, child protection team data, T Suites data & percentage of returning clients.

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 10/18

@CuyahogaHousing @CuyahogaCounty @ccdocle -Areas of focus include having the staff to address caseloads in a timely manner & recruiting kinship support. ☑️Dashboard was approved to be posted on website. Find past quarterly CFS Advisory Data Dashboards online here: cuyahogacounty.gov/boards-and-com…

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Regina @GinaWalksDogs 11/18

@CuyahogaHousing @CuyahogaCounty @ccdocle ✅Governance Sub-Committee Update: ⚫️New Board member acknowledgements for Daniel Smith & Bianca Crawford

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 12/18

@CuyahogaHousing @CuyahogaCounty @ccdocle ✅ Prevention Sub Committee Update by Gabriella Celeste: ⚫️All votes in favor of adoption of the child protection team letter to Health Systems about the unfilled board-certified child abuse pediatrician position. ⚫️All votes in favor of a consistent prevention definition.

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 13/18

@CuyahogaHousing @CuyahogaCounty @ccdocle ⚫️Identification & Discussion of Prevention Strategies: Board members acknowledge the need for a messaging campaign to address the stigma around parents asking for help & support to address parenting stress.

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 14/18

@CuyahogaHousing @CuyahogaCounty @ccdocle ✅Information Sharing: ⚫️The Safe Sleep campaign was recently launched with @FirstYearCLE . Click here for the online toolkit: static1.squarespace.com/static/5669e78…

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Regina @GinaWalksDogs 15/18

@CuyahogaHousing @CuyahogaCounty @ccdocle @FirstYearCLE ⚫️The Ohio Juvenile Justice Working Group Report for September 2024 was recently released. The group issued 26 recommendations. @GovMikeDeWine

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 16/18

@CuyahogaHousing @CuyahogaCounty @ccdocle @FirstYearCLE @GovMikeDeWine ⚫️ Dr. Andrew Garner expressed a need for the integration of health care & positive inputs for children. HOPE offers research, resources, trainings & technical assistance to help bring the power of the positive into the lives of children& their families. positiveexperience.org

positiveexperience.org

Regina @GinaWalksDogs 17/18

@CuyahogaHousing @CuyahogaCounty @ccdocle @FirstYearCLE @GovMikeDeWine This concludes my coverage of the Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services Advisory Board meeting on September 4, 2024. The next meeting is scheduled for October 2, 2024. For more information visit: cuyahogacounty.gov/boards-and-com…

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Regina @GinaWalksDogs 18/18

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Agency Information

Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services Advisory Board

cuyahogacounty.gov

weiskittel@jfs.ohio

See Documenters reporting

The Division of Children and Family Services Advisory Board (“DCFS Board”) established pursuant to O.R.C. 5153.05 as an “advisory committee on children services” and shall be comprised of up to ten members who shall provide independent perspective and feedback to the County and the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services (“DCFS”) leadership. The DCFS Board shall also serve as a link between Board and the community it serves. The DCFS Board is advisory in nature only and shall not have any decision-making authority over DCFS or the County.