Department of Social Planning

Province of Flevoland

ENSA Uppsala 2007

ENGLAND/ SCHOTLAND

SPAIN

Youth CareYouth Care• New Youth Act: Province is responsible for all New Youth Act: Province is responsible for all

forms of care & one has the right to get the forms of care & one has the right to get the proper (form of) careproper (form of) care

• Facilities do not meet demandFacilities do not meet demand(< 30 %)(< 30 %)

• Rapid growth of young population: 1500 a yearRapid growth of young population: 1500 a year

ChallengeChallenge: organising youth care in an efficient : organising youth care in an efficient and client-orientated wayand client-orientated way

Main PolicyMain Policy

CLIENT-CENTERED ! CLIENT-CENTERED !

EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ! EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT !

ObjectivesObjectives

HELP BASED ON NEEDS OF CLIENTHELP BASED ON NEEDS OF CLIENT (paradigm shift; contextual; multi dimensional; individual .(paradigm shift; contextual; multi dimensional; individual .New ways and visions about the clients’/ families’ central role in New ways and visions about the clients’/ families’ central role in deciding which care is neededdeciding which care is needed )

REDUCTION OF WAITINGLISTSREDUCTION OF WAITINGLISTS

REDUCING OUTPLACEMENT IN RESIDENTIAL CAREREDUCING OUTPLACEMENT IN RESIDENTIAL CARE

BETTER BALANCE COSTS & EFFECTSBETTER BALANCE COSTS & EFFECTS

MEANSMEANS

RESTRUCTURING THE ORGANIZATION OF YOUTH CARERESTRUCTURING THE ORGANIZATION OF YOUTH CARE(Intensive Pedagogical Home Treatment: IPT)(Intensive Pedagogical Home Treatment: IPT)

EFFICIENT PROCESSESEFFICIENT PROCESSES(analyzing major organizational processes)(analyzing major organizational processes)

STRENGTHENING THE CHAIN OF YOUTHCARESTRENGTHENING THE CHAIN OF YOUTHCARE(up scaling organizations, intersectoral cooperation)(up scaling organizations, intersectoral cooperation)

GOVERNEMENTAL CONTRACTS; GOVERNEMENTAL CONTRACTS; (province, local authorities, education)(province, local authorities, education)

YouthYouth Care Care OfficeOffice

PROVINCIAL Institutions for

youth care

(AmbulantFoster careResidential)

Psych-iatric

municipalities

Mental disabled

judicial

IPTIPT

SCHOOL

WELFARE/ HEALTH

POLICE/ JUDICIAL

CHILD & PARENTS

INTENSIVE HOME CARE MODEL

LABOUR

Topics FlevolandTopics Flevoland

• connecting partners in youth care; education, connecting partners in youth care; education, police, justice, healthinsurance, local & provincial police, justice, healthinsurance, local & provincial governmentgovernment

• Joint up networks : Justice & youth care/ welfare & Joint up networks : Justice & youth care/ welfare & educationeducation. Accountability/ contracts. Accountability/ contracts

• Instruments/ methods: diagnostics, ICT systems Instruments/ methods: diagnostics, ICT systems ( electr child dossiers)( electr child dossiers)

• Youth participationYouth participation