Strengthening Connections Between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Child Welfare

This webinar, hosted by the Social Current, will explore how Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) can collaborate more effectively with the child welfare system and other community partners to improve health outcomes for children and families. This session will highlight promising practices, policy opportunities, and actionable strategies for integrating FQHCs into child welfare at the community and systems levels. Presenters will also discuss recent federal shifts that impact FQHCs.

Takeaways:

• The role FQHCs can play in improving outcomes for children and families involved with or at risk of involvement with the child welfare system
  How to identify and partner with FQHCs.
• Opportunities to establish a bi-directional referral stream between child welfare agencies and FQHCs.
• FQHCs’ full scope of offerings for Medicaid-eligible foster populations and others.
• Opportunities to build stronger networks at the family, community, and state levels.

Who Should Participate:

• Staff providing care coordination or direct services to children, adults, and families such as child welfare, behavioral health, school-based services, and/or community health.
• Staff responsible for developing local resource networks, provider networks, or referral sources.
• Staff responsible for community engagement strategy and relationship development.