Nebraska
Nebraska’s IDTA Project involves six systems working together to achieve systems integration and coordination for the benefit of children and families. These systems include: the legal system, child protective services, substance abuse (behavioral health), Medicaid, Supreme Court Probation and Nebraska Federation of Families.
Nebraska’s leaders identified the priority population for this IDTA as all families entering the child welfare/juvenile services system due to problems related to parental substance use, with particular emphasis on substance exposed infants, methamphetamine dependent parents, and children in out-of-home care. To address the needs of this population, Nebraska’s partnership has identified the following major products for completion during the IDTA:
- A cross-system data sharing plan.
- A coherent funding plan that maximizes the effectiveness
of state funds, minimizes confusion about payment source and expedites parental
access to treatment.
- A protocol that specifies an improved process and cross-systems
communication plan aligned with each step of a family’s progression through the
CW/SA/Court systems.
- A substance abuse screening tool and associated communication
protocol.
- A cross-system training calendar that includes new training opportunities
for all IDTA stakeholders.