A collaborative practice pilot between child welfare and child health care providers: Lessons in implementation and evaluation of cross-sector interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improved collaboration between child welfare and health care offers the possibility of improved child well-being after child welfare involvement.

Objective

To pilot a collaborative practice model between CPS caseworkers and pediatric primary care providers (PCPs).

Participants and setting

Infants remaining at home following child welfare involvement in 2 regions of a Western state were randomly assigned to collaborative vs. standard practice between 11/2017 and 03/2019.

Methods

CPS caseworkers were trained and randomized into standard vs collaborative practice model developed to promote information sharing between caseworkers and PCPs. A mixed-methods evaluation integrated administrative and qualitative data from child welfare, caregivers, caseworker

SUBMITTER: Campbell KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11497157 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature