Learning Collaborative: Effective Child Welfare and Justice Systems for Families Impacted by Opioid and Stimulant Use

Participating Counties

This Learning Collaborative provides technical assistance and addiction consultation to multi-agency teams from California counties interested in improving the outcomes of Child Welfare and Justice Systems for children and parents affected by Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and methamphetamine/stimulant use.

County teams build processes that incorporate evidence-based practices for addiction treatment and national professional justice and child welfare standards for supporting medications and treatment for addiction. This includes support for all FDA-approved medications for treatment of OUD. Teams meet from January 2021 to August 2022. The Learning Collaborative includes six quarterly training sessions, monthly coaching calls, technical assistance, webinars, and more.

Learning Collaboratives

February 25, 2021

May 04, 2021

September 14, 2021

December 07, 2021

March 23, 2022

June 16, 2022

September 29, 2022

Webinars and Informational Videos

Webinars and Trainings

Stories from Moms: Principles of Perinatal Substance Use

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Keeping Families Together with MAT Through Various County Touchpoints

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Behavioral Interventions for Justice-Involved Individuals with Stimulant Use Disorders: Part I (4-27-2021)- Jail MAT Project

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Behavioral Interventions for Justice-Involved Individuals with Stimulant Use Disorders: Part 2 (5-3-2021)- Jail MAT Project

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Behavioral Interventions for Justice-Involved Individuals with Stimulant Use Disorders: Part 2 (5-3-2021)- Jail MAT Project

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Brief Interventions Everyone - Not Just BH Staff or Clinicians! - Can Use to Support SUD Recovery and Personal Wellness Webinar (6-9-2021)

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The Case for Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) and other Treatment for Substance Use Disorders - A Judge's Viewpoint presented by Judge Peter Espinoza (7-13-2021)

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Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) webinar (8/11/2021)

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Practical Strategies and Tools for Addressing Stimulant Use Disorder in Detention Settings (8/24/2021)

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Neuroscience of Addiction and MAT 101: Understanding the Neurobiology and Chronic Disease Nature of SUD and Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) (September 2021)

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Plans of Safe Care: Nuts and Bolts (10-14-2021)

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Trauma Informed Care for Justice Professionals (11-9-2021)

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MEETING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (FASD) (2-1-2022)

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Current Issues in OUD: Focus on Fentanyl (2-24-2022)

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CalAIM Overview and Informational Session (2-28-2022)

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Adolescent Substance Use Disorder (SUD): Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) 101 (3-8-2022)

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Peers in Jails: Emerging Best Practices (4-21-2022)

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From Jail Custody to Care in the Community - Solving Access Barriers Final (5-3-2022)

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Adolescent Substance Use Disorder (SUD): Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) 101 (Updated 5-18-2022)

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Developing and Coordinating Plans of Safe Care for Substance Exposed Women and Infants in a Hospital Setting (9-26-2022)

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Children and Recovering Mothers (CHARM) Webinar (5-25-2022)

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Resource Library

Best Practices

Child Welfare Practice

Understanding Substance Use Disorders – What Child Welfare Staff Need to Know

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Six quick tips for child welfare professionals when working in the field. National Center of Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2019 learn more

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A Collaborative Approach to the Treatment of Pregnant Women With Opioid Use Disorders: Practice and Policy Considerations for Child Welfare, Collaborating Medical, and Service Providers

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Five-Point Intervention Framework that is used by agencies to plan interventions with families who have an infant with prenatal substance exposure. SAMHSA, 2016 learn more

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Child Welfare Timeline for Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Other Partners

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Three key strategies that agencies can use to strengthen collaboration between child welfare and substance use disorder treatment systems. NCSACW, 2020 learn more

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Home Visiting Program: Supporting Families Impacted by Opioid Use and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

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Promising efforts underway in several states on home-visiting programs and their state partners in early childhood, public health, and substance misuse and mental health treatment. HRSA, 2018. learn more

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Creating and Sustaining Cross-System Collaboration to Support Families in Child Welfare With Co-Occurring Issues

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An Administrator's handbook to help states collaborate across human service systems to meet the needs of families with co-occurring disorders. Capacity Building Center for States, 2017 learn more

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MAT for Opioid Use Disorder in Child Welfare Context: Challenges and Opportunities

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This brief describes four key challenges related to the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in child welfare contexts for parents with opioid use disorder. ASPE 2018 learn more

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Enhancing Child Welfare Support for Families affected by SUD/OUD Part 1

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1 hour webinar. HMA 2020 learn more

Enhancing Child Welfare Support for Families affected by SUD/OUD Part 2

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1 hour webinar. HMA 2020 learn more

The Courts and Perinatal Substance Use: Evidence and Conundrums in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Consequences

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1 hour webinar learn more

Courts/Law

Reasonable and Active Efforts, and Substance Use Disorders: A Toolkit for Professionals Working with Families In or At Risk of Entering the Child Welfare System

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National Quality Improvement Center for Collaborative Community Court Teams (QIC-CCCT) in cooperation with the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Children’s Bureau. learn more

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Collaborating to Build Multidisciplinary, Family-Centered, Strengths-Based Courts

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Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau Express, 2020 learn more

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Family First Prevention and Services Act: A Guide for the Legal Community

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A starting point for understanding the Family first Act and how it can inform and improve legal practice and judicial decision making. learn more

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Medication Assisted Treatment and Drug Courts

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Article published in Psychiatric Times, 2015 learn more

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Adult Drug Courts and Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence

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This guide highlights the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder in drug courts. It reviews effective medications, including methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. learn more

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Family Treatment Court Best Practice Standards

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Publication by Center for Children and Family Futures and National Association of Drug Court Professionals, 2019 learn more

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Child Welfare Court Cases Involving Prenatal Substance Use: Policy Considerations

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A review of court decisions around the country, highlights legal themes that have emerged over the last 10-15 years in child welfare court cases involving prenatal substance use. learn more

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A Focus Group Analysis with a Drug Court Team: Opioid Use Disorders and the Role of Medication- Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Programming

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This qualitative study used a focus group methodology to explore drug court team members’ thoughts, opinions, and lived experiences related to how the program treats opioid use disorders and the role of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in programming. learn more

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Overview of Federal Legislation and California Initiatives relating to Substance Exposed Infants (SEI)

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High level overview of FFPSA, Plans of Safe Care, DMC-ODS, and CalAIM learn more

MAT in Jails and Drug Courts

Systems of Care

Learning Collaborative: Effective Child Welfare and Justice Systems for Families Impacted by Opioid and Stimulant Use

Learning Collaboratives

February 25, 2021

MAT Medications presented by Donna Strugar-Fritsch Recording

Evidence-based Treatment of Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Newborns presented by Dr. Helen DuPlessis Recording

Federal and California Law Regarding Child Welfare and Substance Use presented by Judge Len Edwards Recording

Child Welfare Practices Regarding Parental Substance Use presented by Howard Himes Recording

Stories from Moms_ Principles of Perinatal Substance Use Video

Project Overview and Introductions Recording

Case Study Review Recording

Breakout Session Reporting & Wrap Up Recording

Final Slide Deck Child Welfare Learning Collaborative (2-25-2021)

May 04, 2021

Project Overview and Next Steps 5-5-2021 CW Learning Collaborative Recording

Complete Slide Deck 5-4-2021 Child Welfare Learning Collaborative

Child Welfare, SUD, and the Courts presented by Sid Gardner Recording

Break Session Reporting Recording

Families First Prevention Services Act presented by Angie Schwartz and CWDA FFPSA Budget Proposal presented by Diana Boyer Recording

September 14, 2021

Complete Slide Deck 9-15 Child Welfare Learning Collaborative

Project Updates and Next Steps Recording (9-15-2021)

Update on FFPSA presented by Diana Boyer Recording (9-15-2021)

MI Implementation in county probation department by Karyn Milligan Recording (9-14-2021)

Developing County Data Capacity by Daniel Webster Recording (9-14-2021)

December 07, 2021

Final Slide Deck Child Welfare Learning Collaborative (12-7-2021)

Project Updates and Next Steps Recording (12-7-2021)

CalAIM Changes Recording Presented by Shaina Zurlin (12-7-2021)

Update on CA FFPSA Recording - Presenters Angie Schwartz & Lori Fuller (12/7/2021)

State Efforts to combat Congenital Syphilis & Perinatal HIV Recording – Presenters Ashley Dockter and Brett AugsJoost (12-7-2021)

Update on the Data Workgroup Efforts Recording – Presenter Howard Himes (12-7-2021)

March 23, 2022

Final Slide Deck County Touchpoints Child Welfare Learning Collaborative (3-23-2022)

Project Updates Recording (3-23-2022)

OYCR Updates Presented by Director Lucero (3-23-2022)

Exploring the Experience of Justice-Involved Individuals Presented by Zachariah Oquenda, Roots & Rebound (3-23-2022)

June 16, 2022

Final Slide Deck Child Welfare Learning Collaborative (6-16-2022)

Project Updates and Next Steps Recording (6-16-2022)

CA Children & Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Recording (6-16-2022)

POSC Implementation - Riverside Panel Recording (6-16-2022)

September 29, 2022

Final Slide Deck Child Welfare Learning Collaborative (9-29-2022)

Celebrations: Data and Plans of Safe Care Recording (9-29-2022)

Celebrations: County Successes Recording (9-29-2022)

What's Next & Moving Ahead: MAT in Jail and Drug Courts Project Update and County Integration Recording (9-29-2022)

Webinars and Informational Videos

Webinars and Trainings

Stories from Moms: Principles of Perinatal Substance Use

Keeping Families Together with MAT Through Various County Touchpoints

Behavioral Interventions for Justice-Involved Individuals with Stimulant Use Disorders: Part I (4-27-2021)- Jail MAT Project

Behavioral Interventions for Justice-Involved Individuals with Stimulant Use Disorders: Part 2 (5-3-2021)- Jail MAT Project

Behavioral Interventions for Justice-Involved Individuals with Stimulant Use Disorders: Part 2 (5-3-2021)- Jail MAT Project

Brief Interventions Everyone - Not Just BH Staff or Clinicians! - Can Use to Support SUD Recovery and Personal Wellness Webinar (6-9-2021)

The Case for Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) and other Treatment for Substance Use Disorders - A Judge's Viewpoint presented by Judge Peter Espinoza (7-13-2021)

Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) webinar (8/11/2021)

Practical Strategies and Tools for Addressing Stimulant Use Disorder in Detention Settings (8/24/2021)

Neuroscience of Addiction and MAT 101:​ Understanding the Neurobiology and Chronic Disease Nature of SUD and Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) (September 2021)

Plans of Safe Care: Nuts and Bolts (10-14-2021)

Trauma Informed Care for Justice Professionals (11-9-2021)

MEETING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (FASD) (2-1-2022)

Current Issues in OUD: Focus on Fentanyl (2-24-2022)

CalAIM Overview and Informational Session (2-28-2022)

Adolescent Substance Use Disorder (SUD): Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) 101 (3-8-2022)

Peers in Jails: Emerging Best Practices (4-21-2022)

From Jail Custody to Care in the Community - Solving Access Barriers Final (5-3-2022)

Adolescent Substance Use Disorder (SUD): Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) 101 (Updated 5-18-2022)

School-Based Health Centers: Substance Use & Mental Health Services (6-2-2022)

Updates on Opioids - Fentanyl and Xylazine (6-3-2022)

Addressing the Needs of Justice Involved Pregnant Persons (6-22-2022)

Developing and Coordinating Plans of Safe Care for Substance Exposed Women and Infants in a Hospital Setting (9-26-2022)

Children and Recovering Mothers (CHARM) Webinar (5-25-2022)

Resource Library

Best Practices

HHS Announcement: Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder

American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Substance Use and Prevention - Medication Assisted Treatment of Adolescents with Opioid Use Disorders

Child Welfare Practice

Understanding Substance Use Disorders – What Child Welfare Staff Need to Know

Neuroscience of Addiction and MAT 101: Understanding the Neurobiology and Chronic Disease Nature of SUD and Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) (September 2021)