|
Agency
|
Responsibilities
|
Services
|
Funding Source
|
Children Served
|
Contact
Person
|
| Department of Human Resources
(DHR)-Office of Regulatory Services (ORS) |
Licensure and oversight of compliance
with licensure regulations |
Licensure |
Not applicable |
none |
Carol Winstead
404.657.5562 |
| Department of Human Resources-Division
of Children and Family Services (DFCS) -Provider Support Unit |
Provides out of home placement
of children into Institutional Foster Care Homes (IFC) |
Contracts with Group Homes through
county offices |
LOC rates-contracted through the
County DFCS offices
Range: $34 to $197 /day/child. |
Moderately to severely emotionally
and behaviorally disturbed children. Children who generally can not be
placed in foster care. |
Rosalyn Williams
404.657.3574 |
| DFCS - Foster Care |
Provides out of home placement
of children in foster homes |
Contracts with both private families
and Child Placing Agencies for foster homes |
Foster Care rates contracted through
County DFCS offices
$11.10/day/child. |
Abused and neglected children
with mild to moderate problems |
Betty Wrights
404.657.3458 |
| Level of Care Treatment Services |
Screens the placement of severely
emotionally disturbed children (SED) |
Therapeutic placements for SED
children in therapeutic group homes and therapeutic foster care |
Troubled Children Fund or MATCH-contracted
through the State MATCH Committee
$124to $321/day. |
Severely emotionally and Behaviorally
disturbed children |
Amy Hale
404.657.3572 |
| Division of Mental Health, Mental
Retardation, Substance Abuse (MHDDAD) |
Provides for mental health services
in communities |
Therapeutic Group Homes (Adolescents)
for emotionally disturbed children. |
Contracted through
MHMRSA Regional
Boards |
Severely emotionally and behaviorally
disturbed adolescents |
Dawne Morgan
404.657.2252 |
| Department of Juvenile Justice
(DJJ) |
Provides for community based services
for adjudicated youth |
Residential services |
Residential Placement Specialists
through DJJ District Offices.
Rates same as DFCS rates. |
Mild to severely emotionally and
behaviorally disturbed children who are involved with the juvenile justice
system. |
Cheryl Dresser
404.657.2416 |
