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CFSD administers child protection, foster care, adoption, family preservation and support, domestic violence prevention, and refugee assistance. The division administers the following Federal programs: Foster Care, Residential Psychiatric Treatment and Therapeutic Group Homes, Subsidized Adoption, Independent Living, Family Preservation and Support, and the Child Abuse and Neglect Grant.The Child and Family Services Division (CFSD) of the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) administers the Child Welfare program in Montana. The program is State administered. The division has about 321 staff with about 10 percent of the staff located in Helena in the State office and 90 percent in the 56 counties in Montana. State employees deliver the Child Welfare program services.In State Fiscal Year (SFY) 1998, 2,587 children received family preservation services, 3,381 children were placed in out-of-home placements, and 9,882 investigations were completed.All child welfare intake function is performed at the local level, including receipt of all referrals. The functions are performed by State employees in local offices throughout the State of Montana. |
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The primary mission critical interfaces for the Child Welfare program are with local law enforcement to receive, distribute, and investigate referrals and with the State accounting system, MTPRIME, and the DPHHS fiscal bureau for processing payments.First Check System- This system allows staffs to write checks manually on the State checking account.External InterfacesDOJ (Probation, Family, Juvenile)MedicaidSSALocal Benefits IssuanceDept. of CorrectionsLaw EnforcementFinancial InstitutionsVendor systems (process, coll/disb front-end systems, finger imaging)PurchasingState Treasury |
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The division administers the following Federal programs: Foster Care, Residential Psychiatric Treatment and Therapeutic Group Ho |
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Adult Protective Services |
Child Care |
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Child Care Resource Referral |
Child Care Subsidy |
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Child Protective Services |
Child Support Enforcement |
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Employment Services |
Family Preservation Support |
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Foster Care |
Independent Living |
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Juvenile Justice |
LIHEAP |
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Shirley K. Brown |
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P.O. Box 8005
1400 Broadway, Room C-118
Helena
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59604-8005 |
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(406) 444-5900 |
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(406) 444-5956 |
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cfsd@state.mt.us
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dphhs@state.mt.us |
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