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Title V California Children's Services 5-Year Needs Assessment

Welcome to the homepage for the Title V CCS 5-Year Needs Assessment. This page provides a brief overview of the process, a listing of upcoming events, and links to pages with additional information. If you have any questions, please email FHOP.


About the Title V CCS 5-Year Needs Assessment Events
Stakeholder Kickoff Meeting Other Statewide Efforts
Subcommittees Additional Materials and References

About the Title V CCS 5-Year Needs Assessment
Title V-funded program are required to complete a needs assessment every 5 years. The Family Health Outcomes Project at UCSF will be facilitating the Needs Assessment Process over the next 11 months. The CCS Needs Assessment and Action Plan Goals are:
• Within budget and legislative constraints, determine Action priorities to be addressed during FY 2010-2014
• Identify the most important and potentially effective changes CCS can make to improve services for CCS-eligible children
More information is available in the slideshow presentations from the Kickoff Meeting.

Key informant interviews will be planned and conducted September through November. Focus groups will be planned and conducted October through December. Web-based surveys will be planned and conducted January through February. In March, a second stakeholder meeting will be convened to prioritize needs. There are many opportunities to participate, and we hope you will be involved!


Stakeholder Kickoff Meeting, September 9, 2009, Sacramento, CA
The kickoff meeting was held September 9, in Sacramento. The needs assessment process was introduced and background information was presented. FHOP presented data from the National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs. In the afternoon, breakout groups discussed what works well and what are issues with the current CCS program. At the end of the meeting, participants had the opportunity to sign up for subcommittees.

The following materials are available from meeting:
• Meeting Agenda, Participant List, Slideshow Presentations, Breakout Groups Summary
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Subcommittees
There are four subcommittees. Stakeholder subcommittees will provide input on instruments, respondents to recruit, data analyses and interpretation of results. The goal is to assess the needs of CCS families, providers, and programs, and to identify issues and successes. We encourage you to participate in one or more subcommittees. Please email FHOP about which subcommittee(s) you would like join and we will add you.
• Key Informant Interviews
• Focus Groups
• Survey
• Data Workgroup
Read more...


Calendar of Events
Thur Oct 15
9-10:30 AM
Data Workgroup - Conference Call and Online Meeting
Tue Oct 20
9-10 AM
Webinar with Melissa Rowan from HMA on the report "Considerations for Redesign of the California Children's Services Program."
• See presentation slide show
• See archived webinar (You may need to register to view the webinar. Due to technical difficulties, the presentation with Melissa Rowan begins around the 13 minute mark– please skip ahead in the media player.)
Mon Oct 26
9-10:30 AM
Focus Groups Subcommittee - Conference Call and Online Meeting
Wed Oct 28
3-4:30 PM
Key Informant Interview Subcommittee - Conference Call and Online Meeting
Tue Nov 24
10-11:30 AM
Focus Groups Subcommittee - Conference Call and Online Meeting
Thu Dec 3
9-10 AM
Webinar with Kathy Smith on "The State of Children with Special Health Care Needs in California."

Upcoming Events:
• Webinar with Laurie Soman, from CRISS, Date TBA
• Webinar with Christy Bethell on California data from the National Survey of CSHCN, January Date TBA

Other Processes Looking at Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs in California
• Considerations for Redesign of the California Children's Services Program
by Health Management Associates
• Assessing the California Children's Services Program
Issue Brief from the California HealthCare Foundation, by Valerie Lewis.
• The CCS Program: An Assessment of Policy Research Needs
presentation prepared for the California HealthCare Foundation by Valerie Lewis
• Developing an Ideal System of Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Lucile Packard Foundation.

Additional Materials and References
• Background documents and reading materials
• Links of interest


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