article thumbnail

How Case Management Software Impacts Foster Care Services

Famcare

There are about 424,000 kids in foster care in the US, according to surveys. More than 5% of these kids have been in foster care for 5 years or longer, proving what social workers have been saying all along: better management of foster care needs to be a priority!

article thumbnail

The Need for Foster Care Software Solutions

Famcare

According to recent estimates, over 600,000 American children have recently been placed in foster care. This makes foster care one of the most challenging sectors for case managers. Fortunately, there are case management solutions available to help foster care agencies with their work.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

What Sets Our Case Management Platform Apart?

Famcare

case management platform that is web-based, is different from others in the industry. FAMCare, an innovative and creative, human services-focused.

article thumbnail

Stories of Life-Changing Connections: Mental Health Support, Family Reunification, Foster Care and Adoption

KVC

Whether that’s a story of a foster care caseworker noticing and meeting a child’s needs, a family reconnecting after difficult times, or a community coming together for a shared cause, life is really all about positive relationships with other people. You can win KVC swag and Amazon gift cards!

article thumbnail

KVC Health Systems and Emporia State University Launch Data Analytics Research to Benefit Children in Foster Care

KVC

KVC Health Systems’ largest subsidiary, KVC Kansas , has been a foster care case management provider on behalf of the Kansas Department for Children and Families since 1996. In this case, the data has been de-identified and will only be analyzed for children who are no longer in foster care.

article thumbnail

20 Success Stories: Mental Health, Family Reunification, Foster Care and Adoption Support Transform Lives

KVC

These stories came from youth and families we’ve served, foster or adoptive families who support our mission, and KVC team members who provide in-home family therapy and support, mental health treatment, foster care, adoption, inpatient children’s psychiatric treatment or other life-changing services.

article thumbnail

School Social Work: Perception and Reality

inSocialWork

Alyssa worked in the foster care system as a case manager and therapist, before taking a position with BestSelf Behavioral Health, where she provided social-emotional learning throughout several Buffalo public schools, community centers and the East Ferry Youth Services Detention Center.