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STATEN'� 2022-23 & 2023-24 NCDHHS/COUNTY MEMORANDUM�. = OF AGREEMENT jCHILD WELFARE PERFORMANCE MEASURES Adult Child Support Child Welfare Services ServicesServices WHAT ARE THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES? In 2017, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Family/Child Accountability and Protection Act/ Rylan's Law - Session Law 2017-41. The law requires all counties to enter into an annual agreement with the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) for all social services programs excluding medical assistance (NC Medicaid). The goal of the annual agreements is to support the provision of consistent, quality child welfare and social services that ensure the safety, health and well-being of children,adults and families served across North Carolina. The law requires the agreement to contain performance requirements and administrative responsibilities. This fact sheet is one of six fact sheets describing the 21 performance measures in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Memorandum of Agreement. The six fact sheets address: 1)Adult Services, 2) Child Support Services, 3) Child Welfare Services, 4) Energy Programs, 5) Food and Nutrition Services,and 6) Work First Services. Why Were These Child Welfare Measures Selected? The NCDHHS-County Memorandum of Agreement includes six child welfare performance measures. Together, the six measures address the immediate safety, ongoing protection from abuse and neglect, and long-term security and well-being for children entering the state's child welfare system. BASIS The federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act(CAPTA) of 1974 and subsequent amendments provide the foundational guidance for government's role in child protection. CAPTA requires states to identify a minimum set of acts or behaviors that define child abuse and neglect and establish timeframes for responding to reports of abuse and neglect. Other federal law, funding and regulations also govern components of child welfare — for example, both Titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act (SSA). Title IV-B addresses the provision of child welfare services that can be used for prevention of and response to child abuse and neglect. Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (SSA) focuses on providing safe and stable care for children who are in out-of-home care due to child maltreatment until they can achieve placement permanency by being safely returned home, placed permanently with adoptive families, or placed in other planned arrangements. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 45 1357.10 further defines requirements for child welfare services. FEDERAL COMPLIANCE INSTRUMENTS The federal Children's Bureau (CB) is planning to conduct a fourth round of reviews under the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) regulations, beginning in Federal Fiscal Year(FFY) 2022 (October 1, 2021). The purpose of these reviews is to determine compliance with Title IV-B and Title IV-E plan requirements, and in doing so, assess the extent to which federally funded child welfare programs function effectively to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families with whom they have contact. The overall goals of the reviews remain to: • Ensure conformity with Title IV-B and Title IV-E child welfare requirements using a framework focused on safety, permanency and well-being through seven outcomes and seven systemic factors; • Determine what is happening to children and families as they are engaged in child welfare services including the legal and judicial processes; and • Assist state child welfare systems in helping children and families achieve positive outcomes.* 1of4