Partnering for Success (PFS)

Partnering for Success (PFS) builds workforce competency to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. PFS provides a framework for cross-system collaboration to create skilled partnership between the systems responsible for the coordination of care (e.g., child welfare and juvenile justice) and the providers of evidence-based programs and practices (EBPs). PFS builds core competencies of child welfare and juvenile justice professionals through training, coaching, and organizational support that focuses on three levels:

1. The system level
2. The staff and leadership level
3. The child and youth level

This results in a shared knowledge base, as well as common protocols, practices, and tools to assess needs, support treatment, and monitor progress.

Our team brings extensive knowledge of practice and administration. We deliver effective, flexible, and integrated consultation and other types of technical assistance that are responsive to the individual and organization’s needs.

Featured articles on evaluation and research findings:

• Child and Youth Services Review: Partnering for Success: Implementing a Cross-Systems Collaborative Model Between Behavioral Health and Child Welfare
• Journal of Clinical Pediatrics: Partnering for Success- A Prototype for Integrating Evidence-based Practices Between Referring Professionals and Mental Health Professionals PDF
• Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research: Partnering for Success: Factors Impacting Implementation of a Cross‑Systems  PDF

• Partnering for Success: Web-Based Training for Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice PDF
• Partnering for Success: Implementing a cross-systems collaborative model between behavioral health and child welfare