Welcome to the Richmond City Comprehensive Services Act (CSA)
Location:
Marshall Plaza Building
900 E. Marshall Street, Suite 329
Richmond, VA 23219
(804)646-7445
Contact:
CSA Administrator: D. Rebecca China
(804)646-5845
FAPT Coordinator: Elizabeth A. Tacey
(804)646-7234
Utilization Management: Mills G. Jones
(804)646-7577
Organization:
Community and Policy Management Team
Purpose
The purpose of the of the Richmond Community and Policy Management Team shall be to oversee the design, implementation, and on-going management of a
collaborative system of care that is child-centered, family-focused and maximizes the use of community resources when addressing
the strengths and needs of troubled at-risk youth and their families, Code of Virginia, Section 2.2-5200.
Appointment
The City Council of the city of Richmond shall appoint a Community Policy and Management Team (CPMT) that has the
responsibility for the implementation of the Comprehensive Services Act for At-Risk Youth and Families (CSA), establishment of
local policy for the administration of the Comprehensive Services Act and for the monitoring of expenditures of funds
appropriated by federal, state and local sources.
Membership
The Richmond CPMT includes representatives from all key agencies serving children in the city in accordance with the Code of
Virginia, Section 2.2-5205.
The local agency director or a designee from the following
The individuals appointed to represent those agencies shall be authorized to make policy and funding decisions for their respective agency.
Philosophy
The Richmond City CPMT is committed to providing a quality system of care that empowers at-risk youth and their families to
strengthen their well being and family system. Cooperative and comprehensive planning, interagency collaboration, and the
ongoing evaluation of programs are essential to the effective and efficient provision of services. The well-being of our future
citizens is of concern not only to parents, service providers, and local governments, but to the community at large.
The process of identifying needs and developing and delivering services for children and youth identified as having or at risk
of developing behavioral or emotional problems is improved by community engagement. Families should be fully involved in the
assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of services to their children, and should assume the maximum possible
responsibility and authority in the process of being served.
Major Principles and Values
The Richmond City CPMT is committed to the identification, development and provision of resources and services needed by the
children and families in the City of Richmond. Together with families we will identify and build on family strengths and
provide them with opportunities to participate in all decisions affecting the family. We will provide families with resources
through supportive networks of relatives, resource families, neighbors and community services. To that end, the Richmond CPMT
adopts the following values:
- Every child deserves a stable and nurturing family.
- Children and families are best served by a collaborative system of care that focuses on prevention, builds on family strengths, and provides an integrated continuum of care in the communities where families reside.
- Children that cannot be protected in their home must be placed in the most family like setting which meets their needs.
- Children and families should be freely involved and share their needs, wants, and strengths in developing inclusive plans towards reaching permanency.
- Children and families should have access to services tailored to meet their unique strengths and changing needs. Services are to be sensitive and responsive to cultural differences, meet special requirements, and demonstrate positive outcomes for the child.
- Strong communities help support families by widening the infrastructure of accessible services designed to assist children and families.
The Comprehensive Services Act Office
The CSA Office has the following functions.
- To provide support to the CPMT
- To house the Family Assessment and Planning Teams
- To manage the contracts with private providers serving Richmond’s youth and families
- To conduct utilization reviews and management of all services through the CSA
- To authorize and process payments to service providers
- To collaborate with all local agencies to ensure children and families are best matched to services meeting their needs in
the least restrictive environment possible
Family Assessment and Planning Teams
Purpose
The purpose of the Richmond Family Assessment and Planning Team (herein referred to as the Richmond FAPT) as mandated in
Section §2.2-5208, is to assess the strengths and needs of troubled youths and families who are approved for referral to the team and
identify and determine the complement of services required to meet these unique needs.
Membership
The Richmond CPMT is required by §2.2-5207of the Code of Virginia to "establish and appoint one or more family assessment and
planning teams as the needs of the community require." The code requires that the following agencies appoint a representative
to FAPT:
The FAPT will also include a parent representative and may include a representative from the Department of Health and from a
private organization that serves children and families. Other members are appointed to the FAPT at the discretion of the
Richmond CPMT.
