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President’s Corner


Hello HCFPA
I would like to welcome our new members to the HCFPA family. Summer is here, and I hope everyone enjoys this time with their families. The HCFPA board recently hosted the FSFAPA annual educational conference. Thank you to the board for your dedication and hard work. This summer HCFPA will be preparing to move into our new offices on Florida Ave. and Busch Blvd. We are excited to have a home to run all our great programs out of. We will be partnering with Hillsborough Kids to distribute back to school items. Be looking for details on the HCFPA yahoo group. Our respite program is on break for the summer months and will begin again in September. We look forward to seeing you at our next monthly meeting on August 7th at 10:00 a.m. Have a wonderful summer.


God Bless,
Kimberly Hernandez,President

What are the needs of the children on your caseload?

Hi everyone!

Did ya’ Know? – According to http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/samh/, “An estimated 50% of children abused and/or neglected in the Child Welfare System have a mental health problem. Of those children, 27% of them show significant impairment… An estimated 70% of youth in the juvenile justice system have a mental health problem. Of those youth, 17-20% showed significant impairment.”

Think of the children that you currently serve…

Would any of them fall into the above statistics?

What can you do to better assist with their needs?

Residential Facilities such as The Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Program (SIPP) and Specialized Therapeutic Group Care are considered the highest level of care a child can receive within the Children’s Mental Health arena. The decision to pursue this type of treatment is usually made by the Child Welfare Case Manager and his/her Supervisor, in conjunction with the Hillsborough Kids Clinical Operations Specialist, Guardian Ad Litem, and the courts.

But, wait……..there’s much more!

Join Hillsborough Kids’ Children’s Services Specialist, Brigit Towey, and Clinical Operations, Lindsay Thomas, for a presentation on the additional processes and requirements involved in SIPP. This session will be held on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, from 11:30am to 1pm, at Kid’s Direct.

If you are interested in attending, please make sure to register on the Hillsborough Kids’ Net http://mercury.hillsboroughkids.org/hkitrain/

Training Credit Hours are available.

As always, should you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or requests for specific trainings, please feel free to contact me.

Jessica Harlan
Training Specialist
Hillsborough Kids, Inc
9309 N. Florida Ave. Suite 108
Tampa, FL 33612
813) 471-0747 ext. 1279
813) 471-7105 cell
(813) 471-0752 fax
Monthly Meetings
NOTICE
Please join us for the August meeting on Saturday August 7th at DCF.

HCFPA meets at the DCF office on Busch Blvd and Florida Ave (9393 North Florida Avenue, Tampa 33612). Our next membership meeting: June 5th, 2010 from 10am-12pm. Please share this information with all of your fellow members and we look forward to seeing you all there.

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HCFPA Childcare has a new registration site!

It is now time to utilize the new registration for Childcare for our monthly meetings and the Respite Program. Just click the button below and it will take you to the new system.
Childcare
August 7th is CLOSED
Respite RSVP

Closed Until September
Take Advantage of the USDA Food!

HCFPA distributes on a monthly basis FREE USDA food to our members that are in Hillsborough County. Our next distribution date is scheduled for Monday May 17th from 12:00 to 4:00 pm.

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Respite
After the May respite the respite program will take a break until September. This will give us time to secure more funding for the program and give our board and volenteers a much needed rest. Check back for more details.
Training Notice
On 7/22/10 the SAIN Network will present a workshop on juveniles who sexually offend. Attached you will find a flyer with details on the workshop as well as registration information.