Grant
Information
Name of Grantee
Nevada
Department of Human Resources
Title of Grant
Real
Choices: Improving Community Services and Supports for Special Needs Children
in
Type of Grant
Real
Choice Systems Change
Amount of Grant
$1,385,000
Year Original Funding
Received
2002
Expected Completion Date
September
2006
Contact
Information
Judith Wright, Bureau Chief
775-684-4285
jwright@nvhd.state.nv.us
Debra Wagler, Program Manager
775-684-3479
dwagler@nvhd.state.nv.us
Sean Crowley, Management Analyst
775-684-3480
scrowley@nvhd.state.nv.us
Subcontractor(s)
None.
Target
Population(s)
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) aged 0 to
22 in
Goal
Improve community-integrated, family-focused services and
supports for CSHCN in
Activities
Abstract
This project was developed with the consultation of the
following state agencies: the Nevada State Department of Human Resources (DHR);
three divisions and one office within the DHR—Division of Health Care Financing
and Policy (DHCFP), Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services
(DMHDS), the Nevada State Health Division (SHD), the Community Connections
office; and the Nevada State Department of Employment, Training, and
Rehabilitation (DETR). Project activities were also developed with the broad,
collaborative input of parents of CSHCN, private service providers, advocacy
groups, and treatment professionals in
The project will address two well documented needs in
Nevada—the absence of a coordinated system of community-based and
family-focused programs, services, and supports for CSHCN in Nevada, and an
essentially nonexistent statewide resource planning system for CSHCN and
families in Nevada. Activities will result in (1) generation of data
during Years 1 through 3 of the proposed budget period that provide a better
understanding of the nature and magnitude of challenges facing CSHCN in Nevada;
(2) development of a permanent data collection system during Year 1 that
allows state policymakers, service providers, advocates, and families of CSHCN
to evaluate service delivery models and planning approaches developed in other
states and regions; (3) development of public policy initiatives and a
long-term strategic plan that provides concrete solutions to the medical care and
service needs of CSHCN in Nevada; (4) implementation of a statewide
multimedia campaign on issues affecting CSHCN and their families in Nevada;
(5) establishment of a permanent Nevada Advisory Council on Children with
Special Health Care Needs that will guide project activities and serve as an
ongoing forum for issues addressing community-based services and supports for
CSHCN once the funding period of the proposed project has been completed; and
(6) development and implementation of a multicommunity
demonstration during Year 2 of the proposed budget period that is based on
lessons learned from activities in Year 1 of the project.