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Systems of Care Committee meetings
Systems of Care Committee meetings
February 8, 2029 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am EST
Systems of Care Committee meetings are held the second Thursday of every month via Zoom and quarterly in person.
You do not need an invitation to attend. To learn about the next meeting date, time, and location, please contact the Community Service Agency Director by emailing Kyra Drescher at kdrescher@jri.org or calling 781-559-9916. Agenda and notes are distributed through Constant Contact please reach out be added to the group.
Co-facilitated by Kyra Drescher, Dalene Basden & Stevie Boyon
Zoom information:
Please click here for meeting link  | Meeting ID: 823 7631 0957  | Passcode: x7gHje
In-person information:
Meetings are normally on zoom but will be in person at the Phoenix Food Hub through GLSS (8 Silsbee Street) on January 9, May 8, & September 11. If coming in person please RSVP to Kyra Drescher by emailing kdrescher@jri.org.
Schedule
9am – 9:05am | Intro Song
9:05am – 9:45am | Presentation from community member
9:45am – 10am | Q&A for presenters
10am – 10:30am | Team member intros & community resources
For more information on the SOC meetings and Children’s Friend & Family Services please click here.
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What Is The Community Service Agency?
The Community Service Agency (CSA) is a community -based organization whose function is to facilitate access and coordination of care for youth with serious emotional disturbance who require or are already utilizing multiple services or child serving systems (e.g. child welfare, special education, juvenile justice, mental health).
The CSA uses the Wraparound process as a way to improve the lives of children with complex needs and their families. It is not a program or a service and is open to members with a Mass Health Behavioral Health insurance component. The key characteristics of the Wraparound process are that a plan is developed by a family -centered team, is individualized based on the strengths and culture of the child and their family, and is needs -based rather than service –driven.
What Is The Systems Of Care Committee?
Community Service Agency (CSA) and the Systems of Care Meeting (SOC) covers cities and towns in the Greater Lynn area: Lynn, Lynnfield, Nahant, Saugus and Swampscott.
The Systems of Care Committee is intended to support the Community Service Agency’s efforts in their local geographic area to establish and sustain collaborative partnerships among families, parent/family organizations, traditional and non – traditional service providers, community organizations, state agencies, faith – based groups, local schools, Mass Health and its contracted Managed Care Entities (MCEs), and other community stakeholders. The local Systems of Care Committee ensures that the Care Coordination of the Community Service Agency is in sync with other service delivery systems, with state agency services, and with informal helpers and community resources.
The Systems of Care Committee meets monthly to coordinate and integrate family voice into current community resources, to identify additional supports, and work together to offer a variety of choices to families without always having to recruit agency providers. At this time, we have over 500 members in our SOC email group that is distributed via constant contact twice a month. Please email Kyra at kdrescher@jri.org if you would like to be added.
Who Can Become A Member?
Membership in the local Systems of Care Committee is open to the public and should include, but is not limited to:
- Parents/Caregivers
- Grandparents
- Extended Family Members
- Transitional Aged Youth (ages 14-20)
- Community Service Providers
- Business Community Representatives
- Youth and Recreation Personnel
- Child & Youth-Based Community Activity Providers
- Faith-based Organizations
- School Personnel
- Community Service Organizations
- Parent/Professional Advocacy League Representative
- Department of Developmental Services
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Children and Families
- Department of Youth Services
- Organizations interested in Providing Financial Resources through Grants/ Scholarships to Families in Need
- Volunteers in Child/Youth-based Activities and Organizations
Our Vision
Work towards the creation of a comprehensive spectrum of mental health and other necessary services which are organized into a coordinated network to meet the multiple and changing needs of children and their families.
The above information was submitted to us by Children’s Friend & Family Services, a Division of Justice Resource Institute (JRI).