The Permanency Roundtable Project began in the fall of 2008. It was a collaboration of the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS)/ Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), Casey Family Programs and Care Solutions, Inc.
The project focused primarily on children under a federal consent decree in Fulton and DeKalb counties. The purposes of the permanency roundtable consultations were:
- To develop a plan for each child to achieve permanency
- To stimulate thinking and learning about pathways to permanency for these and other children in foster care
- To identify and address barriers to permanency through creative thinking, professional development, policy change, resource development, and the engagement of system partners
Two reports have been released to evaluate the effectiveness of the Permanency Roundtable Project.
Participant Evaluation Report (May 2010)
Qualitative report on successes and challenges of the Permanency Roundtable Project. Download the full report.
Process Evaluation Report (October 2009)
Provides guidance to child welfare agencies that might be interested in adopting Georgia's permanency roundtable process. Download: