System of care

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The following guiding principles shall be incorporated into the system of care:

  1. (1) Services shall be child-centered and family-centered and give priority to keeping children with their families;

  2. (2) Services shall be community-based, with decision-making responsibility and management at the regional and local levels;

  3. (3) Services shall be comprehensive, addressing the child's physical, educational, social, and emotional needs;

  4. (4) Agency resources and services shall be shared and coordinated;

  5. (5) Services shall be provided in the least restrictive setting consistent with effective services and as close to home as appropriate;

  6. (6) Services shall be culturally and ethnically sensitive;

  7. (7) Services shall address the unique needs and potential of each child and shall be sufficiently flexible to meet highly individualized child and family needs;

  8. (8) Services shall promote early identification and intervention; and

  9. (9) Services shall be designed to protect the rights of children.


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