A central recommendation of the Commission to Study Residential Placements of Children Advancing New Outcomes is to develop an integrated and comprehensive System of Care approach for all out-of-home children, with the adoption of System of Care values and principles as guideposts.

The leadership, planning, assessment, collaboration and communication involved in building a System of Care depends on the full involvement of West Virginia's child-serving bureaus, divisions, agencies, service providers, and representatives of those youth and families who receive services.

The Implementation Team was created to represent all the above stakeholders, to direct, oversee and monitor all related activities in building a West Virginia System of Care by preparation for and participation in scheduled meetings, sharing of resources, communication with their respective public or organizational entities, and by further assisting in efforts to:

·       Reduce barriers to effective service delivery;

·       Provide consistent decision-making and integration of system change efforts across West Virginia's child serving bureaus, divisions and agencies;

·       Develop necessary interagency agreements;

·       Assist in decision making as related to the allocation and utilization of available fiscal resources,

·       Support the overall implementation efforts of the West Virginia System of Care within the scope of authority of the members, and agencies represented, by providing as available, resources (fiscal, human or in-kind donations) to support the mission of the Implementation Team; and, to

·       Ensure consistent, on-going Communication to the Commission through the Commissioners of WV-DHHR Bureau for Behavioral Health & Health Facilities and Bureau for Children and Families.