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CWS-CARES Stakeholder Briefing Series (January 2025 Recap)

Friday, 28 Mar 2025

Stakeholder Briefing #2: January 2025

Stakeholder Briefing sessions are pivotal to keep counties, tribes, and partner organizations informed on the CWS-CARES project. The second Stakeholder Briefing Session was held on January 29, 2025. There were 557 virtual attendees for this session – the largest recorded participation rate to date. 52 counties, 13 county probation offices, and 1 tribal community were represented. During the session, participants had an opportunity to ask questions to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and view CWS-CARES feature highlights and demonstrations. This session, SMEs answered 137 stakeholder questions. Session materials and future dates are posted on the CWDS Website.  

At the end of the January briefing, participants completed an anonymous survey to share their experience. The results of the survey included the following findings:
  • A total of 183 complete responses were collected in January.
  • 88% of respondents felt satisfied or very satisfied with the Stakeholder Briefing.
  • 94% felt that the information presented was either somewhat clear or very clear.
  • 89% felt that the information presented was helpful or very helpful in understanding CWS-CARES.

Product Highlights and Demonstrations

During the January Stakeholder Briefing, teams showcased some of the changes that have been made as a result of core constituent feedback. This session included recorded demonstrations of Screening and Investigations, and feature highlights (screenshots) on Case Management and Foster Care Eligibility Determination (FCED).

Screening Demonstration
  • Updated Design Templates & Label Updates 
  • Safely Surrendered Baby Pathway 
  • Provisional Harm and Provisional Danger Statements 
  • Unknown Person Name Generator 
  • Address updates 
  • Structured Decision Making (SDM) Hotline Tool Interface 
  • Cross Reports to RFA & SCAR 
  • Evaluate Out & Community Resources 
Investigations Demonstration  
  • Supervisor Response Type Override 
  • Person Relationship Builder 
  • Fatality/Near Fatality Documentation with Critical Incident Unit Notification 
  • Cross Report – CACI Documentation & Form Generation
Case Management Highlight
  • Case Type Differentiation 
  • Family Transfer Summary 
  • Removal & New Child Location 
  • Placement Needs 
Foster Care Eligibility Determination (FCED) Highlight 
  • Submit data to CalSAWS, Case Link Request
  • CalSAWS worker views: Foster Care Case is linked
  • Data exchange between CARES and CalSAWS
Originally published in the CWS-CARES Explorer.
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