Comprehensive Services

The Comprehensive Services Act (CSA) is a state mandated interagency program that provides needed services to children and families in the community. The objective of the program is to keep children within or return them to the community and families, with services that are child centered, family focused and locally based.

Chesterfield administers the CSA process for both Chesterfield and Colonial Heights. The program is administered within the Human Services Administration office, oversight is provided by the Community and Policy Management Team and supported by the Interagency Services Administrator.

Referrals come from the Public School Special Education Department, the 12th District Juvenile Court Service Unit, and the Chesterfield/Colonial Heights Department of Social Services. Many of the youth served come from diverse backgrounds. They may be children in foster care, at-risk for out of home placement, unable to deal effectively in a public school setting or have a variety of other problematic behaviors and conditions. The children are most often served by multiple agencies in the community.

Treatment plans are formulated collaboratively including the child, family and personnel from referring agencies and the Family Assessment and Planning Teams (FAPT). Many different vendors provide treatment and close review of the cases occurs through regular FAPT meetings.

The State Office of Comprehensive Services requires clear, consistent, and targeted data and expenditure information. Funding for the program is provided by the state on a formula basis unique to each locality.

Values

The Chesterfield/Colonial Heights Community Policy and Management Team believes the family and home community provides the best environment for raising children; that collaborative activities ensure best service provision

Our Mission & Vision

Our mission is to preserve families by providing community based services for at risk youth.

To ensure the provision of child centered, family focused, community based services