Systems of Care

Abstract

The System of Care (SOC) model of service delivery supports accessible, effective behavioral health services and supports for young people with mental health needs and their families. The SOC model provides a framework for cross-system collaborative service systems that are child centered, family focused, community based, and culturally competent. SOC collaborative infrastructure supports access to a comprehensive array of individualized services that are delivered in the least restrictive settings with family members involved at all levels of planning and delivery of services.

Over the last twenty years, local and state level cross-system collaborative SOCs have developed across Indiana, and access to intensive home and community based services has improved. The attached slides review SOC values and principles, statewide progress, national and state impact, and related translational implementation research. Presented in masters level social work community practice courses, the slide deck includes an activity, application of the SOC model to real world challenges.