Children Services Act (CSA)

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In 1993 Virginia implemented the Comprehensive Services Act (currently called the Children's Services Act), a law designed to help troubled youth and their families. State and local agencies, parents, and private service providers work together to plan and provide necessary services. These combined federal, state, and local funds are managed locally by the Bedford Children's Service Act (CSA) staff. The focus of Children's Services Act (CSA) is to provide a safe, stable and nurturing environment for area children. Everything is designed to provide a family-first, child-centered, community-based service to high-risk youth and their families.

Children's Services is a local governmental agency, that works with parents and private services providers to plan and provide needed services. Each locality is required to have at least (2) interagency teams including Community Policy & Management Team (CPMT) and Family Assessment & Planning Team (FAPT). Learn more about each team and how to apply to serve on the team below.

Community Policy and Management Team (CPMT)

Bedford Community Policy and Management Team (CPMT) meets monthly to manage the cooperative effort of developing interagency policies that govern Children's Services Act (CSA) in the Bedford community. Bedford County CPMT coordinates the locality’s long-range, community-wide planning to assist in the development of needed resources and services. Bedford County CPMT includes a parent representative, local government official, agency heads from local child serving agencies (community services boards, courts service units, health, social services, and public schools), sheriff's office, town police department and private providers.

There is a shared belief among Bedford County CPMT members that all children deserve access to a coordinated array of critical services which will produce the best possible outcomes for them and their families.

Fill out this form to apply to be a parent representative on Bedford County CMPT. (Select Community & Policy Management Team from the drop-down menu.)

Family Assessment Planning Team (FAPT)

The Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT) is established by the Bedford County Community Policy Management Team (CPMT) to provide for family participation in assessing the strengths and needs of children and their families. The Bedford County FAPT develops individual family services plans and makes recommendations to the Bedford County CPMT. Bedford County FAPT consists of a parent representative and representatives from local child serving agencies: Horizon Behavioral Health (local community services board), 24th District Juvenile Court Service Unit, Social Services and Bedford County Public Schools. The Bedford County FAPT also includes representation from the private sector providing services to youth. The focus of the Bedford County FAPT is collaboration in the planning for youth and families to address diverse and complex needs without limitations that might otherwise be imposed by operating within the parameters of individual agencies.

Fill out this form to apply to be a parent representative on Bedford County FAPT. (Select Family Assessment & Planning Team from the drop-down menu.)

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Children Services Act (CSA)