THE FIELD CENTER
for Children's Policy, Practice & Research

Resources for Conference on
Confidentiality and Privacy

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FERPA and Education Related Documents

• The ABCs of Collecting and Sharing Education & Child Welfare Data: A "How To" Guide for Cross-System Collaborations
• Breaking Down Confidentiality and Decision-Making Barriers to Meet the Education Needs of Children in Foster Care
• Closing The Education Achievement Gap For Foster Youth -- Education Information Sharing Challenges and Legal Provision
• Information Sharing Models: Examples of Interagency Agreements and Best Practices for Sharing of Education and School Records
• Mythbusting: Breaking Down Confidentiality & Decision-Making Barriers to Meet the Education Needs of Children in Foster Care
• Solving the Data Puzzle: A How-To Guide on Collecting and Sharing
  Information to Improve Educational Outcomes for Children in Out-of-Home Care
  • Data Puzzle Tool A: Education Agency Self-Assessment Tool
    Data Collection Regarding Youth in the Child Welfare System
  • Data Puzzle Tool B: Child Welfare Agency Self-Assessment Tool
    Data Collection Regarding Education Issues for Youth in the Child Welfare System
  • Data Puzzle Tool C: Child Welfare and Education Collaborative Tool
    Data Collection and Sharing Across Systems
• Sharing Education Information for Children in Foster Care (2009)
• Sharing Information About Children in Foster Care: Education (2010)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

• Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention, and Recovery
• Sharing Mental Health Care Information for Children in Foster Care (2009)
• Sharing Substance Abuse Treatment for Children in Foster Care (2010)
• Sharing Information About Children in Foster Care: Mental Health Care (2010)
• Sharing Information About Children in Foster Care: Substance Abuse Treatment (2010)

Domestic Violence

• FAQ's on Survivor Confidentiality Releases
• Survivor Confidentiality and Privacy: Releases and Waivers At‐A‐Glance
• VAWA Section 3: Confidentiality
• VAWA HR PII

HIPAA and Health Care Related Documents

• HIPAA or FERPA? A Primer on School Health Information Sharing in California
• Overview of HITECH ACT Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rules
• Sharing Health Care Information for Children in Foster Care (2009)
• Sharing Information About Children in Foster Care: Health Care (2010)

Technology, Data and Research

• California Child Welfare Education Data Research Projects
• California Department of Social Services and Child Welfare Council
  Data Linkages Project
• Electronic Information Exchange for Children in Foster Care: A Roadmap to Improved Outcomes
• New Data: California Foster Youth: On the Path to Irresistible Information

Examples of Data Sharing Agreements, Releases, Briefs, MOUs, etc

• Allegheny Department of Human Services Data Release Agreement – July 2001
• Allegheny County Department of Human Services And Allegheny County Juvenile Probation Office Data Sharing and Data Release Agreement
• Cook Inlet Tribal Council Comprehensive Release of Information
  
• Philadelphia County PA Order Appointing Counsel
• State of CA AOC Brief: Sharing Substance Abuse Treatment Information for Children in Foster Care
• Sharing Information About Children in Foster Care - Message From the Chair (2010)
• State of CA AOC Draft Brief: Sharing Education Information for Children in Foster Care
• State of CA AOC Draft Brief: Sharing Health Care Information for Children in Foster Care
• State of CA AOC Draft Brief: Mental Health Information for Children in Foster Care
• Statement on Data Sharing, California's Child Welfare Council (2009)
• Vermont Confidentiality Documents
• Vermont Consumer Information and Privacy Rule
• Vermont Coordinated Service Plan Template - Section 1

Legal Foundation Reports and Information

• California Civil Code 56-103 and WIC 827
• Federal and State Confidentiality Statutes Most Commonly Applicable to Records Found in DHS Files
• Montgomery County, PA, Information Portability Project
• Montgomery County Information Portability Project: Confidentiality and Shared Access to Information for Child Welfare Workers Under Federal and Pennsylvania Law

Confidentiality Presentations

• New Data: California Foster Youth: On the Path to Irresistible Information (September 2010)
• DHS - Child Welfare Confidentiality
• Montgomery County DHHS - Confidentiality in a Multi-Service Agency
• FAQ's on Survivor Confidentiality Releases

Additional Resources and Links