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Betsy Crumrine, deputy administrator overseeing rural child welfare, said FFPSA permits reimbursement for evidence‑based prevention programs and argued the rural region’s high travel demands justify hiring transportation technicians to reduce mileage for caseworkers and let them focus on casework.

“Driver technicians are not a requirement of that program, but pretty necessary when you're looking at the layout of rural Nevada and the distance between services and where people reside,” Crumrine told the committee, explaining DCFS provided data showing substantial travel by caseworkers in the rural region.

DCFS described two evidence‑based programs the rural region intends to offer under FFPSA: motivational interviewing (to increase caregiver motivation for behavior change) and Family Check‑Up (a parent‑and‑child program with a long research record the division said is associated with reduced substance use and improved behavioral outcomes over time).

Kyra Morgan, medical epidemiologist, said substance misuse is a dominant removal factor in rural Nevada and argued that prevention services for families exposed to parental substance use are an appropriate use of Fund for Resilient Nevada (opioid settlement) money under NRS 433.738. “In rural Nevada, 80 percent of children removed have substance misuse as a removal factor,” Morgan said.

The governor’s recommended rural decision units include the extended young-adult support services program plus a request to add seven transportation technicians, five caseworker management specialists, and related costs for FFPSA implementation. DCFS said the investments are designed to prevent foster‑care entries and to offer early intervention for children who have already experienced adverse childhood experiences.

County and committee members asked for clearer reporting and eligibility rules tied to opioid settlement funds: if settlement dollars are used for services now, what reporting will be required and how will counties manage future baseline funding if the settlement money declines? DCFS and GFO said they would continue technical follow‑up.

Why it matters: rural counties report a higher share of removals linked to parental substance misuse. The committee will need to weigh one‑time opioid settlement dollars against the recurring nature of prevention programs and position requests.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3/19/2025 - Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Services","oneSentenceSummary","DCFS rural child‑welfare leaders told the joint subcommittee they plan to use federal Families First Prevention Services Act opportunities to expand prevention services in rural Nevada and requested transportation and case‑management positions to support implementation.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NV, Nevada","taxId",78440,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6630524,"Nevada lawmakers review DCFS plan to run extended foster-care program, consider opioid settlement funding",3671,1418000,5089000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2691857-8c1c97c8bfcc98a89ae2e0c6cd7f41e9&start=1418&end=5089","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2691857-8c1c97c8bfcc98a89ae2e0c6cd7f41e9/thumbnail_1418000.jpg","/articles/6630524/Nevada/Nevada-lawmakers-review-DCFS-plan-to-run-extended-foster-care-program-consider-opioid-settlement-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630524-977edee903cf58d120a3a0ed8146921d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153451&Signature=SNyXvdC5Ks-4Z0q3lk0UtcAmEN9R69Bm0WRSda0LiRvzUCIoJha6cynaFZIbiAvclIj-LD06CpxY0-Bzg0pgsH43cf12b1V5qsiIPLGuf0jq4CCn8cj-n2iVWHyyChJSV1UrVrM50UBBpGDfMo-GWHvGKyco33qcdulrn4n8rivfs-hYqSgc11S4nuo~-s5M4fUh0qU7GY5Le504g~KvWc92GWPjVtEKvGYeI7RyDcLeboNjh5t8FVsJcrVX-2ifv9f1kQopHlGDbbF39Zn-xfUC0F3js0kU2utwxnZqwAlwdOgmrJrk~g13z1hQNmjL-BOnIbhjyHciDzrNHpm-Ew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The joint subcommittee on human services heard presentations Monday from the Division of Child and Family Services on proposed budgets to implement Nevada’s extended young adult support services program — commonly described as extended foster care — and on related uses of opioid settlement funds.

Marla McDade Williams, administrator for the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS), told the committee the division has completed policy, regulations and a state plan amendment and said the program is ready for full implementation on July 1, 2025, but that budget authority is “contingent upon passage and approval of the enabling legislation.”

The program is intended to let young people remain in foster care up to age 21. Kyra Morgan, DCFS medical epidemiologist, described the evidence linking parental substance misuse to child maltreatment and removal and told the committee that in Nevada in 2023 “60.3 percent of Nevada children entering foster care had a parental substance use related removal reason” and that DCFS has observed an average 22 percent year-over-year increase in that removal reason since 2019.

DCFS staff summarized the governor’s recommended decision units for three child-welfare block-grant accounts. Kelsey McCann Navarro, DCFS administrative services officer, said the requests include staffing and start-up costs to support the extended young adult program and other items: for Washoe County (budget account 3141) the request included 4 positions and start‑up costs in fiscal 2026 and 5 positions in fiscal 2027; for Clark County (budget account 3142) the request included 14 positions in fiscal 2026 and 16 in fiscal 2027; and the rural region (budget account 3229) requested the program plus additional staff including 7 transportation technicians and 5 caseworker management specialists and relocation costs for the Child Welfare Friendly office.

Counties pushed back on how the governor’s recommendation split limited dollars. Ryan Gustafson, director of the Washoe County Human Services Agency, and Joanna Jacob, representing Clark County, said county estimates were prepared and submitted in 2024. Gustafson said Washoe expects to serve roughly 60 youth in fiscal 2026 and about 80 in fiscal 2027 under the program; Clark County officials said their existing local voluntary programs historically have had roughly 300 youth engaged at any given time and that their estimates informed the county ask to the state.

“There's no intent to cut. That is not what you have before you,” Williams said, explaining budget choices as a product of the executive branch cap and budgeting rules, not a judgment of county proposals. Tiffany Greenmaier of the Governor’s Finance Office explained those “cap” rules are set by the governor’s finance office using the second year of the current biennium as a baseline and excluding one‑time money.

Several members of the committee and county representatives raised concerns that treating implementation funding as block‑grant base money — or using one‑time opioid settlement dollars — could create sustainability problems if settlement receipts decline. DCFS said it had considered funding scenarios and that some decision units in the request are explicitly contingent on legislative authorization.

Why it matters: committee members repeatedly noted the program responds to a statutory mandate delayed previously by Senate Bill 380 and that counties and the state have different responsibilities under the block‑grant system. The committee did not take votes on the budget items; funding decisions remain with the legislature.

Quotes attributed in this story come from the committee hearing transcript. The first DCFS presentation on the budgets began with Marla McDade Williams; Kyra Morgan provided data and research citations; Kelsey McCann Navarro outlined the governor’s recommended decision units. Ending: the committee asked DCFS and the counties to continue technical follow‑up on caseload projections, funding sources and reporting requirements as the legislature considers the budget and any enabling legislation.","The joint subcommittee on human services heard presentations Monday from the Division of Child and Family Services on proposed budgets to implement Nevada’s extended young adult support services program — commonly described as extended foster care — and on related uses of opioid settlement funds.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6630516,"DCFS proposes Summit View intake assessment center to speed state custody placement, seeks opioid funds for substance-use screening",1268,6884000,8152000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2691857-8c1c97c8bfcc98a89ae2e0c6cd7f41e9&start=6884&end=8152","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2691857-8c1c97c8bfcc98a89ae2e0c6cd7f41e9/thumbnail_6884000.jpg","/articles/6630516/Nevada/DCFS-proposes-Summit-View-intake-assessment-center-to-speed-state-custody-placement-seeks-opioid-funds-for-substance-use-screening","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630516-c2f4a7fdea7ee332148290ca6d9d986f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153451&Signature=KhypXVMfPD3YtvOQHXYywlwxyjH8oSFlsszP4pjYGIL3YYfr9Cco437s~eZFnS-etnQHlVbTR~UJj9UpYMFAn8L0DZTVHrmXXbt9FzRMO1i0XQbta6U2gxE~tVwqN44Kv0jWmnExBU2fIlITYL6X1ixlWOJ1DJVTt2QSySIJ~PCVo8m-muOpNSAg2kvW2T1Z2axG7hUHSr3dQNZbrkwI5x3QhbfpRgRmIL9-pxcsKskHugkQPg3XIFgatka-JKftQ81LAa~3tCdTMjV5B8dsaC~J74eGDgLBZa6BtpvPuTPzrQ2XjqzUgc9Mg1D~dcbQQuvhlVZPfowU4h42tmq6vw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The joint subcommittee on human services reviewed a proposal from the Division of Child and Family Services to establish an intake assessment center on the Summit View Youth Center campus, repurposing 24 beds to accelerate the transfer of committed youth from county detention into state custody and allow them to receive assessment and programming sooner.

Sharon Anderson, DCFS deputy administrator for juvenile justice services, said the state’s intake assessments occur shortly after DCFS is notified of a commitment, but that youth presently housed in county detention often do not receive state programming while waiting for placement. The intake assessment center would streamline the transition so youth receive screening, assessment and treatment planning while in state care.

DCFS requested staffing and phased additions tied to an initial intake cohort and to a capital improvement plan. Anderson told the committee the division expects to open intake operations using existing Summit View space while four new program buildings — for screening/assessment, education, and program space — are constructed. The division proposed initially staffing to open admissions in small increments consistent with PREA and federal staffing ratios and later scale up as beds and buildings become available.

DCFS medical epidemiologist Kyra Morgan presented research and national statistics staff used to justify opioid settlement funding for elements of the intake and assessment effort, noting high prevalence of substance use disorders among justice‑involved youth and citing national figures (including a U.S. Department of Justice press release and longitudinal studies) showing high lifetime substance‑use disorder prevalence among justice‑involved cohorts.

Committee members sought detail on how opioid settlement money was chosen for the project; DCFS said GovRec originally proposed a mixed funding approach and that later adjustments moved more of the non‑general‑fund share to opioid settlement dollars. Tiffany Greenmaier of the Governor’s Finance Office explained the funding approach evolved during GovRec deliberations.

Why it matters: state officials described Summit View’s assessment center as a way to reduce time youth spend in county detention without state programming and to place youths more quickly into services tailored to substance‑use and behavioral‑health needs. Legislators asked for further detail on how many current Summit View youth have substance‑use involvement and how sustainable using settlement dollars would be for facility operations.","DCFS told the joint subcommittee it plans to create an intake assessment center at Summit View to move committed youth into state custody sooner and provide assessment and initial programming while construction of new program buildings proceeds.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6630511,"County leaders urge state help for China Spring and Aurora Pines youth camps as county shares rise",3287,6063000,9350000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2691857-8c1c97c8bfcc98a89ae2e0c6cd7f41e9&start=6063&end=9350","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2691857-8c1c97c8bfcc98a89ae2e0c6cd7f41e9/thumbnail_6063000.jpg","/articles/6630511/Nevada/County-leaders-urge-state-help-for-China-Spring-and-Aurora-Pines-youth-camps-as-county-shares-rise","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630511-c83b7c62517a38c27870d2b5cddd94ff/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153451&Signature=ng2C0koheKlrg1PWcUJ7SZbfhFOt7U~BYpj6kYysPmSQmF9ak-mvOGmFhwuQxuTbPhTrdm2m5bkUpRt24wLy5aIRle739NCNoXZY5XE3nlK8P67~SJhpZbT5mGP6Od4dvT87sUIOiIkSvvDGsaGgsKosBbpDR1whWcXxAO-RVPZzRTdl2bUkn8uveTzypfN2basCsDjaADB5FKnXKP6Vr5r-mOhglqY4N1Gy5wHwnBboO5iUaQ4aNnYVtNkm270NX5afIs6m9PjwAzUhGqb62b9RIF9rmioxT76xHwBgM~qCtw-SCif3IGhCDwcH2XUQGI16ruSkGuXhnVMJhI2e~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County officials, local juvenile services chiefs and China Spring Youth Camp leadership told the joint subcommittee the camps that serve adjudicated youth are strained by rising costs and remain underfunded in the governor’s recommended budget.

Jessica Stocking, China Spring Youth Camp director, said the camp’s current census is 19 males and two females (camp capacity: 40 males, 16 females) and requested an increase in state funding to sustain operations. Stocking said the camp has not received a budget increase since 2013 and that the camp is requesting a $1.2 million state increase and an additional $798,000 from counties to restore the program to full capacity and to account for staff‑pay increases.

Carson City Juvenile Services Chief Ally Banister and Douglas County Assistant County Manager Wendy Lang told the committee the camp acts as a graduated sanction that prevents higher‑cost state commitments. Stocking said the current funding split is 56% counties / 44% state and the camp requests returning to a 50%/50% split across participating counties and the state.

County representatives said low female placement numbers (currently two females housed in the same male unit at China Spring) reflect fluctuations in local need and that county contributions and coordination are ongoing. Douglas County said its proportionate share based on statute and usage is affordable for the county but that county contributions alone would not sustain the program without the state share.

Why it matters: counties stressed that local correctional camps provide a less costly, community‑based rehabilitation alternative to state commitments and urged restoration of the historical 50/50 cost split to maintain bed capacity and keep kids from waiting in secure detention for placement.","County officials and camp directors told the subcommittee that China Spring Youth Camp and Aurora Pines face funding shortfalls after years without state increases. Camp leaders and counties requested the state return to a historic 50–50 cost split to sustain capacity and programming.","actionData","errors"]

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Rural child-welfare plan seeks prevention services, transportation staff; DCFS proposes opioid settlement backing

Nevada lawmakers review DCFS plan to run extended foster-care program, consider opioid settlement funding

DCFS proposes Summit View intake assessment center to speed state custody placement, seeks opioid funds for substance-use screening

County leaders urge state help for China Spring and Aurora Pines youth camps as county shares rise