title: Organizational merger and cultural change for better outcomes: the first five years of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
abstract: Since its creation, New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has used child and family development research to bridge the chasm between child welfare and juvenile justice policy and practice. OCFS's major challenges have been to help the staff and stakeholders of the merged child welfare and juvenile justice agencies develop a common culture and design new financial and programmatic infrastructures to promote better outcomes for children and families.
authors.affiliation: New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Rensselaer, NY, USA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009518:New York; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016730:Program Development; D012935:Social Justice; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*