title: Co-production dynamics and time dollar programs in community-based child welfare initiatives for hard-to-serve youth and families.
abstract: Hard-to-serve youth and families residing in high-poverty communities often have multiple, interlocking needs. These needs necessitate complex service models. The complex model described in this article combines a unique approach to wraparound services with a coproduction framework and related theories. The model aims to improve outcomes for vulnerable youth and their families, simultaneously strengthening communities by employing residents and engaging participants in community service. Examples derived from current pilot projects illustrate co-production's importance for other child welfare initiatives.
authors.affiliation: University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: Hal A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Lawson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D019058:Community Networks / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D016832:Employment, Supported; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D017146:Models, Organizational; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011203:Poverty; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States