Collaborative Care (CC)

Version: 1 POLICY [NEW] The Department of Child Services (DCS) is committed to ensuring permanency for youth in Collaborative Care. In extraordinary cases, the legal permanency options of Reunification, Adoption, Legal Guardianship, and Permanent Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative may not meet a particular youth’s permanency needs. When such cases have been identified, alternative types of Another Planned Permanency Living Arrangements (APPLA) may be considered which include, but are not limited to: 1. Relational Permanency