The first step to bringing Handle With Care to your county is to have a 90 minute community stakeholder meeting. The WV Center for Children’s Justice can assist you with putting the stakeholder list together and providing a sample letter of invite. Participants will include:
SCHOOLS
- The County School Superintendent or designee
- The principal or vice-principal from every school in your county
- The nurse, counselor or attendance director from every school in your county
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- A representative from the State Police
- The Sheriff or designee
- A representative from all the municipalities
- Prosecuting Attorney
- A representative from probation
- Dispatch (911)
MENTAL HEALTH
- Representatives from the local mental health provider
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
- The CPS supervisor and/or CSM
CHILD CARE SERVICES
- Head Start
- Before and After School Programs
- Child Care Agencies (administrators, program directors)
OTHERS TO INCLUDE
- Circuit Court Judges, Family Court Judges and Magistrates
- Emergency Management Services (EMS)
- Family Resource Network
- Local civic organizations such as Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
- News organizations
