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... A place to foster discussions on how effective data management can help improve agency work flow, morale, funding, time management and outcomes for children, families and patients.

 

A Case for a Child Welfare Data & Workflow Management Solution

Posted by: George Ritacco on 5/28/2009 | 0 Comments

I came across an article today that summarizes what many child welfare organizations are feeling right now.  The title to the article was:  "Foster care workers feel overworked, unsupported, study finds..."

Deputy Attorney General Announces $50 Million in Recovery Act Awards To Protect Children

Posted by: George Ritacco on 5/21/2009 | 0 Comments

Part of our mission at GVT is to seek out and provide good, solid resource information that can help our clients and friends in their initiatives. 

Global Vision Technologies, launches mobile PDA connectivity.

Posted by: George Ritacco on 5/21/2009 | 1 Comment

Last October, we launched a pilot with a select group of users to test global vision technologies new mobile tech application with various users of FAMCare... our child welfare and juvenile justice software platform. Because of the resounding success of the program - the new application went LIVE last week.

Georgia Juvenile Justice System Makes Significant Improvements

Posted by: George Ritacco on 5/19/2009 | 0 Comments

After 11 years of intense scrutiny and randomized inspection visits - the Georgia department of juvenile justice has been released from federal oversight.  As a Georgia resident - this is fantastic news.  The recent audit goes on to say that juvenile access to mental health care services has been "exemplary" and is serving as a national model for other states.  Kudos to Georgia!

St. Charles, MO... #1 in Statewide Lows for Child Abuse and Poverty

Posted by: George Ritacco on 5/18/2009 | 0 Comments
Good article to share - child welfare statistics for Missouri. It is becoming increasingly important to build an infrastructure that promotes collaboration and information sharing among stake holders, agencies and state and local municipalitites.

GVT's New Website and Blog!

Posted by: George Ritacco on 5/18/2009 | 0 Comments
There's been a lot of anticipation about this launch... but we're finally here. The company has launched a brand new corporate website and a new website for their flagship case management solution - FAMCare (www.famcare.net) that we're all very happy with.

Byers Case Exposes Gaps in Transferring Students

Posted by: George Ritacco on 5/17/2009 | 0 Comments
Curtis Byers transferred to Williamsville South High School from Buffalo Public Schools last fall. But his record as a violent criminal didn’t — and many people question why.

Making a Difference -Working to Prevent Child Abuse

Posted by: George Ritacco on 5/16/2009 | 0 Comments

I came across this article today that speaks to one social worker's fight to prevent child abuse, from the KPVI.com website.

Reporter: John Merrifield - KPVI.com
Making a Difference: Working to Prevent Child Abuse
Posted: May 14, 2009 06:37 PM EDT