Centers of Excellence
Child and Family Well-Being
Building stronger, more responsive systems that promote permanency, safety, and well-being.
Strengthening Systems, Supporting Families
At Sellers Dorsey, we understand that child and family well-being—often referred to as child welfare—is not just a service system, but a lifeline for children and families facing some of life’s most difficult challenges. Through our comprehensive consulting services, we help clients build stronger, more responsive systems that promote health, safety, and stability.
We partner with managed care organizations (MCOs), state and local governments, community-based providers, and other solution partners to address every facet of the child and family well-being system. Our approach recognizes opportunities for innovation and partnership in the intersection between child welfare and Medicaid systems.
Comprehensive Solutions Across the Continuum of Care
Our work spans the full continuum of child and family well-being services—including child maltreatment prevention, child protection, family strengthening, family preservation, reunification, foster care, adoption, and permanency.
Our child welfare leaders understand emerging challenges like complexities in serving youth with complex behavioral health care needs and the importance of engaging older youth in care.
Across these areas, our solutions help clients:
- Understand and navigate the child welfare landscape
- Assess and improve program operations
- Implement cross-sector strategies
- Operationalize sustainable improvements
- Develop competitive proposals
- Maximize public funding
Bridging the Gap Between Healthcare and Child Welfare
In 2021, nearly 50% of children entering foster care had chronic physical health conditions. In 2019, more than 40% had been diagnosed with behavioral health issues. These figures highlight the urgent need for integrated, trauma-informed, and coordinated care approaches.
Sellers Dorsey helps clients bridge the gap between healthcare and child welfare—improving outcomes by enhancing access, strengthening services, and addressing social drivers of health for children, youth, and families involved in or at risk of involvement in the child welfare system.
Expert Solutions Rooted in Personal Experience and Deep Knowledge
What sets us apart is our team. Sellers Dorsey brings together professionals who have worked at every level of the child welfare system—and who have experienced it personally as foster and adoptive parents as well as children formerly in care.
Our experts understand the system’s complexities and possibilities from the inside out.
We know how to:
- Design practical strategies
- Secure stakeholder buy-in
- Engage communities authentically
- Implement meaningful change
Health Plan Care Coordinator Certification Program
Children and families in the child welfare system deserve standardized, trauma-informed care, but care coordinator turnover, inconsistent training and fragmented communication across systems stand in the way. The Health Plan Care Coordinator Certification Program from Sellers Dorsey closes that gap with a first-of-its-kind training, approved by the National Certification Board for Child Welfare Professionals. As care coordination becomes a contractual requirement, get ahead with a proven path forward.
Strategic Partners, Committed to Your Mission
We don’t just consult—we partner. And we do it with purpose. Whether you’re expanding services, launching new programs, or addressing longstanding challenges, we bring firsthand experience, strategic insight, and a deep commitment to your mission.
Below are ways we can help solve your most mission-critical issues.
Managed Care
Sellers Dorsey helps managed care organizations:
- Improve care coordination
- Expand child welfare opportunities
- Strengthen contract execution
- Address non-medical drivers of health
- Optimize innovative solutions
Community Providers
Sellers Dorsey helps community providers:
- Adopt evidence-based models and policy trends
- Grow through program and market expansion
- Strengthen accountability
- Expand business models across healthcare systems
- Build relationships with health plans and stakeholders
States and Govt. Entities
Sellers Dorsey helps states and government agencies:
- Navigate the federal and state landscape, including crisis response and reform
- Support the shift to privatized child welfare services
- Coordinate with national and state partners
- Implement policy
- Maximize federal funding, including Medicaid and grants
- Align Medicaid and child welfare programs
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