Child Well-Being Program

To provide the resources and personnel to support execution of the DHS Child Well-Being Program (CWP). The CWP provides trained child well-being professionals to strengthen the care and protection of children in custody of the DHS between the time of encounter and transfer to a long-term care facility (generally the first 72 hours post-encounter). The program will augment existing resources and current services by providing structured programmatic support, clinical services, and technical guidance with the sole focus of ensuring the well-being of children in custody. The program will be implemented by oversight and contractual management provided by OHS, and operationally integrated with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel and facilities. The professionals supporting the CWP will be complementary to U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Agents, Processing Coordinators, Caregivers, and medical staff with the sole focus of child well-being. The Child Well-Being Professionals will regularly engage with children, provide coordination of care and escalation of issues related to well-being, and have the flexibility to provide interventions when required in surge or crisis state. In addition, the Child Well-Being Professionals will be integrated into daily operations with a daily presence in facilities, support tactical and operational execution of processes, and serve as the child well-being resource to staff in the field.