What Post Adoption Substitute Care is NOT
Post Adoption Substitute Care is NOT the same as the Mental Health Support Protocol, DFPS Policy 2390.
The Mental Health Support Protocol, previously referred to as the Diversion Bed Project, is available to the public.
Post Adoption Substitute Care is only available to families who have adopted from Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS).
Mental Health Support Protocol is for families needing access to otherwise unobtainable Residential Treatment (RTC) center care for a child with a Serious Emotional Disturbance or SED.
The Texas Family Code 261.011(9) defines a SED as a "mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to result in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits a person's role or ability to function in family, school, or community activities."
