Richard Gold

Independent Consultant

Richard Gold has more than forty years legal experience as well as extensive experience in the child welfare and children’s services arena.  He spent four years at the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare as the Deputy Secretary of the Office of Children, Youth and Families.  Major accomplishments during his tenure included integrating behavioral health services for children and youth in both the child welfare and juvenile delinquent systems; maximizing the use of Title XIX Medicaid funds by more than $70 million for residential and non-residential treatment services; implementing a Systems of Care federal initiative for children and youth with behavioral health problems and involved in either the child welfare or juvenile justice system; decreasing the number of children in out-of-state placement by more than 75% and decreasing the overall number of children and youth in placement services by 29%; implementing a state-of-the-art, statewide safety assessment tool and process;  and implementing a quality services review process.   Since leaving the state, Mr. Gold has been an independent contractor working with states and local jurisdictions in developing appropriate agreements to enable data sharing while meeting all legal requirements for confidentiality, privacy and security.  In 1978, Mr. Gold received his Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, after receiving his Bachelor of Arts from Temple University in 1974.

Session

Systemic Change Through Data Sharing
November 9 from 3:00-4:00pm