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FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE
October 30, 2017
10:30 A.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez
Supervisor John Gioia, Chair
Supervisor Candace Andersen, Vice Chair
Agenda
Items:
Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference
of the Committee
1.Introductions
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this
agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
3. CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors the appointments of Denise
Clarke to the Consumer 2 - Central/South seat, Phelicia Lang to the Community 4 -
East County seat, and Edirle Menezes to the Public Agency 2 - Central/South seat on
the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education, as
recommended by the County Office of Education. (Ruth Fernandez, LPC
Coordinator/Manager)
4. RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of LaMar Anderson to the
At-large 2 seat on the Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (AC5), as
recommended by AC5.
5. RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointments of Ed Benson to the
Member At-large 3 seat, Jagjit Bhambra to the Member At-large 11 seat, and Steven
Birnbaum to the Member At-large 19 seat on the Advisory Council on Aging, as
recommended by the Council.
6. ACCEPT the report from the Employment and Human Services Department on the
oversight and activities of the Community Services Bureau, as recommended by the
Employment and Human Services Director.
7. CONSIDER accepting the report from the Health Services Department addressing
various mental health service issues and concerns raised by the Family and Human
Services Committee, the Board of Supervisors, the Mental Health Commission's White
Paper, the Civil Grand Jury, and members of the public. (Matthew Luu, Deputy
Director of Behavioral Health; Vern Wallace, Mental Health Program Chief)
8. CONSIDER accepting the report from the Employment and Human Services
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8. CONSIDER accepting the report from the Employment and Human Services
Department on Children and Family Services funding and prevention services, as
recommended by the Employment and Human Services Department. (Kathy Gallagher,
EHSD Director; Kathy Marsh, CFS Bureau Director; Emilia Gabriele, EHS Chief
Financial Officer)
9.The next meeting is currently scheduled for November 13, 2017.
10.Adjourn
The Family & Human Services Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons
with disabilities planning to attend Family & Human Services Committee meetings. Contact the
staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting.
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and
distributed by the County to a majority of members of the Family & Human Services Committee
less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 651 Pine Street, 10th
floor, during normal business hours.
Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day
prior to the published meeting time.
For Additional Information Contact:
Enid Mendoza, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1039, Fax (925) 646-1353
enid.mendoza@cao.cccounty.us
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Special Meeting 3.
Meeting Date:10/30/2017
Subject:Appointments to the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and
Education (LPC)
Submitted For: FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 25
Referral Name: Child Care Planning/Development Council Membership
Presenter: Ruth Fernandez, LPC Coordinator/Manager,
Educational Services
Contact: Enid Mendoza, (925)
335-1039
Referral History:
The review of applications for appointments to the Contra Costa Local Planning Council for Child
Care and Development was originally referred to the Family and Human Services Committee by
the Board of Supervisors on April 22, 1997.
The Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education (LPC) coordinates
programs and services affecting early child care and education, including recommendations for
the allocation of federal funds to local early child care and education programs.
The LPC consists of 20 members: 4 consumer representatives - a parent or person who receives
or has received child care services in the past 36 months; 4 child care providers - a person who
provides child care services or represents persons who provide child care services; 4 public
agency representatives - a person who represents a city, county, city and county, or local
education agency; 4 community representatives - a person who represents an agency or business
that provides private funding for child care services or who advocates for child care services
through participation in civic or community based organizations; and 4 discretionary appointees -
a person appointed from any of the above four categories or outside of those categories at the
discretion of the appointing agencies.
Referral Update:
There are currently 12 seats filled and there are 8 vacancies on the LPC. These vacancies are in
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There are currently 12 seats filled and there are 8 vacancies on the LPC. These vacancies are in
the following seats: Child Care Provider 3 - Central/South, Public Agency 2 - Central/South,
Community 1 - West County, Community 3 - Central/South, Community 4 - East County,
Consumer 2 - Central/South, Consumer 3 - Central/South, and Consumer 4 - East County,
New applicants Denise Clarke and Ms. Phelicia Lang, and renewal applicant Edirle Menezes
submitted their applications for consideration and their appointments and reappointment was
approved by the LPC. Please see that attached memo and correspondence for additional
information.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointments of Denise Clarke to the Consumer
2 - Central/South seat and Phelicia Lang to the Community 4 - East County seat and the
reappointment of Edirle Menezes to the Public Agency 2 - Central/South seat on the Local
Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education, as recommended by the County
Office of Education.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
There is no fiscal impact.
Attachments
LPC Memo with Recommendations and Candidate Applications
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M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: October 20, 2017
TO: Family and Human Services Committee
Supervisor John Gioia, District I, Chair
Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II, Vice Chair
Contra Costa County Office of Education
Karen Sakata, Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Pamela Comfort, Deputy Superintendent of Schools
FROM: Ruth Fernández, LPC Coordinator/Manager, Educational Services
SUBJECT: Referral #25 – LPC APPOINTMENT and RESIGNATION
Contra Costa County Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education (LPC)
RECOMMENDATION(S):
1) APPOINT the following new members to the Contra Costa Local Planning and Advisory
Council for Early Care and Education, as recommended by the LPC:
Name Seat Area ________
Denise Clarke Consumer 2 Central/South County
Phelicia Lang Community 4 East County
2) ACCEPT application renewal for the following member due to term expiration:
Name Seat Area__________
Edirle Menezes Public Agency 2 Central/South County
REASON/S FOR RECOMMENDATION:
The Contra Costa County Local Planning Council for Child Care and Development (LPC) was
established in April 1998. Required by AB 1542, which was passed in 1993, thirty members of the
LPC were appointed by the County Board of Supervisors and the County Superintendent of
Schools. Childcare consumers and providers, public agency representatives, and community
representatives each comprise 20% of the LPC. The remaining 20% are discretionary appointees.
Membership is for a three-year term. On January 7, 2003, membership was decreased from 30 to
25 members, due to the difficulty being experienced in filling all of the seats.
On September 19, 2012 membership was decreased from 25 to 20, due to continued difficulty to fill
vacant seats. Official reduction of appointed seats provides flexibility to ensure quorum is met in
order to conduct Council business.
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Membership consists of the following:
Four consumer representatives - a parent or person who receives or has received child care
services in the past 36 months;
Four child care providers - a person who provides child care services or represents persons
who provide child care services;
Four public agency representatives - a person who represents a city, county, city and county,
or local education agency;
Four community representatives - a person who represents an agency or business that
provides private funding for child care services or who advocates for child care services
through participation in civic or community based organizations;
Four discretionary appointees - a person appointed from any of the above four categories or
outside of those categories at the discretion of the appointing agencies.
Appointments to the Contra Costa County Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and
Education (LPC) are subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors and County Superintendent
of Schools, Karen Sakata. The Board of Supervisors designated the Family and Human Services
Committee to review and recommend appointments on their behalf. Dr. Pamela Comfort, Deputy
Superintendent of Schools, Contra Costa County has been designated to review and recommend
appointments on behalf of the County Superintendent of Schools.
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Seat TitleExpiresNameBusiness/Affiliation Address Home AddressEmailWork # Home # Fax #Cell or Alternate #Consumer 1 West County4/30/2019Dr. Crystal McClendon-Gourdine Baby Love Child Development Services845 Meadow View DriveRichmond, CA 94806 c510-799-9003-799-90130Consumer 2 Central/South County4/30/2019VacantConsumer 3 Central/South County4/30/2017VacantConsumer 4 East County4/30/2018VacantGenentech Inc.1 DNA WaySouth San Francisco, CA 7Child Care Provider 1 West County4/30/2019Silvana Mosca-Carreon (Second Vice-chair)ICRI-El Nuevo Mundo Children's CenterDirector1707 Pennsylvania AveRichmond, CA 94801 silvana@icrichild.org510-233-2329510-965-1771Child Care Provider 2 Central/South County4/30/2019Brenda BrownConcord Child Care Center, Inc.1360 Detroit AveConcord, CA 94520 brenda.b@concordchildcare.org 925-689-5151 x201Child Care Provider 3 Central/South County4/30/2019VacantChild Care Provider 4East County4/30/2018Stacie Cooper-RoundtreeTraining Children Childcare and Learning Center4716 Parkland CourtAntioch, CA 94531925-628-1150Public Agency 1West County4/30/2018Carolyn Johnson Contra Costa CountyCommunity Services Bureau3068 Grant StreetConcord, CA 94520 cjohnson@ehsd.cccounty.us 925-646-5797925-646-58155Public Agency 2Central/South County4/30/2017Edirle MenezesFirst 5 Contra Costa1485 Civic Court, Suite 1200Concord, CA 94520emenezes@first5coco.org925-771-7333Public Agency 3Central/South County4/30/2019Joan MeansDiablo Valley College Adjunct FacultyEarly Childhood Education321 Golf Club RoadPleasant Hill, CA 94523 925-685-1230 ext. 1870Public Agency 4East County4/30/2018Doug Rowe (First Vice-chair)Los Medanos College2700 E Leland RdPittsburg, CA 94565 Community 1West County4/30/2019Eric PetersonContra CostaChild Care CouncilArea Director1035 Detroit Avenue, #200Concord, CA 94518 eric.peterson@cocokids.org (925) 676-6610925-265-65106Community 2Central/South County 4/30/2019Dr. Deborah Penry CARE Parent NetworkEarly Education Coordinator1340 Arnold Drive, #115Martinez, CA 94553 d(925)313-0999 ext. 107925-370-8651Community 3Central/South County4/30/2018VacantCommunity 4East County4/30/2019VacantDiscretionary 1East County 4/30/2018Eran Perera Discretionary 2Central/South County4/30/2018VacantDiscretionary 3Central/South County4/30/2018Cathy Roof (Chair)Martinez Early Childhood Center615 Arch StreetMartinez, CA 94553 925-229-2000925-229-2088 Discretionary 4West County4/30/2019Aurora Ruth LPC CoordinatorRuth Fernández77 Santa Barbara RoadPleasant Hill, CA 94523rfernandez@cccoe.k12.ca.us 925-942-3413925-942-3480 Administrative Assistant Melody Yee77 Santa Barbara RoadPleasant Hill, CA 94523myee@ccoe.k12.ca.us925-942-5313925-942-3480CCCOE Deputy Superintendent of SchoolsDr. Pamela Comfort77 Santa Barbara RoadPleasant Hill, CA 94523pcomfort@cccoe.k12.ca.us925-942-3358925-942-5319 CONTRA COSTA LOCAL PLANNING AND ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR EARLY CARE AND EDUCATIONTerms of OfficeF&HS Agenda Packet Page 29
FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE -
Special Meeting 4.
Meeting Date:10/30/2017
Subject:Appointments to the Arts and Culture Commission
Submitted For: FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: N/A
Referral Name: Appointments to Advisory Bodies
Presenter: N/A Contact: Enid Mendoza, (925)
335-1039
Referral History:
On December 6, 2011 the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2011/497 adopting policy
governing appointments to boards, committees, and commissions that are advisory to the Board of
Supervisors. Included in this resolution was the requirement that applications for at
large/countywide seats be reviewed by a Board of Supervisors sub-committee.
Referral Update:
The Arts and Culture Commission advises the Board of Supervisors in matters and issues relevant
to Arts and Culture, to advance the arts in a way that promotes communication, education,
appreciation and collaboration throughout Contra Costa County; to preserve, celebrate, and share
the arts and culture of the many diverse ethnic groups who live in Contra Costa County; to create
partnerships with business and government; to increase communications and understanding
between all citizens through art. Most importantly, the Commission will promote arts and culture
as a vital element in the quality of life for all of the citizens of Contra Costa County.
The Arts and Culture Commission (AC5) is comprised of one representative from each of the five
supervisorial districts, two at-large representatives and one alternate for a total of eight seats.
Appointment are for a four year period with terms expiring on June 30 of alternating odd
numbered years.
The current roster is listed in the attached memo. There is currently one vacant seat and five
candidates applied for seats on the Commission. All five applicants' applications are attached. At
their September meeting, AC5 voted to appoint Mr. Anderson.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of LaMar Anderson to the At-large
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RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of LaMar Anderson to the At-large
2 seat on the Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (AC5), as recommended by
AC5.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
There is no fiscal impact.
Attachments
AC5 Recommending Memo for L.Anderson Appointment
Candidate Applications
AC5 2017 Attendance Log
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ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
651 PINE STREET, 10TH FLOOR, MARTINEZ, CA 94553
STAFF@AC5.CCCOUNTY.US (925) 646-2278 AC5.ORG
September 22, 2017
Family and Human Services Committee
Appointment Recommendations for Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County
Please consider the appointment of:
Mr. LaMar Anderson Concord, District IV At-Large 2
This appointment will fill a vacant At-Large seat the Commission seeks to fill to support meeting
quorum.
Current Commission Seats:
Commissioner Silvia Ledezma Richmond, District I
Commissioner Marija Nelson Bleier Danville, District II
Commissioner Petural Shelton Danville, District III
Commissioner Elizabeth Wood Concord, District IV
Commissioner Teresa Snook O’Riva Rodeo, District V
Commissioner Y”Anad Burrell Richmond, At-Large 1
VACANT At-Large 2
Commissioner Cindy McCann Pleasanton, Alternate
After reviewing five applications and careful consideration of issues relevant to Arts and Culture
in Contra Costa County, including advancing the arts in a way that fosters creatively within the
community and celebrates our diverse cultural expression, the Commission recommends LaMar
Anderson to fill the At-Large Seat 2.
Working with the current AC5 Commissioners, these new Commissioners will promote the Arts
and culture as a vital element in the quality of life for all of the citizens of Contra Costa County.
Recruitment efforts including four months of posting on the CCTV Bulletin board, news releases
sent to many news outlets, posting on Supervisors newsletter, emails sent on Constant Contact
and posting on the AC5 website.
Also considered were applications from Bill Burns, Pleasant Hill; Nicole Hess Diestler, Moraga;
and AndreAnna Jovan, Concord (see redacted applications, attachment see attachment 5
Applications for AC5 Seats 2017).
Sincerely,
Roger Renn, AC5 Managing Director
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AC5 Commission Meeting Attendance for 2017
Name % JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
District 1
Silvia Ledezma 100%
District 2
Marija Bleier 80% ABSENT
District 3
P.J. Shelton 28% ABSENT ABSENT ABSENT ABSENT ABSENT
District 4
Elizabeth Wood 86% ABSENT
District 5
Tess O’Riva 100%
At Large
Y’Anad Burrell 71% ABSENT ABSENT
Geoffrey Meredith 67% ABSENT
Alternate
Cindy McCann 14% ABSENT ABSENT ABSENT ABSENT ABSENT ABSENT
TOTAL 7/7 4/7 6/7 5/7 4/7 4/7 4/7
CANCELED NO
MEETING
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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE -
Special Meeting 5.
Meeting Date:10/30/2017
Subject:Appointments to the Advisory Council on Aging
Submitted For: FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: N/A
Referral Name: Appointments to Advisory Bodies
Presenter: N/A Contact: Enid Mendoza, (925)
335-1039
Referral History:
On December 6, 2011 the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2011/497 adopting policy
governing appointments to boards, committees, and commissions that are advisory to the Board of
Supervisors. Included in this resolution was a requirement that applications for at
large/countywide seats be reviewed by a Board of Supervisors sub-committee.
The Advisory Council on Aging provides a means for county-wide planning, cooperation and
coordination for individuals and groups interested in improving and developing services and
opportunities for the older residents of this County. The Council provides leadership and
advocacy on behalf of older persons and serves as a channel of communication and information
on aging.
The Advisory Council on Aging consists of 40 members servicing 2 year staggered terms each
ending on September 30. The Council consists of representatives of the target population and the
general public, including older low-income and military persons; at least one-half of the
membership must be made up of actual consumers of services under the Area Plan.
The Council includes: 19 representatives recommended from each Local Committee on Aging, 1
representative from the Nutrition Project Council, and 20 at-large representatives.
Referral Update:
There are currently 26 seats filled on the Advisory Council on Aging and 14 vacancies. These
vacant seats include: Local Committee Lafayette, Local Committee Orinda, Local Committee
Pleasant Hill, Local Committee Concord, Local Committee Richmond, Local Committee
Pittsburg, Local Committee Clayton, Local Committee Walnut Creek, Local Committee Moraga,
Local Committee Brentwood, and Member-At-Large seats 3, 11, 14 and 19. The current
membership is as follows:
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Seat Title
Term
Expiration
Date
Current
Incumbent
Incumbent
Supervisor
District
Number of
Meetings
Attended
Since
Appointment
Date
Total
Number of
Meeting
Held Since
Appointment
Total
Number of
Absences
Allowable
in By-laws
Nutrition Project
Council 9/30/2018 Garrett, Gail I 6 6 3
At-Large 1 9/30/2018 Adams, Fred II 5 6 3
At-Large 2 9/30/2018 Krohn, Shirley IV 5 6 3
At-Large 3 9/30/2019 VACANT 3
At-Large 4 9/30/2018 Welty, Patricia V 2 6 3
At-Large 5 9/30/2018 Card, Deborah V 5 6 3
At-Large 6 9/30/2018 Michael Collins 3
At-Large 7 9/30/2018 Selleck, Summer V 6 6 3
At-Large 8 9/30/2019 Richards, Sheri IV 14 17 3
At-Large 9 9/30/2019 Xavier, Rita I 17 17 3
At-Large 10 9/30/2018 Mikolaj, Paul II 3
At-Large 11 9/30/2019 VACANT 3
At-Large 12 9/30/2018 Neemuchwalla,
Nuru
IV 6 6 3
At-Large 13 9/30/2018 Dunne-Rose, Mary
D
II 5 6 3
At-Large 14 9/30/2019 VACANT
At-Large 15 9/30/2019 Bruns, Mary IV 13 17 3
At-Large 16 9/30/2019 Leasure, Robert II 13 17 3
At-Large 17 9/30/2018 Ames, Kathyrn IV 6 9 3
At-Large 18 9/30/2018 Nahm, Richard III 6 6 3
At-Large 19 9/30/2019 VACANT 3
At-Large 20 9/30/2019 Frederick, Susan I 5 6 3
Local Committee
Lafayette 9/30/2019 VACANT
Local Committee
Orinda 9/30/2019 VACANT
Local Committee
Antioch 9/30/2018 Fernandez, Rudy III 7 9 3
Local Committee
Pleasant Hill 9/30/2019 VACANT
Local Committee
Pinole 9/30/2018 Haegeland, Kristin I 8 9 3
Local Committee
Concord 9/30/2018 VACANT
Local Committee
Richmond 9/30/2018 VACANT
Local Committee El
Cerrito 9/30/2018 Kim-Selby, Joanna I 5 9 3
Local Committee
Hercules 9/30/2018 Doran, Jennifer I 2 2 3
Local Committee
Pittsburg 9/30/2018 VACANT
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Local Committee San
Ramon 9/30/2018 Fehrenback, Anna II 3
Local Committee
Clayton 9/30/2019 VACANT
Local Committee
Alamo-Danville 9/30/2018 Donnelly, James
Robert
II 7 9 3
Local Committee
Walnut Creek 9/30/2019 VACANT
Local Committee
Moraga 9/30/2019 VACANT
Local Committee San
Pablo 9/30/2018 Gantt, Dorothy I 7 9 3
Local Committee
Martinez 9/30/2018 Joslin, David V 3
Local Committee
Brentwood 9/30/2019 VACANT
Local Committee
Oakley 9/30/2018 Smith, Grayce III 12 17 3
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointments of Ed Benson to the Member
At-large 3 seat, Jagjit Bhambra to the Member At-large 11 seat, and Steven Birnbaum to the
Member At-large 19 seat on the Advisory Council on Aging, as recommended by the Council.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
There is no fiscal impact.
Attachments
Memo Recommending E.Benson
E.Benson Application
Memo Recommending J.Bhambra
J.Bhambra Application
Memo Recommending S.Birnbaum
S.Birnbaum Application
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Kathy Gallagher, Director
40 Douglas Dr., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone: (925) 313-1579 Fax: (925) 313-1575 www.cccounty.us/ehsd.
MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10-4-2017
TO: Family and Human Services Committee
CC: Victoria Tolbert, Director Aging and Adult Services
FROM: Jaime Ray, Staff Representative for the Advisory Council on Aging
SUBJECT: Advisory Council on Aging – Appointment Requested
The Contra Costa Area Agency on Aging (AAA) recommends for immediate appointment to the
Contra Costa Advisory Council on Aging (ACOA) the following applicant: Mr. Ed Benson for the
Member at Large #3 seat. The MAL #3 seat is undesignated and has remained vacant since
November 8, 2016. Juliana Boyle who previously was appointed to MAL #3 has resigned.
Recruitment has been handled by both the Area Agency on Aging, the ACOA and the Clerk of the
Board using CCTV. AAA staff has encouraged interested individuals including minorities to apply
through announcements provided at the Senior Coalition meetings and at the regular monthly
meetings of the ACOA. The Contra Costa County EHSD website contains dedicated web content
where interested members of the public are encouraged to apply and are provided an application with
instructions on whom to contact for ACOA related inquiries, including application procedure.
Mr. Benson submitted an application on June 23, 2017; this document is provided as a separate
attachment. At the time of his selection by the ACOA Membership Committee to fill one of three At
Large vacancies, there were four other MAL applicants; two others have been approved and will be
recommended for appointments to fill the remaining MAL vacancies. Among the two applicants who
were not recommended, one rescinded her application and the other did not attend the interview
scheduled for her by the Membership Committee. One additional applicant had contacted the Area
Agency on Aging for information regarding membership on the ACOA but failed to submit a
completed application.
Thank You
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Kathy Gallagher, Director
40 Douglas Dr., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone: (925) 313-1579 Fax: (925) 313-1575 www.cccounty.us/ehsd.
MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10-4-2017
TO: Family and Human Services Committee
CC: Victoria Tolbert, Director Aging and Adult Services
FROM: Jaime Ray, Staff Representative for the Advisory Council on Aging
SUBJECT: Advisory Council on Aging – Appointment Requested
The Contra Costa Area Agency on Aging (AAA) recommends for immediate appointment to the
Contra Costa Advisory Council on Aging (ACOA) the following applicant: Mr. Jagjit Bhambra for
the Member at Large #11 seat. The MAL #11 seat is undesignated and has remained vacant since
May 23, 2017. Douglas Knowles who previously was appointed to MAL #11 has resigned.
Recruitment has been handled by both the Area Agency on Aging, the ACOA and the Clerk of the
Board using CCTV. AAA staff has encouraged interested individuals including minorities to apply
through announcements provided at the Senior Coalition meetings and at the regular monthly
meetings of the ACOA. The Contra Costa County EHSD website contains dedicated web content
where interested members of the public are encouraged to apply and are provided an application with
instructions on whom to contact for ACOA related inquiries, including application procedure.
Mr. Bhambra submitted an application on May 21, 2017; this document is provided as a separate
attachment. At the time of his selection by the ACOA Membership Committee to fill one of three At
Large vacancies, there were four other MAL applicants; two others have been approved and will be
recommended for appointments to fill the remaining MAL vacancies. Among the two applicants who
were not recommended, one rescinded her application and the other did not attend the interview
scheduled for her by the Membership Committee. One additional applicant had contacted the Area
Agency on Aging for information regarding membership on the ACOA but failed to submit a
completed application.
Thank You
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Submit Date: May 21, 2017
Advisory Council on Aging: Submitted
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone
Employer Job Title Occupation
Contra Costa County Boards & Commissions
Application Form
Profile
This application is used for all boards and commissions
Do you, or a business in which you have a financial interest, have a contract with Contra
Costa Co.?
Yes No
Is a member of your family (or step-family) employed by Contra Costa Co.?
Yes No
Interests & Experiences
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Advisory Council on Aging
Jagjit Bhambra
Hercules CA 94547
Retired
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Upload a Resume
If "Other" was Selected Give Highest Grade or
Educational Level Achieved
Name of College Attended
Course of Study / Major
Units Completed
Please describe your interest in serving as a member of the board(s) you have selected and
if applicable which seat you are applying for.
As a past Executive Director, Atria Senior Living community at Lafayette, I have a passion for serving the
senior community.
Have you previously served on a government or non-profit board or committee?
Yes. Community Services Commissioner, City of Hercules
Please describe how your education, work experience, or other activities have prepared you
to serve on the board or commission you have selected.
My service as an Executive Director of Senior Living community (current holder of Residential Care
Facility for Elderly - Administrator's License) and as a retired County employee (MPA Degree) and the
advocate for seniors, I think I am qualified to serve on the Advisory Council on Aging.
Education History
Select the highest level of education you have received:
College/ University A
Type of Units Completed
Other
Master of Public Administration
National University, San Diego
MPA
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Degree Type
Date Degree Awarded
Name of College Attended
Course of Study / Major
Units Completed
Degree Type
Date Degree Awarded
Name of College Attended
Course of Study / Major
Degree Awarded?
Yes No
College/ University B
Type of Units Completed
Degree Awarded?
Yes No
College/ University C
MPA
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Units Completed
Degree Type
Date Degree Awarded
Course Studied
Hours Completed
Dates (Month, Day, Year) From - To
Hours per Week Worked?
Type of Units Completed
Degree Awarded?
Yes No
Other schools / training completed:
Certificate Awarded?
Yes No
Work History
Please provide information on your last three positions, including your current one if you are
working.
1st (Most Recent)
11/14/17 - 5/3/17
40
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Position Title
Dates (Month, Day, Year) From - To
Hours per Week Worked?
Position Title
Dates (Month, Day, Year) From - To
Volunteer Work?
Yes No
Employer's Name and Address
Atria Park of Lafayette 1545 Pleasant Hill Rd Lafayette, CA 94549
Duties Performed
Manage the Senior Assisted Living community as it's Executive Director
2nd
Volunteer Work?
Yes No
Employer's Name and Address
Contra Costa County 651 Pine St Martinez, CA 94553
Duties Performed
ASA III/EWS I
3rd
Executive Director
06/05/1995 - 10/31/16
40
Contra Costa County/EHSD/HSD
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Hours per Week Worked?
Position Title
If "Other" was selected please explain
Volunteer Work?
Yes No
Employer's Name and Address
Duties Performed
Final Questions
How did you learn about this vacancy?
. Do you have a Familial or Financial Relationship with a member of the Board of
Supervisors?
Yes No
If Yes, please identify the nature of the relationship:
Do you have any financial relationships with the County such as grants, contracts, or other
economic relations?
Yes No
If Yes, please identify the nature of the relationship:
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Kathy Gallagher, Director
40 Douglas Dr., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone: (925) 313-1579 Fax: (925) 313-1575 www.cccounty.us/ehsd.
MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10-4-2017
TO: Family and Human Services Committee
CC: Victoria Tolbert, Director Aging and Adult Services
FROM: Jaime Ray, Staff Representative for the Advisory Council on Aging
SUBJECT: Advisory Council on Aging – Appointment Requested
The Contra Costa Area Agency on Aging (AAA) recommends for immediate appointment to the
Contra Costa Advisory Council on Aging (ACOA) the following applicant: Mr. Steven Birnbaum for
the Member at Large #19 seat. The MAL #19 seat is undesignated and has remained vacant since
August 16, 2016. Teri Mountford who previously was appointed to MAL #10 has resigned.
Recruitment has been handled by both the Area Agency on Aging, the ACOA and the Clerk of the
Board using CCTV. AAA staff has encouraged interested individuals including minorities to apply
through announcements provided at the Senior Coalition meetings and at the regular monthly
meetings of the ACOA. The Contra Costa County EHSD website contains dedicated web content
where interested members of the public are encouraged to apply and are provided an application with
instructions on whom to contact for ACOA related inquiries, including application procedure.
Mr. Birnbaum submitted an application on June 5, 2017; this document is provided as a separate
attachment. At the time of his selection by the ACOA Membership Committee to fill one of three At
Large vacancies, there were four other MAL applicants; two others have been approved and will be
recommended for appointments to fill the remaining MAL vacancies. Among the two applicants who
were not recommended, one rescinded her application and the other did not attend the interview
scheduled for her by the Membership Committee. One additional applicant had contacted the Area
Agency on Aging for information regarding membership on the ACOA but failed to submit a
completed application.
Thank You
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6. PLEASE FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING SECTION COMPLETELY. List experience thet relates to the quallflcatlona needed to
serve on the local appointive body. Begin with your mo1t recent 11xperlance. A resume or other supporting documentation
may be attached but It may not b• used aa a substitute for completing this 81ctlon.
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7. How did you learn about this vacancy?
"j:Jccc Homepage0Walk-ln 0Newspaper Advar11aamont 0Diatrlct Supervisor Oother _________ _
8. Do you havo a Familial or Financial Rela~nshlp with a member of the Board of Supervisors? (Please see Board
Resolution no. 2011/~!1, attached): No Yes_[J_
It Yea, plearua ldontlfy the natura of the relationship: ------------------
I CERTIFY that the statements made by me In this application are true, complet~. and corroct to tho bAst of my knowledge ond
belief, and are made In good faith. I acknowledgA and undArstand that all Information In this application Ia publlcally
accessible. I understand and agree that misstatements I omissions of material fact may cause forfeiture of my rights to serve
on a Board, Committee, or Co n Contra Coata County.
Important Information
1. This sppllcaHon Is s public document and Is subject to 1he California Public Raoords Act (CA Gov. Code §625Q..6270).
2. Send the completed paper application to the Office of the Cler1< of the Board at: 661 Pine Street, Room 108, Mortlnoz, CA 94553.
3. A resume or other rei event information may be submitted with U1is application.
4 . .AJI mem~ are required to take 1he fdloWng tralnlng: 1) The Brown fAd, 2) The Be11er Government Ordinance, and 3) Elhics Tralnlng.
5. Members of boards, commissions, and c:ommit!aes may be required to: 1) file a statement of Economic lnteres1 Form~ knOMi as a Forrn
700 , and 2) oompleta the Slate Ethics Train ing Course as required by A8 1234.
6. ArMsory body meetirgs may be held in various locations and some locations may not be acx;essible by publb transportation .
7. Meetlrg dates and ~mes are subject to change and may OCOJr up to Mlo da}S per month.
a Some boards , commitlees, or commissions may assign members to subcommittees or work groups v.flich may require an additional
commitment of Hme.
THIS FORM IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT
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Law Office Of STEVEN M. BIRNBAUM ~
STEVEN M . BIRNBAUM
A Professional Law Corporation
7 11 Gr<mdAve .#l30
SAN RAFAEL CALIFORNIA 9490 I
TELEPHONE (415) 459-9565 FAX (415) 459-9566
E-MAIL: longshore.blrnoaum@gmail.com
I 188 Bishop St # 140 I
Honolulu. Hawaii, 96812
TELEPHONE (808 261 0223)
STEVEN M. BIRNBAUM, ESQ.
Born: August 14, 1948, New Jersey
Education: Attended New York University, New York, NY.
Office administrator
BETIYZHOU
LAW CLERKS
JULIE ANN RICHTER
Graduated New College of California School of Law, San Francisco , 1978
CLE Seminars , National College of Advocacy
Government Service: Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), 1969-1970 (Carrollton, Ga.)
License to Practlca: State of California , 1978; U.S. District Court, No . Cal ifornia;
U.S . Court of Appeals , 9ttl Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court
Certifications: Certified Workers Compensat ion Specialists, State Bar of Ca lifornia
Certified Specialist Maritime and Admiralty, State Bar of California
Professional Experience:
Clinical Extern , San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance 1978-80
Legal Assistance to the Elderly , San Francisco , CA
1978-1982 --Staff Attorney
Clinica l Advisor, New College School of Law (San Francisco , CA)
Law Offices of Steven M. Birnbaum , A Professional Corporation , 1983-present,
Specializ in g in Workers ' Compensation under the Longshore and Harbor
Workers ' Act and under the Californ ia Labor Code , arguing before the United States
Department of Labor OALJ , Benefits Review Board and in the U.S. Court of Appeal , Ninth
Circuit
Professional Associations:
Member, California State Bar,
Board Member, presently Vice President for Special Projects , Workplace Injury Law and
Advocacy Group, Treasurer (Vice Chairman), 1995-1997, Treasurer Elect 2008 ,
•certified Workers' Compensation Spedalin
Board of Legal Spec ia liza tion, State Bar or canrornia
Representing Injured Workers Since 1982
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Treasurer 2008-2009 , President 2009-2010 Past President , Winner President's award,
twice .
Original Chair, WILG Longshore Section
Fellow, College of Workers Compensation Lawyers (Past Treasurer)
Fellow, National Academy of Social Insurance
Past Chair, S.F . Bay Maritime Claimant's Bar ;
Past Chair, ATLA Workers' Compensation Section ;
Advisor, contributor, Benefits Review Board Report Lexls Nexls pub.
Advisor, Annual Longshore Confemnce, Loyola University School of law, New Orleans, Louisiana
Founder and Director ofWILG's Annual Longshore Claimant's Bar Seminar since 2006
Fellow, College of Workers Compensation Lawyers 2013-14 Treasurer
Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell
Designated "Workers Comp.:msatlon Notable Parson 2009" Laxls Naxls
Interfaith Workers for Justice, National Board member
Lecturer, University of Hawaii Center for Labor and Education
Advisory Board, Loyola University New Orleans School of Law Maritime Journal
Chief Editor tho Longshore Textbook, 6th ed. Lawyer and Judges Publishing;
Co Editor Longshore Textbook, 4111 and 5th
Two Children:
Andrew Moorman Birnbaum, b. 9/5/81,
Kel~ey Moorman Birnbaum, b. 7/1/83
Resides in Pt Richmond, California and Kaneohe, Hi// Active in various civic organ izations .
Marin Peace .and Justice Coalition
Pt Richmond Neighborhood Council
Past member of the Mill Valley Drug and Alcohol Abuse Comm ission
Board Hawaii Injured Workers All iance , through 2013
Board of Directors, (past president) Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Law Library, Berkeley, CA (1998-
2008)
Past Board of Directors, Interfaith Workers for Justice (Chicago) presently
Past Board Member, Sustainable Harvest
Limits practice to Longshore and Harbor Workers ' Act Claimants ' cases in Western United States and
Hawai i.
Lecturer, Industrial Claims Assn.
Lecturer, Loyola University, New Orleans
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Lecturer, Longshore Claims Association
Lecturer, ATLA National Colle~e of Advocacy
Lecturer, Northwest Longshore Administrators Association
Lecturer, California Applicants Attorneys Association,
Lecturer National Council of State Legislators
Lecturer, WILG annual CLE numerous times
Past Corporate Sponsor: King Biscuit Blues Festival, Helena, AR
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Law Office Of
STEVEN M. BIRNBAUM
A Professional Law Corporation
711 ORAND AVE, SUITE 130
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA 94901
TELEPHONE (415) 459-9S6S
FAX (415) 459-9566
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REPLY TO SAN RAFAEL OFFICE
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STEVEN M. BIRNBAUM •tt
QUfce Adminlstrptor I Senior [.ega! Acjstrmt
ANDREW BIRNBAUM
Office A::;stant
KHARMAN AIDUN
KATIE DUNN
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NUNZIO ALIOTO
JULIE ANN RICHTER
The information contained In this facsimile Is confidential and may also be attorney-prlvlleeerl. It Is Intended only Cor the Indlvldu.al or entity
to whom It b addreued. If you arc not the reelplenr or an RJ:t'nt for tile recipient, you art hereby norlned that any we, dissemination ,
distribution or copylne of this communication i8 strictly prohibited. Ir you have received thiJ facsimile in error, return tilt' orlelnal messRee
to the above addren, via U.S. Posr.RI Service. Thank you.
Date:
June 5/2017
To : Fax No :
Jaime Ray (9256024178)
From:
Law Office of Steven M. Birnbaum
Re:
[Application for seat on the Advisory Council on the Aging ]
Number of Pages Including Cover Sheet:
7
COMMENTS:
HI Jaime,
Please accept these documents as my application and supporting Information for the
position on the Council.
If anything more Is needed, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Steve Birnbaum
•ccrtifird Wor1:e..s ' Compensation Specialist
Board of Legal Specialization , Sta~ Bar ofCallfom la
Representing Injured Workers Since 1982
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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE -
Special Meeting 6.
Meeting Date:10/30/2017
Subject:Community Services Bureau Oversight Report
Submitted For: FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 78
Referral Name: Community Services Oversight
Presenter: N/A Contact: Enid Mendoza, (925)
335-1039
Referral History:
Oversight of the Community Services Bureau and Head Start programs was originally referred to
the Family and Human Services Committee on March 1, 2005. Since that time the program has
provided the Committee with annual updates on the programs and services provided. The last
report was approved by the Board of Supervisors on November 6, 2016.
Referral Update:
Please see the attached report from the Employment and Human Services Department
Community Services Bureau regarding its program accomplishments, special initiatives and
anticipated challenges.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
ACCEPT the report from the Employment and Human Services Department on the oversight and
activities of the Community Services Bureau.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
There is no fiscal impact.
Attachments
Community Services Bureau Oversight Report
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To: Family and Human Services Committee
Supervisor John Gioia, Chairperson
Supervisor Candace Andersen, Member
Date: October 12, 2017
From: Kathy Gallagher, EHSD Director
Subject: FHS Referral #78 Community Services Bureau/Head Start Oversight (Consent Item)
Please accept this oversight report regarding the operation of the Employment and Human
Services Department Community Service Bureau (CSB) and its programs. This memo
compliments CSB’s annual report sent to all Board offices in July 2017. Community Services
remains a leader in the field and is known throughout the country for its innovation and
technological advances. This memo outlines CSB’s accomplishments and special projects as
well as some challenges as we move into 2018.
Accomplishments and Special Initiatives
Early Care and Education Services
Head Start, Early Head Start, and California Department of Education funding allowed
CSB to provide services to 2,326 children directly and to 878 children through
alternative payment vouchers.
In March 2017, CSB was awarded funding to increase the number of Early Head Start
children from 383 to 573 – an increase of 190 much need spaces for infants and
toddlers. This next round of funding was in addition to the $1.1 million received in 2015
to support 72 infants and toddlers through a partnership with the Childcare Council.
New Head Start Performance Standards were released for the first time since 1975 and
were successfully integrated into all program systems and services. The new standards
allow programs the flexibility to develop and support programs based on community
need. The Board was updated in November 2016 on the critical changes impacting the
program.
In the 2016-17 Program Year:
o 100% of children had health coverage
o 100% of children had a medical home
o 100% of children were up-to-date on immunizations
o 95% of preschool children had dental exams with 87.4% of children needing
dental treatment receiving it
M E M O R A N D U M
Kathy Gallagher, Director
40 Douglas Drive, Martinez, CA 94553 | (925) 608.4801 | Fax (925) 608.4818 | www.ehsd.org
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o 11.3% of children enrolled had certified disabilities, exceeding the federal
mandate that 10% of children enrolled have disabilities
A new Head Start Apprenticeship training program is underway whereby participants
will earn 12 core units in early childhood development in 18 weeks. This exciting
partnership with the YMCA of the East Bay and Contra Costa College will support
students in a cohort environment to receive transferrable courses while receiving on-
the-job training.
Three senior managers successfully completed the UCLA Anderson School of
Management Head Start Fellows program, a prestigious program designed to develop
exemplary leaders in the Head Start community and beyond.
In an effort to fully support our staff and families, CSB has embarked on several
initiatives to deepen the work we do in the community.
o CSB is proud to be part of the community-wide effort to become trauma-
informed. All staff and partners have participated in Trauma Informed Training
1.0 and several staff is now poised to be part of a train-the-trainer model for 2.0
with the intent to deepen staff’s understanding of trauma and employ best
practice strategies.
o In partnership with Children’s Hospital Oakland, CSB has adopted Reflective
Supervision as a means to fully support staff in working with families. Through
reflective practice, we are able to support the staff to be the best they can be
with the families we serve.
o CSB has begun implementation of CSEFEL Teaching Pyramid in 5 preschool
classrooms at Bayo Vista, GMIII and Riverview. The Teaching Pyramid is a
comprehensive approach designed to help educators promote social-emotional
competence, address challenging behaviors in young children, and develop safe
and nurturing group environments for all children. This approach will
complement the “Second Step” social-emotional curriculum that has been used
widely in all CSB classrooms.
Bureau-wide Strategic Initiatives: The following bureau-wide priorities were developed this
year:
CSB will develop systems and programs to facilitate increased staff competencies and
effective teams to ensure a strong and motivated workforce that can meet the current
and future needs of our communities.
CSB will identify, develop and implement technology solutions so that CSB is fully
streamlining processes, enabling reduced staff time on traditional paperwork and
maximizing human capital.
Community Action Program Services:
Ten subcontractors targeting three priority areas of need (employment, housing, and
nutrition) served 3,053 residents with a variety of services designed to ameliorate
poverty.
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Seven low-income residents participated in a Student Intern program and receive on-
the-job training with pay to learn how to be exceptional clerical assistants – 100% of
them have achieved full-time employment.
The Low Income Energy Assistance Program service at total of 5,679 households.
The Economic Opportunity Council hosted a roundtable to create a coordinate system of
care among the subcontractors and to gather success stories to share in an effort to
preserve funding.
Challenges Ahead:
Aging Facilities: Most of CSB’s facilities are over 10 years old and are in need o f repair; and in
some cases, replacement. The Brookside Center, serving 75 children is one such center. Results
from tests conducted over the past year and a half have identified contamination in the soil on
and around the center grounds as a result of two inactive underground pipelines. In some areas
within the center, the residuals in the air exceed ESL (Environmental Screening Level) standards
for residential homes. Also of concern, is the growing vagrant population around the center
which has resulted in several encampments close to the entrance of the center and even a fire
that was set near the playground last year. Brookside is also housed between two active
railroad tracks operated by BNSF Railway.
CSB’s Las Deltas Center, serving 36 children housed at the Contra Costa Housing Authority in
North Richmond, is slated to be sold and potentially demolished. We have been informed that
we will need to vacate within the next year.
Additionally, several of CSB’s modular and stick buildings, purchased and b uilt in the early
2000s, are beginning to wear, requiring costly repairs such as foundational work, roof and floor
replacements, playground resurfacing and other repairs necessary to maintain health and
safety standards.
Flat Funding: Head Start and Early Head Start are not expected to get any funding increases,
and the Community Services Block grant has been reduced by 1% (and was slated for
elimination in the President’s “Skinny Budget”).
The cost of doing business as a county agency continues to rise, while funding is flat.
Mandated COLAs for staff are unfunded and other costs continue to climb.
Head Start childcare slots reductions become necessary to cover the rising cost of doing
business – reducing the number of child care slots impacts the child’s school readiness
outcomes and makes it harder for parents to go to work and stay at work.
CSB only receives $153,000 in county general funds.
Adequate Staffing
Staffing our classrooms with qualified teachers continues to be a struggle with a current
25% vacancy rate. Teachers are leaving our program to go to the school districts, which
offer higher pay for the same qualifications.
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Support Needed:
In closing, it is important to note that that for every dollar invested in high quality care
and education, there is a $14 return on that investment in savings in down-stream costs
and economic gains made over the lifetime of the children served. This is a wise
investment and one of which the county can be very proud. This county’s program is
one of high quality: CSB’s annual client satisfaction survey shows a 99% satisfaction rate
with our services and CSB centers continue to rate 4s and 5s on the 5-point QRIS
(Quality Rating and Improvement Scale – aka Quality Matters) rating scale. Each year,
our child and family outcome measures shows that children and their families leave our
program ready for school. Investing in our neediest children both at the state and the
local levels is necessary. We urge our local legislators to advocate for funding and the
resources necessary to continue providing quality care.
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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE - Special
Meeting 7.
Meeting Date:10/30/2017
Subject:Behavioral Health Services Report on Child and Teen Psychiatric Services and
Public Mental Health Care Systems and GJ Report No. 1703 Update
Submitted For: FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 115/116
Referral Name: #115 Child & Teen Psychiatric Services / #116 Public Mental Health Care
System
Presenter: Matthew Luu, Dep. Director of Behavioral
Health; Vern Wallace, Mental Health Program
Chief
Contact: Enid Mendoza,
(925) 335-1039
Referral History:
On April 26, 2016, the Board of Supervisors referred to the Family and Human Services
Committee the topic of child and teen psychiatric services and the utilization planning of the
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center's 4-D Unit. This became Family and Human Services
Referral No. 115, Child and Teen Psychiatric Services.
On September 13, 2016, the Board of Supervisors referred to the Family and Human Services
Committee the issues brought forward by the Mental Health Commission (MHC) on the County’s
public mental health care system, which they presented in a white paper. Accompanying the
MHC White Paper was a document containing clarifications on the White Paper from the
Behavioral Health Division of the Health Services Department. Both documents are attached and
entitled, "MHC White Paper and BH Clarifications", which were originally submitted to the
Board of Supervisor at their September 13, 2016 meeting. This became Family and Human
Services Referral No. 116, Mental Health Care System.
On June 13, 2017, the Board of Supervisors received Civil Grand Jury Report No. 1703, entitled
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On June 13, 2017, the Board of Supervisors received Civil Grand Jury Report No. 1703, entitled
"Mental Health Services for At-Risk Children in Contra Costa County" and forwarded the report
to the County Administrator for response. Prior to the response going to the full Board for
consideration, the Chair of the Family and Human Services Committee requested that a draft
response be reviewed by the Family and Human Services Committee. On July 31, 2017, the
Family and Human Services Committee received a draft response to this grand jury report, made
revisions, and requested that the draft be further revised to include clarifications on the patient to
therapist ratios, clinical staff workload distribution data, processes for verifying network
providers' and community based organizations' therapist availability, contractual requirements of
network providers and community based organizations to update their availability for
appointments, and data regarding mental health treatment wait times. The Family and Human
Services Committee also requested that the Health Services Department provide client
demographic data at the Board meeting or a future Family and Human Services Committee
meeting if the data would not be available by the Board meeting.
The full Board approved the revised response to the grand jury report at their August 15, 2017
meeting and referred any necessary follow up actions to the Family and Human Services
Committee. On August 28, 2017, the Family and Human Services Committee approved the
update on the requested client demographic data presented by the Health Services Department
Behavioral Health Division. At this meeting the Family and Human Services Committee
requested that the Health Services Department return in October to the Family and Human
Services Committee with an update on any pending actions as responded to in the grand jury
report, as well as with an update on the timeline of the of the new West County mental health
services building options.
Referral Update:
Due to the overlap of pending issues and questions stemming from the Mental Health
Commission's White Paper and Behavioral Health's clarifications, the topic of child and teen
psychiatric services and the utilization planning of the 4-D Unit, and the pending updates related
to the response to Civil Grand Jury Report No. 1703, entitled "Mental Health Services for At-Risk
Children in Contra Costa County", the Health Services Department requested that both referrals
and the updates to the grand jury report be combined into one report to the Family and Human
Services Committee to prevent duplication and confusion.
Please see the attached report from the Health Services Department Behavioral Health Division,
which includes considerations of input from members of the Mental Health Commission.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
ACCEPT the report from the Health Services Department addressing various mental health
service issues and concerns raised by the Family and Human Services Committee, the Board of
Supervisors, the Mental Health Commission's White Paper, the Civil Grand Jury, and members of
the public in response to:
Family and Human Services Committee Referral No. 115 - Child and Teen Psychiatric
Services
Family and Human Services Committee Referral No. 116 - Public Mental Health Care
System
Pending updates to Civil Grand Jury Report No. 1703, entitled "Mental Health Services for
At-Risk Children in Contra Costa County" responses, as requested by the Family and
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Human Services Committee.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
There is no fiscal impact.
Attachments
Report on Child & Teen Psych, MH Systems and Pending GJ Report Response Updates
MHC White Paper and BH Clarifications
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Contra Costa Substance Abuse Services Contra Costa Emergency Medical Services Contra Costa Environmental Health Contra Costa Health Plan
Contra Costa Hazardous Materials Programs Contra Costa Mental Health Contra Costa Public Health Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Contra Costa Health Centers
WILLIAM B. WALKER, M.D.
Health Services Director
CYNTHIA BELON, L.C.S.W.
Behavioral Health Director
MATTHEW LUU, L.C.S.W.
Deputy Director of Behavioral Health
CONTRA COSTA
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES
1340 Arnold Drive, Suite 200
Martinez, CA 94553
Ph: 925-957-5150
Fax: 925-957-5217
Update on the Grand Jury Report No. 1703 and Referrals 115 & 116 – MHC’s White
Paper and
BH Division White Paper Clarifications
There are three primary areas of update related to the addendum that was previously
presented.
Grand Jury Report #1703: Facilities for Children’s Mental Health Services
West County Children’s Clinic staff has met with Steve Harris and Gennifer Mountain, to
review concerns and address the areas of deficiency within the current building, to
include concerns about asbestos. The clinic will be moving to a new clinic site in
eighteen to twenty-four months. Based on the areas of concern, and subsequent
feedback, the current site will need to be renovated to ameliorate some of the
environmental issues that have plagued the clinic, such as roof repairs, interior paint,
carpet replacement and correction of ADA compliance issues. An estimate has been
rendered totaling roughly $250,000. The roof repairs are tentatively scheduled to be
completed in October/November, depending on contractor availability, and the interior
renovations are anticipated to be completed by the end of the year. Further discussion
will need to take place around ADA space re-allocation. Air quality has been checked
regularly by Risk Management, and there has been no indication that there are
concerning levels of asbestos indicated. Air quality will again be tested at the
completion of renovations at the clinic. The new facility will not be ready for occupancy
for eighteen to twenty-four months, perhaps a bit longer.
We are actively seeking the relocation of the First Hope Programming in a centralized
county location. This will free up space for the development of the new TAY
Transitional Housing program at Oak Grove and the development of the First Break
program to be co-located with First Hope. Program staff has visited several prospective
sites and are weighing benefits and challenges of these spaces with Finance and
County Administration. It is a common goal to locate a site that will allow for expansion
of services, with minimal impact to current budget funding allocated for any tenant
improvements needed before moving. With this innovative program, appropriate
facility design will be crucial. It must meet the needs of the program treatment space
and be inviting and friendly to the teens and families that it will serve. The staff ideally
will be involved in the interior design of the new facility.
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Grand Jury Report No. 1703 and Referrals 115/116: Psychiatric Shortage and
Recruitment Efforts
The Deputy Director of Behavioral Health, Matthew Luu, has been working with the
Division’s Acting Medical Director to expand the recruitment of Psychiatrists.
Historically, the Behavioral Health Division has solely utilized Jackson & Coker
Locumtenens, LLC to assist in recruitment of Psychiatrists. Since the last update, the
County has enhanced efforts to expand the recruitment and employment of Physicians
via Health Services Finance’s approval for Behavioral Health to access the staffing
agencies utilized by CCRMC.
To date, the contract agencies working with the Behavioral Health Division are now:
Jackson & Coker Locumtenens, LLC., Staff Care, Locumtenens.com, and Traditions
Behavioral Health (TBH).
No studies have been conducted by the Division related to a staffing assessment. Once
current vacancies are filled, the Division will then determine if an assessment is needed
to look at future needs for Psychiatry. It is important to note that there is an acute
shortage of Psychiatrists available in the market and even fewer Child Psychiatrists.
Every County in the State is dealing with this reality. There is no new information to
report on County psychiatrist salary and benefits changes since the County is still
negotiating with Physicians’ and Dentists’ Organization of Contra Costa. The current
contract was recently extended through December 31, 2017.
The following tables summarize the current status of Psychiatric staffing:
Children’s System of Care
Filled Positions
(Contract)
Vacant Positions
(County)
Children’s 7.6 FTE 3.8 FTE
Confirmed Candidates:
MD Name %
FTE
County
Region
Status Agency Name
John Kipling
Jones
1.0 West November 2017 start
date
Jackson & Coker,
LLC
Barbara
Swarzenski
0.6 West December 2017 start
date
CCBHS contract
Nicole Quiterio 1.0 West Interview in October
2017
TBH
Zakee
Matthews
1.0 West Interview in October
2017
TBH
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Adult System of Care
Filled Positions
(Contract)
Vacant Positions
(County)
Adult 25.8 FTE 7.2 FTE
Confirmed Candidates:
MD Name %
FTE
County
Region
Status Agency Name
Richard
Cohen
0.6 East January 2018 start date Staff Care
Chang Lee 1.0 East November 2017 start
date
Staff Care
Behavioral Health is continuing with its nationwide search for a new Behavioral Health
Medical Director. The next interview will take place in early December.
Grand Jury Report No. 1703 and Referrals 115/116: Child and Teen Crisis
Services – Mobile Response and Staffing
The Children’s System of Care has contracted with Seneca Family of Agencies for more
than 15 years to provide Mobile Crisis Response to all three regions of the County.
Seneca Family of Agencies provides short-term crisis intervention and stabilization
services are provided to children and transitional-age youth who are in acute psychiatric
distress. The primary goals for MRT are crisis stabilization, decrease need for police
involvement, reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, assist youth in accessing emergency
psychiatric care when needed, and assess the youth’s current mental health needs.
Based on experience of implementing Mobile Response, the County has expanded
Seneca’s contract to include additional funding to be able to support all children and
families in Contra Costa County. The team will be available from 7AM to 11PM for field
evaluation and visits. They will be available 24/7 by phone and after hours a field visit
will be implemented if indicated by phone evaluation.
The Adult System of Care has also initiated planning and implementation of Mobile
Crisis Response, which will be county-operated, and managed by our Specialty Mental
Health Forensics clinic. There will be staff centrally located to all regions of the County
and will have staffing 24-hours, 7 days a week. The PM shift, covering 3pm to 11pm,
will have 2 teams scheduled, as these hours have been indicated by PES to have a
higher volume of patients. The Adult Mobile Response team will work collaboratively
with the Forensic Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET) and local police departments,
as needed, to alleviate the impact on Psychiatric Emergency Services.
The expansion of the Children’s Mobile Response Team and the implementation of the
Adult Mobile Response teams have a hard start date of January 2018. Both programs
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will help to link at-risk individuals—children, transition-aged youth, adults and older
adults to the appropriate services and minimize additional impact on PES and limited
crisis services.
Children’s services staffing levels are slightly below the pre – 2008 Levels adjusting for
Katie A. While some staff has been added Children’s staffing needs to add an
additional number of positions, Clinical and Family Partner staff, in the regional clinics.
Currently, Children’s is adding positions to meet the increasing demands of Katie A. and
Continuum of Care Reform, however, this will only meet the pending demand for these
services. These initiatives along with the Affordable Care Act have left the clinics
slightly understaffed.
Referral 115/116: Child and Teen Crisis Services – Impact on PES
Health Services Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) continues to see a rising
number of 5150 clients and the census continues to be higher than originally intended.
The facility design was targeted for a smaller daily influx of consumers. The
Department acknowledges that PES continues to be busy with an average of nearly 900
patients per month, and is able to respond to average client visits in a timely manner.
Intermittently PES census can spike to 30 or more patients and these peak occurrences
are taxing on staff and space capabilities. In response to the challenges of census
spikes, the Department has increased staffing in the morning to allow for expedited re-
evaluation of overnight clients. This has been mostly manageable with a slightly
reduced length of stay meaning consumers are able to leave the unit sooner and
disposition is quicker. Additionally, the total number of monthly visits has been stable
over the last 3 years with fewer spikes in demand suggesting a minimally acceptable
staffing pattern that is taxed in times of crisis. In those instances additional resources,
such as, Miller Wellness, etc. are used. The opening of the Miller Wellness Center has
contributed to a stable number of monthly visits due to its accessibility to voluntary
patients. Additionally, Miller Wellness has had a central role in assisting the Regional
Clinics in the Children’s System of care to serve consumers by providing initial
Psychiatric assessment when needed and medication. Primarily it has allowed the
system a way to divert non-acute consumers into appropriate service.
Issues with PES space and design continue to be a challenge, particularly with children.
Children must walk through the adult milieu upon arrival and departure and to reach the
interview room. Minors are housed in a separate room in an isolated corner of PES with
dedicated bathroom and a nurse present at all times in the doorway. When they need
to traverse the main environment, they are escorted by staff at all times (i.e. to enter or
exit PES or to go to the interview room.) A separate space for children to enter, exit and
to reside while present in PES is a priority. The Behavioral Health Division, however,
has no control over space allocation, or any other operational and facilities planning
within PES as a Hospital and Clinics Unit. Hospital and Clinics is currently looking at
ways to improve the current situation and have Child and Adult services be more
segregated.
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A re-model is needed for separate entry of patients arriving via ambulance, voluntary
walk-up clients, and children, as well as private space for confidential conversations
with loved ones and for clients seeking information about our services.
With respect to needs for referral to facilities, PES’ primary difficulty can be finding
hospital beds for challenging minors (as they may be declined by outside hospitals) and
also, housing for regional Center clients who lose their placement. These Regional
Center clients can be housed in PES for extended periods of time while awaiting
suitable placement and plan. Currently there is no requirement that a private
Psychiatric Hospital accept a patient from a Psychiatric Emergency Service. As a
result, a number of youth get denied each year and remain at PES past their allowed 23
hours and 59 minutes. There is a statewide shortage of acute care beds for children
and youth. Behavioral Health has explored the possibility of a child and youth inpatient
unit at County Hospital. While doable in concept, it became clear that the project was
fiscally not feasible. Other options Children’s Services is exploring include the
development of a Crisis Residential Facility to provide short term stabilization to the
consumer and family.
Summary
The Behavioral Health Division is aware that while all issues identified in the Grand Jury
Report and White Paper have not been completely resolved, a considerable amount of
progress has been made and significant effort has been put towards addressing the
issues identified. Behavioral Health is committed to its partnership with the Mental
Health Commission, the community, the Board of Supervisors, and its agency partners.
We are dedicated to diligently working collaboratively to ameliorate the identified
findings and ensure that we meet the needs of those we serve and their families.
Sincerely,
Matthew Luu, L.C.S.W
Deputy Director of Behavioral Health
Contra Costa County Behavioral Health Division
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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE - Special
Meeting 8.
Meeting Date:10/30/2017
Subject:EHSD Children and Family Services Funding Streams and Prevention Services
Submitted For: FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: N/A
Referral Name: N/A
Presenter: Kathy Gallagher, EHSD Director; Kathy Marsh,
CFS Bureau Director; Emilia Gabriele, EHS
Chief Financial Officer
Contact: Enid Mendoza,
(925) 335-1039
Referral History:
The Family and Human Services Committee (F&HS) Chair requested that the Employment and
Human Services Department make a presentation to F&HS on Title IV-E claiming and funding
for youth at risk of entering the foster care system and opportunities of leveraging these resources
with other funding sources.
Referral Update:
Please see the attached report provided by the Employment and Human Services Department.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
ACCEPT the report from the Employment and Human Services Department on Children and
Family Services funding and prevention services.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
There is no fiscal impact.
Attachments
CFS Funding and Prevention Services Report
Chart of CFS Funding and Programs
CFS Funding and Prevention Services Presentation Slides
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EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, September 2017
Report to the
FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
October 2017
Children & Family Services
FUNDING STREAMS AND
PREVENTION SERVICES
Kathy Marsh, CFS Director
Emilia Gabriele, EHS Chief Financial Officer
KATHY GALLAGHER
Director
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EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, September 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1
PART 1 CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES OVERVIEW .................................................................. 2
CHILDREN’S SERVICES MANDATES ....................................................................................... 3
CHILDREN’S SERVICES PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 4
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVED ....................................................................................... 6
PART 2 CHILD WELFARE SERVICES FUNDING .......................................................................... 7
FUNDING INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 8
FEDERAL FUNDING .......................................................................................................... 9
TITLE IV-E WAIVER BLOCK GRANTS .................................................................................. 11
STATE FUNDING ............................................................................................................ 12
COUNTY FUNDING ......................................................................................................... 13
91/92 REALIGNMENT...................................................................................................... 14
2011 REALIGNMENT: PROTECTIVE SERVICES ACCOUNT ........................................................... 15
POST 2011 REALIGNMENT ................................................................................................ 17
CONTINUUM OF CARE REFORM ........................................................................................ 18
IMPORTANCE OF TIME STUDIES ........................................................................................ 19
PART 3 PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION ................................................................... 20
REDESIGN & PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION ............................................................ 21
PREVENTION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION .......................................................................... 24
PREVENTION FUNDING BUDGET ........................................................................................ 26
FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S TRUST FUND COMMITTEE .............................................................. 27
PREVENTION FUNDS MANAGED BY FACT ............................................................................ 29
PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES (PSSF) ................................................................... 30
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL (CAPC) ...................................................................... 31
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES WRAPAROUND PROGRAM ............................................................ 32
OTHER EARLY INTERVENTION/INTERVENTION STRATEGIES ..................................................... 33
PARTNERING WITH CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH ................................................................ 36
OTHER PARTNERS SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ....................................................... 37
PREVENTION PROGRAM BUDGETS ..................................................................................... 41
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EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, September 2017 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 1
INTRODUCTION
This report provides the following information:
A brief overview of Children & Family Services mandates, programs and population
served.
An overview of how funding supports the primary role of Children & Family Services,
which is intervention, and a discussion about funding that is available for
prevention, early intervention and diversion from intervention to other support
systems.
A description of prevention, early intervention and diversion strategies within the
scope and/or funding stream of Child Welfare Services. This report also highlights
some agencies and non-profit organizations that partner with Child Welfare Services
in keeping children in Contra Costa safe and well.
As documented in this report, funding primarily supports intervention activities – support
and services to children when their current living environment with their families or
caretakers is assessed as unsafe and an intervention by Child Welfare Services is deemed
necessary.
The funding to Child Welfare Services for prevention of child abuse and/or neglect or for
the well-being of children and families is limited. When funds are allocated for prevention,
the methodology for the funding frequently imposes limitations on how funds can be
expended. This is explained in Parts 2 and 3 of this report.
Though the primary responsibility is intervention, within the scope and intent of the
mandate for Child Welfare Services, there are multiple strategies and opportunities that
assist families in addressing emerging family problems, eliminate or reduce the need for
intervention, prevent recidivism of the behaviors that brought the family into Child Welfare
Services thus minimizing the recurrence of further intervention, and shortening timelines
for child welfare involvement. Various strategies are discussed in Part 3 of this report.
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2 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017
PART 1 CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES OVERVIEW
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EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, September 2017 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 3
CHILDREN’S SERVICES MANDATES
Welfare & Institutions Code §16500.1 defines the Child Protection Goals as follows:
Use strengths of families and communities to serve the needs of children who are
alleged to be abused or neglected…
The primary responsibility of Children & Family Services is service to children who require
Child Protective Services intervention to assure their safety. Once safe, Children & Family
Services provides services and support to promote the well-being of the child in a
permanent living environment that supports them, prevents further abuse and/or neglect
and provides permanency and lifelong connections.
The primary activities of Children and Family Services include receiving child abuse
referrals, investigating child abuse allegations, petitioning the Juvenile Court in dependency
matters, providing in-home and out-of home services to ameliorate abuse and neglect
issues, and facilitate adoption services.
The department works in collaboration with agency partners and the community to provide
supportive services to meet the needs of the families and children during the intervention
process.
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4 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 CHILDREN’S SERVICES PROGRAMS
Programs include:
Emergency Response – 24-hour, 365 days per year response to allegations of child
abuse and neglect. Social Workers assess and determine level of response.
Assessments of potential safety risk to children are investigated and interventions
are initiated as deemed necessary.
Family Maintenance – Services are provided to maintain children in their homes
while risk of abuse and neglect are addressed and issues that brought the family to
the attention of Child Welfare services are addressed.
Family Reunification – When a child is removed from a parent’s care due to abuse
and/or neglect, Family Reunification services are provided to remedy the conditions
that led to removal. The family is engaged and a reunification plan is developed by
Social Workers and family.
Permanency Planning – Services assist children in establishing permanent families if
reunification is not feasible. Permanency plans can be adoption or guardianship.
Extended Foster Care – Foster Youth ages 18-21 may receive services and funding to
assist during years of transition. These children are non-minor dependents.
Adoption Services – Contra Costa’s Adoption Services are for abused and neglected
children when the child is unable to return to the care of their parent. The agency
seeks families that can meet the special needs of these children. Post adoption
support services are also available to families and children.
Support activities that augment Core Services:
Resource Home Recruitment, Development and Licensing: This includes the
Continuum of Care Initiative, Foster Parent training and support, and Kinship
Support services
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Transition Support for Youth exiting Foster Care: This includes Independent Living
Skills programs, extended Foster Care support, Transitional Housing Placement
programs and Emancipated Youth stipends.
Family Engagement Program: This includes Parent Partners (advocating for and
supporting parents), Early Intervention Outreach Specialist program (referral and
support for substance abuse issues), Nurturing Parent programs (provides parenting
classes and support for new parents) and liaisons for caretakers, Mental Health, and
education.
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC): This includes Child Trafficking
Response, training and prevention.
Welfare & Institutions Code 300 provides specific intent, policy and direction to address
this mandate, all within 3 broad objectives of safety, permanency and well-being of
children, including:
• Safety, permanency and well-being of children
• Screen and investigate referrals of suspected abuse
• Manage cases for children when deemed not safe
• Provide 24/7 response and coverage
• Complete monthly visits for all children receiving child welfare intervention
services and meet with parents
• Develop and oversee service plan for parents and support their participation
• Provide best possible environment for children in foster care
• Reunify when possible, find permanency when reunification is not possible
• Regularly submit detailed reports to the court regarding parents’ and children’s
progress
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6 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVED
Children age 0 to 17 in county 253,328
Screening Hotline Calls in 2016 36,690
Investigated referrals in 2016
(Emergency Response)
9,808
Cases opened (Substantiated Referrals) in 2016 962
Children currently in Foster Care
(Family Reunification & Permanent Placement)
1,045
Children currently receiving services in their family
homes
(Family Maintenance)
178
Transitioning youth
(Extended Foster Care)
140
Total Monthly Visits in 2016 to youth in Foster Care 9,657
Total Monthly Visits in 2016 to youth receiving
services in their homes 2,823
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PART 2 CHILD WELFARE SERVICES FUNDING
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8 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 FUNDING INFORMATION
Funding Sources for all Social Services Programs including Child Welfare Services include:
– Federal
– State
– Local Revenue (Realignment)
– County General Fund
– Grants
Multiple funding streams support Child Welfare Services, each defined to meet a specific
need. Each funded program has a Sharing Ratio that defines the percent of the allocation
that is supported by federal, state or county dollars (Federal/State/County).
Each funding source has a methodology defined by California Department of Social Services
(CDSS) that determines the overall allocation amount for each county. The methodology
may be based on the county caseload as a prorated share of the total state budgeted
amount or staff activities captured in Time Studies.
Some Federal funding is open-ended, the amount of the funding is not capped but will
match costs incurred with capped state and or county funds for the specific purpose of the
program.
Other State/Federal funding streams are capped, there is maximum amount that will be
given for the program or activity.
Child Welfare Services mandated programs fund:
• Specific programs and/or activities.
• Administrative costs (including staffing and benefits), services or a combination
of these.
Funding is based on:
• Reimbursement for actual cost of benefits issued.
• Reimbursement for expenditures for funded activities or services (costs are
submitted via California Department of Social Services Claim forms).
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FEDERAL FUNDING
“Titled” federal funding is received by the state and distributed to counties based on th e
methodology of each allocation. The Title number refers to the number assigned to the
specific need that is being addressed.
State and County funds are used to draw down the federal funding.
Titled federal funding for Child Welfare services includes:
Title IV-B, Sub-Part 1 – A small, capped allocation which requires a 25% County
General Fund share to draw down the allocation. It is used for services that support
Emergency Response, Family Maintenance, Family Reunification and Permanent
Placement programs. It is generally used up by the first or second quarter and any
additional costs are shifted to non-federal funding (70% 2011 Realignment and 30%
County General Fund).
Title IV-B, Sub-Part 2 – Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) is a capped
allocation. This is a prevention program and is discussed in the Prevention Services
section of this document.
Title IV-E – Open ended; funds assistance payments and administrative costs
including worker salary and benefits for Federal Foster Care, Adoptions and Kin-Gap
Assistance. Also funds administrative costs including salary and benefits for social
workers for referral to services, court work, placements, case planning and
management. Cases that are not linked to federal funding are not eligible.*
Supportive services for children or families are not included (i.e. counseling, anger
management). Previously, Title IVE funds were available for reasonable efforts;
discretionary services are no longer fundable.
Title XIX – Open ended; provides partial coverage for referrals and casework for
Medi-Cal eligible or potentially eligible dependent children for health, mental
health, substance abuse treatment and health related Social Services. It also
provides 75% reimbursement for Skilled Professional medical personnel and 50%
reimbursement for health related services and activities.
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10 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 *Use of Title IV-E funds is for children and families who are determined to meet federal
eligibility requirements. Linkage to Federal eligibility is based on 1996 income and
deprivation standards of the former AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children)
program:
• Deprivation standards: Children are deprived of parental support due to at least
one parent’s continued absence, physical or mental incapacity or death.
• In two parent households in which both parents are able-bodied, at least one
parent must be unemployed and have a “recent connection to the workforce.”
• Income must be below the financial threshold established in 1996. In 1996, the
income limit for a California family of three to qualify for AFDC was $723. The
income limit for the same family to quality to CalWORKs cash assistance today is
$1,252.
The number of federally eligible children has steadily decreased over the years due to the
cost of living far exceeding 1996 levels. Reimbursements for expenditures are discounted
by the percentage of non-federal children in foster care; the result is decreasing federal
participation of Title IV-E federal funding.
The percent of cases that are determined to be non-federal (i.e. families who do not meet
the criteria for federal eligibility as explained above) establish a “Non-federal Discount
Rate” for the county. California’s average discount rate in 2015 was 35%. Contra Costa’s
rate for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 was 46.2%. (The variance in the discount rate
is influenced by the percentage of families in the county whose income exceeds the
standards set in 1996.)
There are ongoing federal discussions to delink Title IV-E funding from the discount rate
and convert Title IV-E from an uncapped funding source to a capped (block grant) funding
source. The net effect of block grant would be to underfund the foster care system as
referrals and placements are not entirely under the county’s control.
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TITLE IV-E WAIVER BLOCK GRANTS
In March 2006, California was approved to implement the Title IV-E Child Welfare
Demonstration Capped Allocation Project (CAP) which gave participating counties a Block
Grant instead of open ended reimbursement for Foster Care benefits and case
management.
• Block Grant amounts were established using a base year when Foster Care
caseloads were low.
• Block Grants give broader discretion and more flexible use of federal and state
foster care funding that allowed counties to address the individualized services
and special needs of children youth and families served and to develop and
implement alternative services as a means to improve outcomes for children
and their families.
• Placement rates are set by the state for participating Title IV-E Waiver counties.
Initially, 2 counties participated when the CAP was implemented on July 1, 2007: Los
Angeles and Alameda. In August 2012, CDSS requested a Letter of Intent from counties
interested in pursuing the waiver extension in Cohort 2. 23 counties responded including
Contra Costa. At that time, Contra Costa examined the fiscal benefits of participating and
determined that based on the Foster Care caseloads in the designated base year and the
anticipated growth in the foster care program, participation would not be cost beneficial to
our county.
Eight counties currently participate. The federal option to participate in the Title IVE
Waiver has been withdrawn and the option is no longer available.
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12 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 STATE FUNDING
State funds provide a share of funding for various programs, services and activities,
including:
• A share of funding for federal programs; the sharing ratio for each allocation
defines the federal, state (realigned or capped funds) and county participation.
(Example: Title IV-E: 50/35/15, federal/state/county share of costs). For
example, funding for CWS Skilled Professional Medical Personnel is 75/17.5/7.5,
that is 75% Federal Health related Fund, 17.5% State funds and 7.5% County
General Fund.
• State Only programs and activities not eligible to federal funding.
• Capped allocations for specific activities that are not included in 2011
Realignment, for example Commercially Sexually Exploited Children, Children
and Family Teams, and Resource Family Approval. Contra Costa County’s share
of the allocation is based on its prorated share of the statewide caseload.
• Support for new premises and programs created by legislation that require new
or enhanced activity; these are grouped in the Post 2011 Realignment allocation.
One issue of concern is that the funding method for some allocations includes the
statewide average cost of a Social Worker. This cost is factored into the allocations. The
cost of a Social Worker in Contra Costa, as in all large counties, exceeds the statewide
average.
Annual reports are submitted to the state regarding actual costs of a County Social
Worker.
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COUNTY FUNDING
County General Funds are utilized to provide the mandated match for Federal and State
Programs:
• A mandated portion of the assistance payments: Foster Care and Adoptions
Assistance.
• A mandated share of administrative costs.
• Overmatch/Overspending of an allocation.
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14 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 91/92 REALIGNMENT
91/92 Realignment provides dedicated funding to cover the increased county share of
nonfederal costs for Child Welfare assistance and administration programs. Funding is
derived from a ½ cent sales tax increase and a dedicated a portion of the vehicle license fee.
Pre 91/92
Realignment
Non-Federal
Sharing Ratio
State/County
Post 91/92
Realignment
Non-Federal
Sharing Ratio
State/County
Funding Ratios with
Federal Participation
Fed/State/County
Foster Care
Payments
95/5 40/60 50/20/30
Child Welfare
Services
Administration
76/24 70/30 50/35/15
Adoption
Assistance
100/0 75/25 50/37.5/12.5
Foster Care
Administration
50/50 70/30 50/35/15
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2011 REALIGNMENT: PROTECTIVE SERVICES ACCOUNT
Prior to Realignment
• Child Welfare Services was funded by multiple separate allocations.
• Funding sources were not stable, each year the state budget would determine
the Child Welfare allocations.
• Each allocation was separate and could only be used as it was defined for that
allocation (there was no flexibility to move funds between allocations).
• Allocations not spent were redistributed to counties who had “overspent” their
allocation.
2011 Realignment
In 2011, the State of California reorganized the distribution of funds to counties. 2011
Realignment reassigned the responsibility for 100% of the non-federal costs to counties
along with a shift of tax revenues to counties. Realignment legislation required each county
to establish a Support Services Account which has two separate components: A Protective
Services Subaccount and a Behavioral Health Subaccount. The Protective Service
Subaccount includes Child Welfare programs and Adult Protective Services . The Behavioral
Health Subaccount fund supports Mental Health services.
Child Welfare Services 2011 Realignment:
• Combined multiple funding allocations into a single funding stream umbrella.
• Reassigned the responsibility of 100% of the non-federal costs to the counties
along with a shift of tax revenue to the counties in lieu of state general fund.
The funding for these programs now bypasses the state general fund and budget
process entirely. In a strong economy realignment provides for growth.
According to statute, growth must be used to fund the programs included in
each realignment account.
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16 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 • Did not change mandates -- Counties are still responsible for the same
mandates.
• Stabilized the funding source and dedicated a portion of the sales tax and vehicle
license fees for Child and Adult Protection.
• Allows up to 10% of funds to be transferred between the Protective Services
Subaccount and the Behavioral Health Subaccount.
Primary Child Welfare Programs included in 2011 Realignment:
Foster Care
Foster Care Assistance
Child Welfare Services
Adoptions
Adoptions Assistance
Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment (CAPIT)
Benefits to counties
• Stable funding source from a dedicated revenue stream; however, this means
the funding is determined by revenues coming to the state and county from
the vehicle license fees and sales tax. Shifts in this revenue impact county
funding. Unspent revenue remains in the account for use in future fiscal years.
• Flexibility for resource allocation: Realignment allows counties flexibility to
allocate funds to various realigned programs and support the individual county’s
needs. Counties cannot use Realignment funds to pay for activities outside the
scope of 2011 Realignment programs.
Challenges to Counties
• Realignment fund is capped; this is not an unlimited source of revenue.
• Revenue may be down when program demands are on the rise.
• Vehicle license fees tend to be volatile.
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POST 2011 REALIGNMENT
New mandates enacted after 2011 Realignment have now been grouped into the Post 2011
New Premises Allocation:
• Includes Child Welfare Services premises resulting from legislation, regulations,
executive orders and administrative directives. This allocation funds additional
time for caseworkers to complete specific activities.
• Claiming structure is established by CDSS and in coordination with CWDA.
• Includes many small capped allocations such as: Case Record Reviews, Sibling
Visitation, Pregnant/Parenting Minors and Non-minor Dependents.
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18 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 CONTINUUM OF CARE REFORM
Enacted on 1/1/2017, Legislated by AB403, the premises are:
• Children do best in a home setting rather than congregate (group home) care.
• Family foster homes require additional services to support children.
• Collaboration between agencies is important to best serve children and youth.
Change in Rates for Resource Families
• Home-Based Family Care rates (formerly known as Foster Care) are no longer
determined by age but instead based on need (Phase II).
• Foster Family Agencies – tiered rate structure based on need, not age based
(Phase II).
• Most Group Homes will be converted to STRTP’s (Short Term Therapeutic
Programs) with new rates.
Additional services support families
• Child & Family Team Meetings.
• Enhanced Mental Health Services and Wraparound. In Contra Costa, funding
from Children & Family Services will be used to support this enhancement.
Fiscal Impact of CCR:
• State anticipates that in the long run there will be a cost savings as more children
are placed in family home settings and less in congregate care.
• Both CDSS and counties are tracking shifts in placement and services
expenditures to determine if cost savings are realized.
• Continuum of Care Reform calls for reconciliation between the state and county
to ensure cost neutrality.
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IMPORTANCE OF TIME STUDIES
• Purpose: Method of claiming staff salaries, benefits and overhead costs.
• County staff time study to various program codes in order to capture activity
and allocate costs to various programs.
• Total Full Time Equivalents for the activity determine the Federal and State
revenue, which are subject to funding limitations.
• Opportunity to maximize revenue for mandated activities
is lost when Children and Family Services is understaffed
and/or there are vacancies.
Since overhead costs are shared, fewer Child Welfare Staff time study hours
result in a higher percentage of overhead costs being shifted to other
programs with capped allocations.
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PART 3 PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION
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REDESIGN & PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION
The Employment & Human Service Department (EHSD) has for many years played an
important role in supporting community efforts to create environments to prevent
maltreatment of children. In 2001, the California Department of Social Services launched a
Child Welfare Redesign initiative and Contra Costa was an early implementer of the
initiative. The Redesign sought to improve outcomes for vulnerable children & families
through the use of data to assess what communities were most impacted by Child Welfare
intervention, what were the demographics of the population and what happened to the
children and youth who came into foster care. A review of Contra Costa revealed that most
of the families were in areas where poverty, substance abuse and mental health were seen
as major impacts to families. The objective of the Redesign was for agencies to consider
strategies could be used to better serve these children and families and strengthen both
the family and the community. Thus designing a system that could prevent unnecessary
removal of children from their homes and community and develop supports to serve
families in their community was (and continues to be) a challenge.
Child Welfare is an allegation based system and the redesign had an objective to “act early
to preserve and strengthen families” through early intervention. To that end, what was
proposed was “Differential Response” strategy that allowed for more flexibility in the child
welfare response system by using community partners to work with families that clearly
were in crises but not in need of a child welfare “investigation”. Differential Response
continues today with community based organizations providing case management and
services to families in targeted areas.
Other strategies developed at that time include Team Decision Making, Parent Partners,
Kinship Resource Centers, Receiving Centers, Foster Home recruitment strategies that
focused on the communities where children were removed, wrap-around services to keep
the child safely in their home, Substance Abuse program for mothers and newborns,
expansion of substance abuse services and home visiting (Welcome Home Baby).
Another important goal of the Redesign was to prepare youth in the system for successful
transition to adulthood and to that end, EHSD enhanced the Independent Living Skills
Program by creating a site that included classrooms for training, a computer lab, a library
with audio visual equipment, and a demonstration kitchen to better serve and prepare the
youth for living independently and taking the next steps to college, trade school, jobs, or
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22 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 military. Additionally, Transitional Housing was developed for those youth aging out of the
system. Today, support for transitioning youth continues under the Extended Foster
system, a mandated component of the Child Welfare System continuum.
In more recent years, Child Welfare staff has created partnerships with the Welfare to Work
(WtW) staff when the family has both a child welfare and a CalWORKs WtW open case. The
WtW goal is to promote self-sufficiency and to reduce barriers to employment. By working
jointly with the family they have been able to address issues that have been factors leading
to child maltreatment and barriers to employment and, thus, have strengthened the family
and the community.
Almost all of those mentioned are considered early intervention or intervention strategies
because the department has received an allegation of maltreatment that is investigated to
determine harm or risk of harm to the child. The child welfare assessment will determine
whether the family can be offered service without formal intervention of child welfare and
the courts.
The only program included in the Redesign that included both prevention (service was not
initiated by an allegation of abuse) and early intervention was Welcome Home Baby: this
program offered services to all families with first born children with the goal of supporting
healthy development of the child but child welfare often used it after a referral was
received to support the family while formal child welfare continued with case management.
This program continues under the name of Nurturing Parenting and Baby Bags and is
managed by the Child Abuse Prevention Council.
The Preventive Programs that EHSD supports are those funded by the small amount of
funding from Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention (CAPIT), the Children’s Trust Fund
(birth certificate), Ann Adler (VHF) and Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF). The total
budget for the above programs fluctuates annually but amounts to a little over a million
dollars (2017-18 estimated revenue is $1,353,334). There are a few additional sources of
funding that are designed for early intervention and/or intervention such as Family
Preservation and Commercially Sexually Exploited Children program, these are described in
this section of the report.
Programs currently funded are included in the attachment to this document. They include a
variety of services such as; Supporting parenting and pregnant teens (Crossroads High
School), Services to children whose families are impacted by substance abuse (Ujima),
mental health services to children at specified elementary schools, housing supportive
services, after school services at teen center, positive parenting support groups, visitation
center and adoption supportive services.
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To develop prevention strategies, it is important that to focus on the factors that research
has shown correlate with child maltreatment.
Poverty - more hardship in the communities and less support
Substance Abuse issues – and lack of treatment
Mental Health issues – untreated and lack of service providers in these geographic
locations
Single parenting – with little supports
The development of a comprehensive Prevention approach requires a funding source
through collaboration of private and public agency, city and county, community business
investment and with community stakeholder support and buy-in. Selecting specific
strategies cannot be separated from the community and families it seeks to serve. This is
a collaborative process requiring the clear understanding of what area the prevention
program targets and what are the short-term and long-term outcomes we expect to
achieve including the measures to be used to evaluate success. In evaluation language, we
must develop a logic model that states, “if we do this” then we think this will result in this
outcome.
The challenge for EHSD is the balancing between developing Prevention Programs and
ensuring that the services and supports are available for children that are under our
supervision and for the parents that we are working with on reunification. Providing
transitional services for youth who have not returned home and must become self-
sufficient adults also requires the development of strong programming. Balancing all these
demands and serving our most vulnerable is the mission of the child welfare program.
(Written by Danna Fabella, September, 2017)
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24 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 PREVENTION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
State Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP)
The Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) within CDSS oversees Prevention funding and
provides training and technical assistance to counties.
OCAP administers federal grants, contracts, and state programs based on the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) including: Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention and
Treatment (CAPIT), Community Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP); and Promoting Safe
and Stable Families (PSSF).
OCAP promotes best practices and innovative approaches to child abuse prevention,
intervention and treatment. OCAP oversees county prevention plans and provides
guidelines to counties to assure prevention programs address county specific prevention
needs.
Contra Costa Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC)
California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC), Chapter 12.5, Section 18980 established the
“Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Act” to fund child abuse prevention coordinating
councils in each county. The council’s primary purpose is to coordinate the community’s
efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect.
Family and Children’s Trust Committee (FACT)
The Contra Costa Family and Children’s Trust Committee (FACT) was established by Contra
Costa Board of Supervisors. This organization works in partnership with Children & Family
Services to manage many of the prevention and early intervention service contracts. This
committee is integral in planning and managing service delivery contracts to meet needs
defined by the county, the state and the community to address child abuse risk specific to
Contra Costa.
County Managed Prevention and Early Intervention Funds
Other funding that supports prevention and early intervention programs, as well as
programs supporting families who are receiving intervention services from Child Welfare
Services, include the State Family Preservation Program, Independent Living Skills program,
and Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC Program). Many other programs
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directly linked to support of families receiving child welfare services also serve families in
Contra Costa that address current risk to children and strengthen families to prevent
recurrence of risk. Several of these programs are administered by the Contra Costa Child
Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC, a Community Based Organization under contract with
EHSD – Children and Family Services).
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26 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 PREVENTION FUNDING BUDGET
The following are Prevention Funding Streams. Descriptions of each of these funding
streams follow; a list of individual prevention services for each funding stream is presented
at the end of this report.
Note that all of them are very closely linked to Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and
Intervention. As Education would receive funding to addressing education concerns and
Health Services would receive funds to address prevention of health issues, prevention
funds presented to Children & Family Services all focus on children at risk of child abuse.
Requirements for expenditure of these funds are specified in each individual allocation
methodology.
Family and Children Trust Managed Funds Source 2017-18 Estimated
Revenue
County Children’s Trust Fund Local Birth Certificate fees $185,000
Ann Adler Children & Family Trust Local Funds collected from Tax bill
inserts $80,000
Child Abuse Prevention,
Intervention & Treatment (CAPIT) State 2011 Realignment funds $290,340
Community Based Child Abuse
Prevention(CBCAP) Federal capped funds $42,000
Sub Total $597,340
Other Prevention Early Intervention and
Intervention Funding and Programs Source 2017/18 Estimated
Revenue
Child Abuse Prevention Council Multiple funding sources including 2011
Realignment, state and county funding $1,277,562
Promoting Safe and Stable Families
(PSSF) Federal capped funds with state match $755,994
Family Preservation Program
(State)
Included in 2011 Realignment, State and
County funds (70/30) $874,219
Commercially Sexually Exploited
Children (CSEC) Federal and State General Fund $695,299
Sub Total $3,603,074
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FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S TRUST FUND COMMITTEE
In 1983, Assembly Bill 2994 authorized the state and counties to create a separate fund to
use for child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention. The source of the funds was
from birth certificate fees. The Family & Children’s Trust Committee (FACT) was established
by the Board of Supervisors in 1985 to make recommendations for the expenditure of
prevention funding.
In partnership with Children & Family Services, FACT plans, coordinates and oversees
prevention programs. Members of the FACT Committee include representatives from
Children and Family Services and residents with expertise in children’s issues, education,
law, non-profit agency management, public health, and program research and evaluation.
There are five seats directly appointed by the supervisors - one from each district. There
are 5 at-large seats that can be anyone in Contra Costa County, and there are 5 discipline
specific seats. The at-large and discipline specific seats are approved at the Family and
Human Services Committee then forwarded to the full Contra Costa Board of Supervisors
for approval and appointment.
Currently, the following seats on the committee are vacant:
District I (as of 12/9/2014)
District V (as of 9/30/2017)
Child Development Early Children Education/Local Planning Council (as of 10/18/2016)
Mental Health (as of 7/7/2015)
Every 2 years, FACT:
• Reviews existing data and reports, holds Public Hearings in various county
locations, and conducts surveys to inform and prioritize the use of prevention
funding.
• Identifies current specific prevention program needs.
• Conducts a Competitive Bid process.
• Selects non-profit, community based agencies as service providers.
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28 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 Contracts are negotiated, administered and paid (from Prevention Program allocations) by
EHSD and Children & Family Services.
FACT Prevention Programs include parenting classes, therapeutic day care for emotionally
disturbed children, substance treatment for teens and parents, services for homeless
families, projects to support children experiencing Domestic Violence in their homes,
victims of sexual assault. A listing all prevention programs currently administered by FACT
are available as an attachment to this document.
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PREVENTION FUNDS MANAGED BY FACT
The following funds have allocations for prevention, early intervention, intervention and/or
treatment of child abuse and neglect. Priorities for use of these funds and ongoing
coordination and maintenance of services contracted with these funds are managed by
FACT. FACT also manages contracts under the umbrella of Promoting Safe and Stable
Families funds. These are discussed in the next section of this report.
COUNTY CHILDREN’S TRUST FUND
• Established in 1982 under Assembly Bill 2994.
• Counties established funding for Child Abuse Prevention programs through a
percent of fees collected in the county for processing Birth Certificates.
• 100% local funding (No County General Fund costs).
ANN ADLER CHILDREN AND FAMILY TRUST
• Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors created the Ann Adler Children and
Family program in 1991.
• Source of revenue are donations from individuals, public, and private and other
agencies allocated through contracts to support programs for the care of
abused, neglected and at-risk children.
• 100% local funding (No County General Fund costs).
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION & TREATMENT (CAPIT)
• Authorized under Assembly Bill 1733.
• Supports various contracts that provide child abuse prevention.
• 90% 2011 Realignment Funding, 10% County General Fund match required.
COMMUNITY BASED CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION (CBCAP)
• 100% Federal capped funding passed through the California Department of
Social Services.
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30 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES (PSSF)
Promoting Safe and Stable Families is a program under Title IV-B, subpart 2 of the Social
Security Act for states to operate coordinated child and family services to prevent the
unnecessary separation of children from their families, to improve the quality of care
and services to children and their families and ensure permanency for children. The
Promoting Safe and Stable Families program was established under the federal Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (now the Adoption and Safe Families Act).
PSSF is a capped federal allocation; the Office of Child Abuse Protection (OCAP)
distributes the prorated share of the federal allocation to each county based on the
number of children and children in poverty, age 0 to 17.
PSSF funds must be matched by state dollars and a state Maintenance of Effort fee. The
state’s MOE is met and passed on to counties under the State Family Preservation
Program.
Promoting Safe and Stable Families has four components; expenditures must be
balanced between these four components:
• Family Preservation
• Community-based family support
• Time-limited family reunification and
• Adoption promotion and support
PSSF funded programs include information and referral, crisis intervention, case
management, family support, parenting groups, after school and summer activities for
youth, employment training, community development and teen services.
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CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL (CAPC)
The Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County is a nonprofit organization that
relies on donations, foundation grants and strategic partnerships to provide essential child
abuse prevention services to at-risk kids and families in Contra Costa. It was founded in
1984 by Sue Fleischer and Dr. Jim Carpenter.
Contra Costa County Children & Family Services partners and contracts with CAPC to
manage many prevention and early intervention programs including the following:
• Parent Partners – funded as part of the Parent Education strategy.
• Early Intervention and Outreach Program – includes support, services and
advocacy for families where substance abuse is a factor in the intervention plan
of Children & Family Services.
• Mandated Reporter Training – Provides vital information to professionals
working with children throughout the county who are legally designated as
“mandated reporters” of suspected child abuse. This program raises awareness
among community organizations through trained volunteer speakers who
educate the public on issues of child abuse and neglect.
• WRAP Services – Funded by cost savings when a child steps down to a lower
level (with lower costs) of placement with the support of services that are
wrapped around the family and child, these funds support a Caretaker Liaison
who serves as an advocate for caretakers of foster parents and a Foster Parent
Mental Health Advocate who can support a family in addressing Mental Health
needs of children in their care.
• Nurturing Parenting and Baby Bags – Nurturing Parent Program and Baby
Bag/New Parent Kit, visitation and support for new parents.
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32 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 CHILD WELFARE SERVICES WRAPAROUND PROGRAM
Wraparound was established in 1997 with Senate Bill 163. Counties elected to participate
in the Wraparound Program; Contra Costa has participated since the program was
implemented.
SB 163 authorized counties to use State and county share of foster care placement dollars
that would have been otherwise been paid to a group home. The State and county share of
foster care funds that are saved by not placing the child in a group home (either child
remains at home or is placed in a lower level of foster care) can be used by the county in a
flexible manner to provide Wraparound Services. California Department of Social Services
requires counties to ensure that any cost savings from utilizing Wraparound are reinvested
to further expand or enhance services and resources for children and families.
The intent of SB163 is to:
• Shift the service delivery focus to a needs-driven, strengths-based approach.
• Partner with families to provide intensive services to children with complex
needs using a team approach – this is the alternative to residential care.
• Provide a team approach comprised of child and family, professionals and
member of the family community (people chosen by the family) to develop an
individualized service plan that describes all the needs identified the child and
family and how those need will be met.
The target population is children who are dependents of Child Welfare Services and/or
probation wards of the court and are placed in or at risk of imminent placement in group
homes at Regional Center Level 10-14.
Counties may develop additional criteria and eligibility determined by other funding sources
that is in alignment with the intent of SB163. In Contra Costa, funds are used to:
• Provide Mental Health services and case management by Contra Costa Children’s
Mental Health and/or Seneca.
• Participate in funding other prevention and intervention programs or
enrichment services for youth.
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OTHER EARLY INTERVENTION/INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
Specific programs within the intervention funding streams provide prevention, early
intervention support and post permanency services and/or opportunities for youth and
families to heal and prevent future intervention. These are funded by 2011 Realignment
funds under the Child Welfare Services funding stream.
They are documented here to present the scope of programs within Child Welfare Services
that support safety and well-being of at-risk children.
• Differential Response – Differential Response (DR) is a strategy that allows a
California child welfare services (CWS) agency to respond in a more flexible
manner to reports of child abuse or neglect. DR affords a customized approach
based on an assessment of safety, risk and protective capacity that recognizes
each family’s unique strengths and needs, and addresses these in an
individualized manner rather than with a “one size fits all” approach. DR
provides earlier and more meaningful responses to emerging signs of family
problems, child welfare agencies can utilize resources to help families before
difficulties escalate and child removal is required. Under the DR approach, child
safety is the highest priority as more children and families can receive the
support they need to keep children safely in their homes. Several Community
and Faith Based Organizations provide these services including Community
Violence Solutions, Uplift Family Services, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of
Oakland, WCC Youth Services Bureau, STAND! For Families Free of Violence and
First Baptist Church.
• Team Decision Making and Child and Family Team Meetings -- Child and Family
Teams are comprised of the child/youth, parents and/or caregivers, extended
family members and other supportive people from the family’s community who
agree to come together to create, implement, and refine a behavioral health
plan with the child/youth (as developmentally appropriate) and the family. The
plan builds on the strengths of the child/youth and family and addresses their
immediate and long-term needs and aspirations. The primary focus of the CFT is
always the safety and well-being of children and youth.
• Safety Organized Practice and Safety Planning Safety - Organized Practice is an
approach to day-to-day child welfare casework that is designed to help all the
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34 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 key stakeholders involved with a child —parents; extended family; child welfare
worker, supervisors, and managers; lawyers, judges, and other court officials;
even the child him/herself —keep a clear focus on assessing and enhancing child
safety at all points in the case process. It combines the best of Signs of Safety, a
solution-focused child welfare practice approach, with the Structured Decision
Making system, a set of research-based decision-support tools, to create a
rigorous child welfare practice model.
• Independent Living Skills Program – ILSP provides services to youth who are in
care or recently emancipated from the Foster Care System or Probation.
Support and training are provided in areas such as education, employment,
housing, health and well being. The program is available for youth in foster care
or Probation or in the extended foster program up to 21. The facility for ILSP
includes a classroom, a library, a computer lab, a clothes closet and a food
pantry. Workshops are in areas of Life Skills, Money Management, Resume
Development, Young Parents Workshop, Scholarships, SAT/ACT, College
Application, Housing, Cooking, etc. The goal is to give youth the skills necessary
to succeed after leaving the foster care system.
• Extended Foster Care and Emancipated Youth Stipends – The Extended Foster
Care program provides an opportunity for young adults, in foster care at age 18,
to voluntarily agree to continue receiving foster care services, including
placement services, while the youth completes a secondary or postsecondary
academic or vocational program, or participates in a program or activity
designed to promote employment. Foster Care placement or Supervised
Independent living setting placement (shared living, apartment, college
dormitory) and/or youth stipends.
o Medical (including mental health).
o Dental.
o Independent Living Skills.
o Case management by CA.
o Referrals to community resources (as appropriate).
• Child Trafficking Response Unit Harm Reduction Project – In collaboration with
the Department of Justice (DOJ) and in response to SB1322, the aim of this
project is to support and direct services to county agencies and communities
serving youth by addressing the commercial exploitation of children and.
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Practices are being formalized with specific topics focusing on harm reduction
strategies.
• Quality Improvement Project – Psychotropic Medication – this is a multi-
agency collaborative effort that is developing new protocols, training and other
deliverables created to fully implement all psychotropic medication related
legislation.
• Wellness Website – Youth, Family, and Education Workgroup has developed a
website to help foster youth and adults in their lives learn more about pursuing
wellness through access to youth friendly wellness resources; eight dimensions
of wellness are addressed: physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social,
environmental, occupational and financial.
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36 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 PARTNERING WITH CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH
To further enhance the ability of Contra Costa Children’s Mental Health to address specific
individualized Mental Health services needs, Children & Family Services is transferring funds
from the Protective Services Subaccount to the Behavioral Health Subaccount under Local
Revenue Fund (2011 Realignment). The transfer amount shall not exceed $2 million in fiscal
Year 17/18. The reallocation is not be a permanent funding source for any program or
service receiving funds from the allocation but an option is included to transfer an
additional $2 million in Fiscal Year 18/19. A Board Order will be executed each Fiscal Year.
Transferred Realignment funds are to be used for, but not limited to the following:
Therapeutic Behavioral Services; Intensive Care Coordination; In Home Behavioral Services;
and Specialty Mental Health Services including Individual, Family Group, and Crisis Services.
Other services such as Mental Health treatment for specific populations such as Spanish
Speaking, Adoption disruptions, LGBTQ, Substance Abuse services, and pregnant and
parenting teens may be included. Funds can also be used to increase rates for services to
particular target populations as needed.
The primary focus of this funding is to increase services and ensure the availability of timely
service delivery of Specialty Mental Health services for Medi-Cal eligible children and youth
under the age of 21 who are receiving services from Contra Costa Children and Family
Services.
The transferred Realignment funds will be used for Medi-Cal billable services that meet
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) criteria. This will maximize
services and allow Contra Costa County the ability to draw the 50% match with EPSDT (Early
and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment) Federal Financial Participation will
provide services twice the value of the amount of realignment funds transferred.
This action is supported by State General Code that allows for the reallocation of up to 10%
of the amount deposited in the immediately preceding fiscal year in the subaccount in the
Support Services Account with the lowest balance. Protective Services subaccount funds will
be transferred to the Behavioral Health Subaccount for this purpose. An Interdepartmental
Agreement is being finalized to facilitate initiation of this transfer and ongoing tracking and
reporting of the increase in and enhancement of identified services.
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OTHER PARTNERS SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
There are many other partners providing services to children and families in Contra Costa,
this section of the report documents some of the activities currently supporting safety and
well-being of children.
WORKFORCE SERVICES OF EHSD – FAMILY STABILIZATION ACT
Family Stabilization (FS) was implemented January 2014 as a new component of the
CalWORKs program. The program is designed to ensure a basic level of stability within a
family prior to, or concurrently with, participation in Welfare-to-Work (WTW) activities. The
goal of FS is to increase client success by providing additional activities or barrier removal
services necessary to ultimately achieve self-sufficiency. The focus is to engage clients and
offer intensive care management when the family is experiencing identified crisis or
destabilization situations. Participation in the FS Program is voluntary and no negative
action is taken if clients choose not to participate. When families decline FS services, they
are otherwise engaged through the standard WTW flow. FS services are not limited to the
aided or work eligible CalWORKs adult. FS is designed to address FS issues of CalWORKs
children as well as unaided members of the CalWORKs assistance unit. Services include
Intensive day treatment, non-medical outpatient drug free treatment, residential
treatment, Housing Assistance, rehabilitative services, and/or Substance abuse
counseling/treatment. In addition to those services listed above, families may access family
crisis counseling and criminal arrest history assistance.
COMMUNITY SERVICES OF EHSD – HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD
START
The Community Services Bureau (CSB) is part of a national network of Community Action
Agencies established by the 1964 War on Poverty to address the underlying conditions that
cause poverty. In 2006, the Community Services Department was made a bureau of the
Employment and Human Services Department. With an annual budget of almost $30
Million and approximately 400 employees in 15 service lo cations across the county, CSB is
the largest childcare provider in Contra Costa County. Each year we combine federal Head
Start and State Child Development funds to provide primarily full-day, full-year Early
Childhood Education Services to over 2,000 children and their families.
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38 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 CSB is the Community Action agency for Contra Costa County Through Community Service
Block Grant (CSBG) funding, CSB provides direct assistance with home energy costs,
weatherization, and funding for community based organizations to assist the low-income
population move out of poverty.
The Early Head Start program serves low-income pregnant women and families with infants
and toddlers from birth to age 3. This high-quality program is designed to support and
nurture healthy attachments between the child and his/ her family. Services are provided in
developmentally appropriate environments that promote the whole development of the
child. CSB caregivers are permitted staff who have additional training in PITC (Program for
Infant and Toddler Care giving) and infant and toddler development. Formula and diapering
supplies are provided to every family in the program
CSB provides comprehensive services for approximately 2,100 children, ages 0-5 and their
families each day. This includes education, health, disabilities and mental health services as
well as nutrition and family support services and resources to all CSB families enrolled in the
program. CSB maintains strict staffing ratios at all 15 centers, with a 1:8 adult: child rati o
for preschool children; 1:4 for toddlers and 1:3 for infants under 18 months of age. CSB’s
dedicated staff are chosen based on their ability to provide nurturing care to young
children, their formal education in Early Care and Education, background and experience
and possession of a California Teacher or Associate Teacher Permit issued by the California
Consortium on Teacher Credentialing.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD – WORKFORCE INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITY
The Contra Costa Independent Living Skills program has partnered with Workforce
Development Board of Contra Costa to deliver employment services to eligible foster youth
through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). ILSP refers youth to
participate in the Earn and Learn Summer Employment program. ILSP continues to cultivate
working relationships with three contracted agencies providing services through WIOA and
20% of the foster care youth population are referred to both the “In School” and “Out of
School” programs throughout the school year. Case managers for the contracted agencies
present workshops to recruit youth and disseminate information about services that are
available to them. This collaboration has proven beneficial and the number of foster youth
served with WIOA has been steadily increasing.
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FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS
Contra Costa has two Family Resource Centers that focus on prevention of Child Abuse, one
in East County and one in West.
FIRST FIVE
First Five Centers provide support for families and children including workshops and classes
make parenting easier, help parents raise healthy, happy children, and are a great way to
make new friends. Each Center has staff to connect families to helpful community
resources. There are five First 5 Centers in Contra Costa County serving families in low-
income communities, Antioch, Bay Point, Delta, Monument and West County.
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
Community Based Organizations are important partners with Contra Costa Children &
Family Services serving children and families in our county. Collaboration and contractual
agreements with various agencies utilize the expertise and skills of these agencies. Many of
these have been discussed under the Prevention Funding and Other Early Intervention and
Intervention Strategies section of this report. Others include:
Contra Costa Crisis Center – 24 hour crisis telephone services
Community Violence Solutions – Children’s Interview Center Collaborative
Domestic Violence Consultation Services
Phamatech, Inc – Drug testing services
CCC Office of Education – Educational Liaison for Foster Youth
Seneca Family of Agencies – Family Visitation Center
California State Foster Parent Association, Chapter #82 – Foster Family Recruitment
Contra Costa Community College District – Foster and Adoptive Parent and Relative
Caregiver Training
Uplift Family Services – Kinship Support Services
Various providers of Mental Health services
Child’s Best Interest – Ombudsman Services
Aspiranet – Receiving Centers
Family Support Services Bay Area – Respite services for foster parents
Public Consulting Group – SSI Advocacy for foster children
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40 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS
Community Partnership Meetings provide an opportunity for Child Welfare Services to
promote collaboration and cooperation, share knowledge and information, and build
supports for children and families in the community. There are three operational districts
that serve areas in Contra Costa based on the geographical layout of the county, East, Wes t
and Central Districts. Each of these districts has for several years organized, chaired, and
participated in Community Group forums. Participation varies depending on the area but
include representatives from schools, local law enforcement, faith based communities, non-
profit organizations providing services to families, and citizens from the community.
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PREVENTION PROGRAM BUDGETS
The following table documents the programs provided by Children and Family Services,
contracted community based organizations, and the services they offer. It also defines
which programs are managed by the council in Contra Costa that manages prevention
funding, Family and Children Trust Fund (FACT). The state Office of Child Abuse Prevention
provides oversight to counties for these expenditures to assure funds are appropriately
allocated as defined for each specific funding source.
The attached displays the 2017-18 budgets; in some instances the allocation amounts have
not been confirmed by the state so the budget may be changed when the allocation is
finalized. Contracts are generally ongoing and this document identifies the contract limit,
not the actual expenditures which may differ slightly.
The purpose of presenting this budget is to identify funding that is available for prevention
and early intervention services and to describe services currently being offered.
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42 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 FAMILY AND CHILDREN TRUST FUND
Provider Services
Crossroads High School Mt Diablo USD (Pregnant
and Parenting Teens)
Education Services for Pregnant and Parenting
Teens who want to earn a high school diploma
Children's Recovery and Family Education Project
(MH Counseling) – Ujima Family Recovery Services
Provides support services to children affected by
parental with substance abuse issues
CC ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation and
Competency) Project – CARE Parent Network
Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency
program; trauma informed MH counseling for
children at risk. Nurturing parenting training
COCOKIDS, Inc. – Child Care Council
Embracing Families Project includes educational
programs, consultations and outreach for special
need youth, their families and providers
Strengthening Vulnerable Families – Contra Costa
Interfaith Counseling - Housing Services
Support and services for formerly homeless and
low income families with children; includes onsite
housing
ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency)
Project – YMCA of the East Bay
Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency,
trauma informed MH counseling for children at risk
and nurturing parenting training
The Multilingual Child Abuse Prevention Project -
Jewish Family and Children Services
Provides prevention and intervention services for
new refugees and immigrants who have
experienced extensive trauma, poverty and
dislocation including parenting education and
support groups
Support Services to FACT – Child Abuse Prevention
Council (CAPC)
Support Services to FACT including consultation on
public relations, development of child abuse
prevention written material, review of current and
pending child abuse legislation and assistance in
long-range planning and strategy development to
expand FACT funds.
TOTAL CONTRACTED SERVICES $690,000
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PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES (PSSF)
Provider Services
Ambrose Teen Center and Greater Coronado All
That Collaborative, After-School Programs –
Ambrose Recreation and YMCA of the East Bay
After school programs (including homework
assistance, reading, computer skills, etc.,) and
family oriented programs to expand opportunities
for low income youth.
Reach (Resources, Education, Advocacy, Crisis
Counseling and Hope) and Post Adoptions Education
Liaison – AspiraNet
Pre and Post Adoption Services including outreach
and advocacy, Information and referral, crisis
intervention, case management and socialization
services; includes n Adoptions Educational Liaison
to improve educational accomplishments and
opportunities for children adoptive children.
Strengthening Vulnerable Families, Supportive
Services – Contra Costa Interfaith Housing
Provides Mental Health/Case Management
Services, Academic Support and Enrichment and
Life and Parenting Skills to help homeless and
vulnerable families.
Supporting Father Involvement; Triple P (Positive
Parenting Program) – COPE
Services and workshops supporting father
involvement for families in Central and West
County; services available to both CFS and non-CFS
families where children are at risk of CPS
involvement.
Triple P Parenting program workshops (levels 1 to
5) are offered in East, Central and West County
including workshops in Spanish and Arabic.
Community Based Visitation -- Uplift (Visitation)
Supervised Visitation. Services to help restore
family bonds, trust and communication. Supports
CFS families during reunification process from
supervised to unsupervised visitation including
renewed parenting skills.
Nurturing Parents – Stand! Parenting classes, Spanish speaking; services
available for CPS and non-CPS families
Greater Coronado All That Family Preservation
Collaborative - YMCA (Also received SFP Funds)
Array of programs, including Grief and Trauma and
Socialization, Education, Enhancement
Development (SEED) for CPS and non-CPS families
including support for at risk families, immigrants,
undocumented parents, community families,
learning disabled students and mentally ill students
TOTAL CONTRACTED SERVICES $735,225
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44 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 OTHER CONTRACTED SERVICE PROGRAMS
Provider Services
Child Abuse Prevention Council
Nurturing Parent Program, Parent Partners (Parent
Training and Education), Advocate and provide
education for parents requiring CFS intervention
Early Intervention and Outreach Specialists
(Substance Abuse services), Foster Parent Mental
Health Advocate, Baby Bag/New Parent Kit,
visitation and support for new parents, Mandated
Reporter Training
Total $1,277,562
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STATE FAMILY PRESERVATION (SFP) – COUNTY MANAGED
Bay Area Community Resources (Helms & Lake)
Integrated case management, prevention and
intervention services to students in West Contra
Costa county with a focus on school attendance
and behavioral improvements
COCOKIDS, Inc.
Family Together Program includes outreach, case
management, parent education, enrichment
activities and information about and referrals to
other community resources for at risk families.
YMCA - Coronado (also receives PSSF funds)
Array of programs, including Grief and Trauma and
Socialization, Education, Enhancement
Development (SEED) for CPS and non-CPS families
including support for at risk families, immigrants,
undocumented parents, community families,
learning disabled students and mentally ill students
Child Abuse Prevention Council
Nurturing Parent Program and Baby Bag/New
Parent Kit, visitation and support for new parents –
see CAPC Contract
Uplift Family Services
Family Preservation Services including case
management, psychosocial assessment, family
needs assessment and 24 hour emergency
response services.
Total Contracted Services $886,824
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46 EHSD Report to Family and Human Services Committee, October 23, 2017 COUNTY MANAGED PROGRAMS
Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP)
Provider Services
Contra Costa Children and Family Services
Staff and services to support youth in transition
from foster care to adulthood including
educational support, employment and life skills
training and housing assistance
Total $1,119,710
Commercially Sexually Exploited Children
Program
Provider Services
Community Violence Solutions
Provide comprehensive coordinated services and
case management to commercially sexually
exploited and at risk youth
Catholic Charities
Services for youth exploited or at risk of
exploitation; coordination of planning and services
between agency partners
Total Contracted Services $341,811
Grand Total $5,051,132
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FACT ROSTER October 2017
Committee Seats (5) At-Large Members (5) District Seats (5)
1. First 5 Commission
Exp. 09/30/2018
Lisa R. Johnson
1485 Civic Court, Ste 1200
Concord, CA 94520
P: (925) 771-7314
lrjohnson@firstfivecoco.org
2. School Representative
Exp. 09/30/2018
Karin Kauzer
880 Juanita Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
C: (925) 256-8835
P: (925) 818-5437
karinkauzer@gmail.com
3. Child Development
Early Childhood Education/Local
Planning Council
Exp. 09/30/2018
Vacant
4. Child Abuse Prevention Council
Exp. 09/30/2019
Carol Carrillo, MSW
2120 Diamond Blvd., Ste. 120
Concord, CA 94520
O : (925) 798-0546
(707) 853-6024
F : (925) 798-0756
ccarrillo@capc-coco.org
5. Mental Health
Exp. 09/30/2015
Vacant
1. Mary Flott
Exp. 09/30/2018
2718 Round Hill Drive
Alamo, CA 94507
C: (510) 517-8797
H: (925) 831-1856
maryflott@sbcglobal.net
2. Deborah McGrath
Exp. 09/30/2018
1106 Polson Circle
Martinez, CA 94553
C: (925) 787-5640
P: (925) 957-9801
taximama@comcast.net
3. Marianne Gagen
Exp. 09/30/2019
22 Toyon Terrace
Danville, CA 94526
P: (925) 837-3603
C: (925) 683-7636
mgagen@pacbell.net
4. Joseph DeLuca
Exp. 09/30/2019
3559 South Silver Springs Rd.
Lafayette, CA 94549
C: (510) 917-4772
jdeluca@itoptimizers.com
5. Nora Foster
Exp. 09/30/2018
5045 Wittenmeyer Court
Antioch, CA 94531
C: (707) 731-7608
H: (925) 978-4973
Nfoster102@aol.com
District I
Exp. 09/30/2015
Supervisor John Gioia
Vacant
District II
Exp. 09/30/2019
Supervisor Candace Andersen
Julia Miner
413 Cliffside Drive
Danville, CA 94526
P: (925) 743-1942
C: (925) 457-7343
julia.miner@gmail.com
District III
Exp. 09/30/2018
Supervisor Diane Burgis
Olga Jones
P.O. Box 1292
Bethel Island, CA 94511
H: (925) 684-3930
olgajones1@comcast.net
District IV
Exp. 09/30/2019
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Cherise Khaund
332 Mangrove Way
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
C: 925-818-4857
cherisemk@gmail.com
District V
Exp. 09/30/2017
Supervisor Federal Glover
Vacant
Staff to FACT (2)
Elaine Burres
40 Douglas Drive
Martinez, CA 94553
O: (925) 313-1717
eburres@ehsd.cccounty.us
Juliana Mondragon
40 Douglas Drive
Martinez, CA 94553
O: (925) 313-1696
mondrj@ehsd.cccounty.us
Reception: (925) 313-1500
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CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS
1
No Funding Streams FY 17-18 Program
Budgeted Amount Population Served Sharing Ratios
Federal %/State %/County %
Are Prevention of Abuse,
Neglect, and Risk of Out-
of-Home Placement
Activities Allowable?
Yes/No
Revenue
Opportunity for
Prevention
Activities with
Additional County
General Fund
Investment
1. Title IV-E Open-Ended, State
2011 Realignment and
County General funds are
used for case management
activities
State 2011 Realignment and
County General Funds are
used to provide supportive
services to children and
families referred to Child
Welfare
Child Welfare Services
$60,237,838
Children/Families receiving
intervention services following a CFS
referral and detention order. These
services include Emergency Response,
Family Maintenance, Family
Reunification, Permanency Planning,
Extended Foster Care, and Adoptions
Services
50/35/15 – Before non-
federal (NF) discount rate is
applied. 17/18 NF discount
rate budgeted at 40.7% - NF
costs are shifted to 70%
State 2011 Realignment and
30% County General Funds.
Net ratio is 30/49/21
No for Title IV-E Open-
Ended funding
Yes for 2011
Realignment/county
General Funds -These
activities include
supportive services
such as counseling,
education services,
tutoring and intensive
family services for CFS
referred children at
risk of a CFS detention
order.
No for Title IV-E
Open-Ended
funding
Yes – with 30%
County Share or
100% County
Share if 2011
State Realignment
funds are not
available.
2. Title IV-E Open-Ended,
Capped State funds and
County General Funds
Foster Home Licensing
$1,337,903
Children/Families in an out-of-home
placement
50/50/0 Before NF discount
is applied. 30/70/0 after NF
discount.
No No
3. Eligible activities draw Title
IV-E Open-Ended, State
capped funds
Continuum of Care Reform
$1,998,308
Children/Families receiving
intervention services from CFS for Child
and Family Teams and Resource Family
Approval activities.
50/50/0 Before NF discount
is applied. 30/70/0 after NF
discount.
Direct supportive services
are not eligible for Title IV-E
funding.
No No
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2
No Funding Streams FY 17-18 Program
Budgeted Amount Population Served Sharing Ratios
Federal %/State %/County %
Are Prevention of Abuse,
Neglect, and Risk of Out-
of-Home Placement
Activities Allowable?
Yes/No
Revenue
Opportunity for
Prevention
Activities with
Additional County
General Fund
Investment
4. Eligible activities draw Title
IV-E Open-Ended, State
capped funds
Commercially Sexually
Exploited Children (CSEC)
$695,299
Children who are victims or at risk of
CSEC
Federally eligible activities
draw IV-E funding. Direct
services for CSEC victims
and at risk youth are not
eligible for Title IV-E funds
Yes – A portion of
funding can be used
for education and
services for youth
identified as at risk of
Commercial Sexual
Exploitation
No
5. Title IV-E capped and State
2011 Realignment
Independent Living Skills
Program
$1,119,710
Children/Young adults aged 16-21 in
out of home placement preparing to
exit foster care
35% Capped Federal Title
IV-E/65% State 2011
Realignment
No No
6. Title IV-E Open-Ended, State
2011 Realignment and
County General funds
Case Management Adoptions
Services
$2,024,532
Children served by CFS with a case plan
goal of adoption
50/35/15 – Before non-
federal (NF) discount rate is
applied. 17/18 NF discount
rate budgeted at 40.7% - NF
costs are shifted to 70%
State 2011 Realignment and
30% County General Funds.
Net ratio is 29/49/21
No No
7. Title IV-E Open-Ended, State
2011 Realignment and
County General funds
Foster Care/Adoptions
Assistance Eligibility
$4,489,335
Children and families receiving
intervention services from CFS, and
children served by CFS with a case plan
goal of adoption
50/35/15 – Before non-
federal (NF) discount rate is
applied. 17/18 NF discount
rate budgeted at 40.7% - NF
costs are shifted to 70%
State 2011 Realignment and
30% County General Funds.
Net ratio is 29/49/21
No No
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3
No Funding Streams FY 17-18 Program
Budgeted Amount Population Served Sharing Ratios
Federal %/State %/County %
Are Prevention of Abuse,
Neglect, and Risk of Out-
of-Home Placement
Activities Allowable?
Yes/No
Revenue
Opportunity for
Prevention
Activities with
Additional County
General Fund
Investment
8. State 2011 Realignment and
County General Funds
State Family Preservation
$874,219
Children/Families receiving
intervention services from CFS and
families whose children are under
Probation Supervision
70% State 2011
Realignment/30% County
General Fund
Yes for program
services provided
when a child is at risk
of out-of-home
placement
Yes – with 30%
County Share or
100% County
Share if 2011
State Realignment
funds are not
available.
9. County Children’s Trust Fund
FACT - Child Abuse
Prevention
$185,000
Children and families in the community
must be served by nonprofits or
institutions of higher education with
expertise in the field of child welfare
100% Local Fees collected
from Birth Certificates
Yes No
10. CBCAP Capped Federal Funds FACT - Community Based
Child Abuse Prevention
$42,000
Children and families in the community
must be served by nonprofits or
institutions of higher education with
expertise in the field of child welfare
100% Capped Federal Funds
Funds are deposited into
the County Children’s Trust
Fund
Yes No
11. Title IV-B Sub Part 2 - Capped
Promoting Safe and Stable
Families
Promoting Safe and Stable
Families
$755,994
Families with one or more risk factors
for abuse/neglect, families with an
open child welfare case, children that
are removed from their home, children
serviced by CFS with a case plan goal of
adoption, youth served by child welfare
and probation agencies that have met
IV-E eligibility requirements and are in
a qualified placement setting
100% Capped Federal Funds Yes –Services include
but are not limited to:
respite, youth
programs, case
management,
behavioral health
services, parent
education, housing
services, peer support,
visitation
No
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CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS
4
No Funding Streams FY 17-18 Program
Budgeted Amount Population Served Sharing Ratios
Federal %/State %/County %
Are Prevention of Abuse,
Neglect, and Risk of Out-
of-Home Placement
Activities Allowable?
Yes/No
Revenue
Opportunity for
Prevention
Activities with
Additional County
General Fund
Investment
12. Ann Adler Children and
Family Trust
FACT - Child Abuse
Prevention
$80,000
Abused, neglected and at risk children 100% Local donations Yes –Population -
Abused, neglected and
at risk children
No
13. State 2011 Realignment,
County General Funds
FACT - Child Abuse
Prevention, Intervention and
Treatment
$290,340
Children/Families receiving
intervention services from CFS, and
children referred by legal, medical or
Social Service agencies
90% State 2011
Realignment/10% County
General Fund
Yes - for program
services provided
when a child is
identified as at risk of
out-of-home
placement
Yes – with 10%
County Share or
100% County
Share if 2011
State Realignment
funds are not
available.
Note: The Title IV-B, Part 1 allocation of $625,916 is automatically used to cover the Non-Federal Title IV-E case management costs up to the Title IV-B allocation; after the IV-B
allocation is used, the Non-Federal Title IV-E case management costs are funded with 70% State 2011 Realignment funding and 30% County funds.
F&HS Agenda Packet Page 161
Report to theFamily and Human Services Committee
October 2017
CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES FUNDING
Kathy Marsh, CFS Director
Emilia Gabriele, EHS Chief Financial Officer
KATHY GALLAGHER
DIRECTOR
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INTENTION FOR PRESENTATION
•Provide overview of Children & Family Services mandates and activities
•Present information about Children & Family Services (CFS) budget as a part of EHSD budget
•Discuss major funding streams for CFS
•Identify funding available for prevention and early intervention and allowable activities
•Share information about partnerships with other bureaus and agencies that also support children served by Children & Family Services and/or who reside in Contra Costa County
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CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
MANDATES
Welfare & Institutions Code §16500.1
Legislative Intent: Child Protection Goals
…Use strengths of families and
communities to serve the needs of
children who are alleged to be
abused or neglected…
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CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
PROGRAMS
For a description of core programs and support activities, refer to pages 4
and 5 of report.
•Emergency Response
•Family Maintenance
•Family Reunification
•Permanency Planning
•Extended Foster Care
•Adoption Services
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CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
For a description of core programs and support activities, refer to pages 4 and 5 of report
•Resource Home Recruitment
–Includes Licensing, Continuum of Care Reform, Foster Parent training & Support and Kinship Support Services
•Transition Support for Youth Exiting FC
–Includes Independent Living Skills, Extended Foster Care, Transitional Housing programs and Youth Stipends
•Family Engagement
–Includes Parent Partners, Early Intervention Outreach for Substance Abuse, Nurturing Parents and Welcome New Baby programs
•Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth
–Includes Child Trafficking Response, Training and Prevention
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CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
RESPONSIBILITIES
Mission: Safety, permanency and well being of children
•Screen and investigate referrals of suspected abuse
•Manage cases for children when deemed not safe
•Provide 24/7 response and coverage
•Complete Monthly Visits for all children receiving Child Welfare intervention services
•Provide best possible environment for children in foster care and/or receiving services while still in their homes
•Reunify with parents when possible, find permanency when reunification is not possible
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CHILDREN & FAMILIES SERVED
Kids age 0 to 17 in county 253,328
Screening Hotline Calls in 2016 36,690
Investigated referrals in 2016
(Emergency Response)
9,808
Cases opened (Substantiated Referrals) in 2016 962
Kids currently in Foster Care
(FamilyReunification & Permanent Placement)
1,045
Kids currently receiving services in their family homes
(FamilyMaintenance)178
Transitioning youth
(Extended Foster Care)
140
Total Monthly Visits in 2016 to kids in Foster Care 9,657
Total Monthly Visits in 2016 to kids receiving services
in their homes
2,823
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EHSD Fiscal Year 2017-18 Adopted Budget
EXPENDITURES:
Salaries and Benefits 211,090,440$ 44.86%
Services and Supplies 107,883,548$ 22.93%
Other - Includes Assistance Payments 142,006,797$ 30.18%
Fixed Assets 360,000$ 0.08%
Expenditures Transfers 9,195,688$ 1.95%
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 470,536,473$ 100.00%
REVENUES:
Federal Funds 156,722,400$ 33.31%
State Funds 193,670,518$ 41.16%
Local Revenue (State Sales Tax & VLF $)97,485,555$ 20.72%
TOTAL FEDERAL/STATE REVENUES 447,878,473$ 95.18%
Net County Cost - County General Funds 22,658,000$ 4.82%
TOTAL FINANCING 470,536,473$ 100.00%
Allocated Positions (FTEs)2,009
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EHSD FY 2017-18
BUDGETED EXPENDITURES BY BUREAU
Category Budget %
Children & Family Services Bureau - Admin 71,255,109 15%
Children & Family Services Bureau - Assistance 50,410,614 11%
Aging & Adult Services Bureau 60,023,760 13%
Workforce Services Bureau 204,069,576 43%
Workforce Development Board 7,516,956 2%
Community Services Bureau 65,115,868 14%
Contra Costa Alliance to End Abuse 3,353,452 1%
EHSD Extraneous/Other 8,791,138 2%
Total 470,536,473 74%
15%
11%
13%
43%
2%
14%
1%2%
Children & Family Services Bureau - Admin
Children & Family Services Bureau -Assistance
Aging & Adult Services Bureau
Workforce Services Bureau
Workforce Development Board
Community Services Bureau
Contra Costa Alliance to End Abuse
EHSD Extraneous/Other
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INFORMATION ABOUT
FUNDING FOR CFS ACTIVITIES
For information on funding of core programs and support activities for Child Welfare Services, refer to pages 8 to 19 of report. For information on Prevention Funding, refer to Part 3, pages 21 to 35 of report.
•Multiple allocations and funding sources support Child Welfare core activities and support services; each allocation is dedicated to meet a specific need.
•Sources for funding include Federal, State, Local Revenue (Realignment), County General Fund with a small amount of local money and grants.
•Federal, State and Local (Realignment) revenues are earned on a cost reimbursement basis for allowable activities prescribed in regulations and claimable to specific program codes.
•Sharing ratio formula of each funded program defines the Federal, State/Local and County financial participation.
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INFORMATION ABOUT
FUNDING FOR CFS ACTIVITIES
(Continued)
•Federal funding only supports children meeting the eligibility
criteria for Federal participation.
•A “Discount Rate” is calculated based on the percent of cases
that do not meet the Federal Eligibility Criteria and applied to all
funded programs that include a Federal share of the funding.
•State programs and funding support children and families who
do not meet federal criteria.
•Federal and state capped allocations are determined by the
State and distributed to Counties based on the methodology of
each allocation. This can be based on caseloads, share of time
spent on activities (based on staff time studies) or other criteria
as defined for the allocation.
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INFORMATION ABOUT
FUNDING FOR CFS ACTIVITIES
(Continued)
•Open-ended Federal financial participation for Title IV-E eligible activities is subject to the “Discount Rate” and sharing ratio formula. Note: Title IV-E funds are not available for support services provided to Title IV-E eligible children or for prevention activities.
•Local Revenue (Realignment) funded with sales tax and vehicle license fees is limited to the annual apportionment to Counties. Note: Primary Child Welfare Realigned Programs are Foster Care, Child Welfare, Adoption, and CAPIT.
•County General Fund is utilized as a match for programs with a required County financial participation. The County financial participation ratio varies from one program to another based on the “Discount Rate” and whether expenditures are eligible for Federal reimbursement.
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MAJOR FUNDING STREAMS
Refer to handout for a table of major funding streams. All core CWS activities and all support activities are described on pages 4 and 5 of the report.
Presented in the handout are:
•Major Funding Streams for CFS Programs.
•FY 17/18 Program Budget Amount.
•Population Served under each listed funded program.
•Sharing Ratio – Sharing Ratios indicate Federal/State/County share of costs; allocations can be capped or open-ended.
•Whether Prevention of Abuse, Neglect, and Risk of Out-of-Home Placementactivities are allowable. Note: When allowable, prevention allocations specify prevention services for a specific population and/or prevention activity.
•For each of the listed funded programs, whether Revenue Opportunity for Prevention of Abuse, Neglect, and Risk of Out-of-Home Placement activities would be available with additional County General Fund investment.
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IMPORTANT FACTORS
Federal, State, and Local (Realignment) revenues for CFS programs are:
•Directed for specific purposes and monitored/audited to assure
appropriate usage of funds.
•Earned on a cost reimbursement basis for allowable activities
prescribed in regulations and claimable to specific program codes.
•Subject to sharing ratios and discount rate that fluctuate based on
various factors (capped allocation, Federal eligibility criteria,
allowable activities, etc.)
Actual staff time study hours form the basis for earning revenues by
allocating personnel costs and the majority of non-personnel
expenditure to funded programs.
Only a small portion of the CFS budget can be directed toward
Prevention activities for all children in Contra Costa. These services are
managed by the Family and Children Trust Fund Committee (FACT).
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PREVENTION FUNDING MANAGEMENT
Refer to page 24 to 32 in report for information on Prevention Funding and activities.
•State Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP)–Oversees Prevention funding, provides training and technical assistance to counties; administers federal funds and grants and state programs. Provides oversight and guidance to assure prevention programs address county specific prevention needs.
•Family and Children’s Trust Fund Committee (FACT)–Works in partnership with CFS to manage many of the prevention and early intervention service contracts to meet needs defined by the county, state and community.
•Contra Costa Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) –Provides contract services to support intervention and prevention in areas such as Parent Partner advocacy, Early Intervention Outreach Services for substance abuse issues, and nurturing parent and new baby welcoming programs
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PREVENTION FUNDING MANAGEMENT
(Continued)
•CFS managed Prevention and Early Intervention
allocations
These prevention funds are linked to specific
programs and activities:
–Promoting Safe & Stable Families
–State Family Preservation
–Wraparound
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PREVENTION OPPORTUNITIES IN
INTERVENTION FUNDING
Refer to pages 33 to 35 in report for description of programs
Specific programs within the intervention funding streams provide prevention and/or early intervention support, post permanency services and support and/or opportunities for youth and families to heal and prevent recurrence of CFS intervention, including:
•Differential Response
•Team Decision Making and Child and Family Team Meetings
•Parent Partners and Early Intervention Outreach Specialists
•Wraparound Services
•Kinship Support Services
•Independent Living Skills for youth
•Extended Foster Care and Emancipated Youth Stipends
•Services for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC)
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PARTNERS SUPPORTING
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Other Bureaus in EHSD
–Workforce Services – Family Stabilization Act
–Community Services – Head Start, Housing…
–Workforce Development Board -- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Agency partners
–Mental Health – Enhanced Funding for MH Services
–Health Services – Night Owl After Hours Health Care for Children in Foster Care and Public Health Nurses
Community Partners
–First Five – Parenting support and family advocacy and resource referral
–Community and Faith Based Organizations – provides a variety of contract services including intervention and prevention.
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PARTNERING WITH
MENTAL HEALTH
•EHSD agrees to transfer an amount not to exceed
$2 million in FY 2017-18 to Children’s Mental
Health.
•Funds will allow MH to enhance specialty Mental
Health services for children served by Contra
Costa CFS.
•The funds will be used to draw the 50% match
with Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and
Treatment Federal Funding thus doubling the
purchasing power of the transferred funds.
•An Interdepartmental Agreement is being
finalized to document the transfer and process.
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FUNDED PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Refer to pages 42 - 46 in the report for description of programs
Prevention funded activities include:
•Education Services for pregnant and parenting teens
•Support and consultation for children with special needs and their parents
•Multi-lingual trauma, poverty and dislocation services for new refugees and immigrants
•After school programs for low income youth
•Mental Health and life and parenting skills to help homeless and vulnerable families
•Father involvement workshops
•Grief and trauma support programs at risk families and families with learning disabled and mentally ill children
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