To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
SUBJECT:
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Agreement with Changing Tides Family Services for the Provision of Supervised Visitation Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors approve the agreement with Changing Tides Family Services for fiscal year 2018-2019 to provide supervised family visitation services to Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Children and Family Services clients, referred by Child Welfare Services in an amount not to exceed $497,021.93; authorize the Chairperson to execute three (3) originals of the agreement; authorize the Child Welfare Services Director to amend program elements of the agreement as necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and direct the Clerk of the Board to route two (2) fully executed originals of the agreement to the DHHS-Contract Unit for forwarding to DHHS-Social Services Administration.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services
DISCUSSION:
Supervised visitation is required by court mandate. It is also the best practice for families to reduce trauma faced by children, who have been removed from their homes, and move toward reunification as appropriate. Supervised visitation is required during an ongoing investigation when a child has been removed from a home due to alleged abuse and/or neglect. Any child taken into temporary custody is required by Juvenile Court rules to have supervised visitation with one or both parents or guardians before a detention hearing takes place. The court may further require supervision for visitation after a detention hearing based on the best interests of the child. This court mandate for supervision continues until the court determines that it is no longer needed.
DHHS-Child Welfare Services (CWS) is required to provide the supervision for family visits in compliance with the court orders which dictate frequency and other provisions. This has...
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