To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Humboldt County Child Welfare Services System Improvement Plan 2022 - 2027
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt Resolution (Attachment 1) authorizing approval of the System Improvement Plan, recognizing the Child Abuse Prevent Coordinating Council (CAPCC), and identifying the CAPCC to administer the County Children's Trust Fund (CCTF); and
2. Approve the revised five-year California Child and Family Services Review, System Improvement Plan (2022 to 2027) for Humboldt County Child Welfare Services a (Attachment 2); and
3. Authorize the Chair to sign the System Improvement Plan signatory pages (Attachment 3); and
4. Authorize the Chair to sign Notice of Intent (Attachment 4).
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Workforce & Operational Excellence
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
In 1997, the federal government enacted the Adoption and Safe Families Act, which mandated the development of outcome measures for safety, permanency, and child/family well-being. The Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) was created to measure outcomes in these areas with interagency partnerships, community involvement, and public reporting of program outcomes. The federal government audits child welfare systems in all 50 states using the CFSR and requires states to develop and implement a Program Improvement Plan (PIP). As part of this Act and California's Program Improvement Plan (PIP), all 58 counties in California are required to participate in the California CFSR. In 2001, in response to the federal CFSR oversight system, the California Legislature passed the Child Welfare System Improvement and Accountability Act (Assembly Bill 636, Chapter 678,
Statutes of 2001, Steinberg). The intent of this legisl...
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