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Welf. & Inst. Code § 18994 Section 18994
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(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Families and Children Home Visit Program. (b) The department shall implement this chapter only to the extent that funds are appropriated for that purpose in the annual Budget Act. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 329, S…
Welf. & Inst. Code § 18994.1 Section 18994.1
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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) About 26 percent of California’s children under the age of 18 years live in families with incomes below the federal poverty line, an increase of 56 percent since 1980. Poverty is associated with numerous problems, inclu…
Welf. & Inst. Code § 18994.2 Section 18994.2
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(a) “At risk” means families who experience multiple stress factors, and who are more likely than the general population to have adverse health, social, and economic outcomes. (b) “Home visit” means a strategy of service delivery in which specially trained professional or parapro…
Welf. & Inst. Code § 18994.3 Section 18994.3
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(a) The Office of Child Abuse Prevention in the State Department of Social Services shall be responsible for award of implementation grants and continued operation of the California Families and Children Home Visit Program. (b) Office of Child Abuse Prevention’s responsibilities …