Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

(a) The Office of the State Foster Care Ombudsperson shall do all of the following: (1) (A) Disseminate information and provide training and technical assistance to foster youth, social workers, probation officers, tribes’ child welfare agencies, child welfare organizations, chil…

As part of the office’s efforts to resolve complaints related to foster care, the ombudsperson may do all of the following: (a) Establish policies and procedures for receiving and processing complaints, conducting investigations, and reporting findings. (b) Conduct whatever inves…

In order to encourage candor during the ombudsperson’s investigation of complaints made by or on behalf of foster youth and to facilitate the ombudsperson’s ability to resolve complaints, all of the following shall apply: (a) The ombudsperson and staff of the ombudsperson shall n…

(a) A toll-free number shall be established for the office. (b) Social workers and probation officers shall provide foster children with the toll-free telephone number for the office and verbal or written information regarding the existence and purpose of the office. (Amended by …

(a) Any county receiving an allocation pursuant to this part shall, at a minimum, report to the department all indigent health care program demographic, expenditure, and utilization data, in a manner that will provide an unduplicated count of users, as follows: (1) The following …

The department shall withhold payments to a county pursuant to this part if the county fails to provide the reports and data required by this chapter according to the schedule specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 16915. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1170, Sec. 18. Effe…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The symptoms and behaviors of persons with a serious mental health disorder may cause severe disruption of normal family relationships. (b) Families are often the principal caregivers, housing providers, and case manage…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature, by this chapter, to support an organized program of self-help in which families exchange information, advice, and emotional support to enable them to maintain and strengthen family life and secure or provide more effective treatment, care,…

As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Family” means persons whose children, spouses, siblings, parents, grandparents, or grandchildren have a serious mental health disorder. (b) “Serious mental health disorder” means a mental health disorder that is sever…

(a) All funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall be used to contract with an organization to establish a statewide network of families who have family members with mental health disorders for the purpose of providing information, advice, support, and other assist…

The Director of State Hospitals shall enter into a contract with the successful bidder to provide services that shall include, but not be necessarily limited to, all of the following: (a) Production and statewide dissemination of information to families regarding methods of obtai…

Contracts entered in pursuant to this chapter shall: (a) Have an annual contract period from July 1 through June 30 of each fiscal year unless the Director of State Hospitals or the contractor terminates the contract earlier. (b) Require an annual report by the contractor account…

As used in this article: (a) “Acquiring” means obtaining ownership of an existing facility in fee simple for use as a youth center. (b) “Altering” or “renovating” means making modifications to an existing facility that are necessary for cost-effective use as a youth center, inclu…

Moneys in the fund, up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), upon appropriation to the department, shall be available for allocation by the department in accordance with this chapter, for grants to nonprofit organizations for acquiring, renovating, or constructing youth c…

(a) The department shall, upon appropriation pursuant to Section 993.3, make grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of acquiring, renovating, or constructing youth centers. This article shall not apply to agencies or institutions under the jurisdiction of the departmen…

(a) No grant made pursuant to this chapter shall exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000) and each grant shall reflect the reasonable costs for acquisition and construction of a facility, taking into consideration its location, size, and proposed use. (b) In a youth center facil…