California Child Welfare Council 

The California Child Welfare Council was established by the Child Welfare Leadership and Accountability Act of 2006 (Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 16540 – 16545) and serves as an advisory body responsible for improving the collaboration and processes of the multiple agencies and the courts that serve the children in the child welfare system.  The Council is co-chaired by the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency and the designee of the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, and membership is comprised of state departments, county departments, nonprofit service providers, advocates, parents and former foster youth.  The Council is charged with monitoring and reporting on the extent to which the agencies and courts are responsive to the needs of children in their joint care. 

NEW: Meeting Agenda: December 14, 2011

NEW: Prioritization Model

NEW: Prioritization Proposed Work Plan

NEW: OOCMHS Workgroup Report

NEW: Discussion Highlights: September 2011

 

Out-of-County Data Mining Project Report: October 25, 2011

CWC Final Report: July 2011

2011 CWC Report Cover Letter to the public

CWC Meeting Agenda: September 9, 2011

Draft Discussion Highlights: June 2011

Lunch Order Form

Draft PEI Proposed DR Framework

Draft Prioritization Task Group Proposal to the CWC

Co-Chairs Response to Prioritization Workgroup

Mental Health Screening and Assessment: Children in Foster Care

Draft Criteria for presumptive transfer

Draft Council Structure and Operations

 

For more information, please contact Sylvia Pizzini, Assistant Secretary, Health and Human Services Agency, spizzini@chhs.ca.gov; (916) 653-2902.