California Child Welfare Council
About
The California Child Welfare Council (CWC) 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 & 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.
Council Meeting Information
2023 Meetings:
- June 14, 2023
- September 13, 2023
- December 6, 2023
- Child Welfare Council Annual Report 2018-2019
- Child Welfare Council Annual Report 2020-2021
- OYCR Annual Report 2022
- Permanency Committee Annual Report 2022
- Child Development and Successful Youth Transitions Annual Report 2022
- Data Linkage and Information Sharing Annual Report 2022
- Behavioral Health Committee Annual Report 2022
- Prevention and Early Intervention Annual Report 2022
- Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Action Team Annual Report 2022
Council Meeting Materials
June 14, 2023
Interim Meeting: March 13, 2023
March 2, 2022
- Agenda – March 2, 2022
- Child Welfare Council – Data Presentation
- Child Welfare Council – Presentation
- Universal Array of Services for Child Welfare Involved Youth at Risk of Involvement
- Discussion Highlights – January 20, 2022
- Discussion Highlights – December 1, 2021
- Discussion Highlights – September 8, 2021
December 1, 2021
- Agenda – December 1, 2021
- Best Practice Guide for Developing a District System to Improve Education Outcomes for Youth in Foster Care
- Family First Prevention Services Act Recommendations for California’s Implementation
- FFPSA Implementation Recommendations
- Universal Array of Services for Child Welfare Involved Youth and Youth at Risk of Involvement
- Behavioral Health Committee Universal Array of Services Visioning Document
- September 8, 2021 Meeting Discussion Highlights
September 8, 2021
- Agenda – September 8, 2021
- Child Welfare Council – Presentation
- Family Finding is Network Building
- Federal Family First Prevention Services Act: Overview and Focus on Part IV Implementation
- Creating a World Class Children and Youth Behavioral Health System
June 2, 2021
Information Regarding the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative
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March 3, 2021
- Agenda – March 3, 2021
- Office of Equity – Presentation
- Behavioral Health Committee Policy Recommendations
- The Behavioral Health Committee of the California Child Welfare Council – Policy Recommendations
- What is Family Finding Article
- Judge White Remembrance
- Discussion Highlights – December 1, 2020
December 1, 2020
- Agenda – December 1, 2020
- Agenda – Children’s Behavioral Health Committee
- Behavioral Health Committee Policy Recommendations 2020
- The Behavioral Health Committee of the California Child Welfare Council Policy Recommendations
- The Office of Youth and Community Restoration
- DOJ-CHHS Guidance
- Discussion Highlights – September 2, 2020
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- Visit Zoom
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September 2, 2020
- Agenda – September 2, 2020
- Family First Prevention Services Act Recommendations for California’s Implementation
- CWC Discussion Highlights – July 21, 2020
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- Visit Zoom
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July 21, 2020
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- Visit Zoom
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March 3, 2020
- Agenda – March 3, 2020
- Foster Youth in California Schools – Presentation
- AB 2083 Update – Presentation
- AB 2083 MOU Guidance Information Notice Final
- The Healthy Homes Program – Fact Sheet
- Opportunity Zones – Fact Sheet
- List of CA FYI Eligible PHAs
- List of CA PHAs FUP Awards
- Phones for Foster Youth Application
December 4, 2019
- Agenda – December 4, 2019
- CWC Discussion Highlights – September 4, 2019
- Process, Structure, and Priorities Conversation – Presentation
- CalAIM – Presentation
- 2020 Meeting Dates
September 4, 2019
June 5, 2019
- Agenda – June 5, 2019
- CWC Discussion Highlights – March 6, 2019
- Richard Knecht – Presentation
- Los Angeles County Educational Passport System
- DLIS Committee Agenda – June 5, 2019
- DLIS Meeting Notes – March 6, 2019
- Child Welfare Services
- Specialty Mental Health Services
- Rehabilitation Services
- Regional Center – Early Start Services
- Regional Center – Lanterman Act Services
- California Department of Education – Special Education Services
- California Department of Education – Foster Youth Services
March 6, 2019
- Agenda – March 6, 2019
- CWC Discussion Highlights – December 5, 2018
- CWC Discussion-Highlights – September 12, 2018
- CWDS-CARES Update
- Continuum of Care Reform – Presentation
- Young Minds Advocacy – Presentation
- Child Welfare Policy and Progress
December 5, 2018
- Agenda – December 5, 2018
- California Children’s Trust – Overview
- California Children’s Trust – Presentation
- California Children’s Trust – Policy Brief
- California State Child Welfare Council – Prevention Toolkit
- Child Development and Successful Youth Transitions Committee
- California Child Welfare Council Permanency Committee
- Data in the News
- Findings from the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study
September 12, 2018
June 13, 2018
- Agenda – June 13, 2018
- CWC Discussion Highlights – February 28, 2018
- CWDS-CARES Updates
- CDSYT Housing and Homeless Foster Youth Working Proposal
February 28, 2018
December 4, 2017
September 6, 2017
June 7, 2017
March 1, 2017
Committee Meeting Materials
June 14, 2023
March 1, 2023
- Agenda – March 1, 2023
- Continuum of Care for Stepping Home – UCLA
- Forward Change Presentation
- Questions for Youth Justice Committee
- Minutes from the December 16, 2022, Youth Justice Committee Meeting
December 16, 2022
- Agenda – December 16, 2022
- Minutes from the September 14, 2022, Youth Justice Committee Meeting
- Presenter Biographies
- Rivers Edge Academy
- Continuum of Care for Stepping Home
- Moving Beyond Youth Prisons
- Coastal Valley Academy
September 14, 2022
- Agenda – September 14, 2022
- For the meeting materials from the September 14, 2022, meeting, please email OYCR@chhs.ca.gov.
- Minutes from the June 1, 2022, Youth Justice Committee Meeting
June 1, 2022
- Agenda – June 1, 2022
- Minutes from the May 4, 2022, Youth Justice Committee Meeting
- Chief Dan Prince, DanPrince@co.imperial.ca.us
- Frankie Guzman, Fguzman@youthlaw.org
• Presentation
• The Possibility Report: From Prison to College Degrees in California
• Striving for Success: The Academic Achievements of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Students in California Community Colleges
• Fostering Success for Formerly Incarcerated Students on Campus - Tarik Ross, Jr. , tarikrossjr@gmail.com
• Presentation - Director Bruce Saito, Bruce.Saito@ccc.ca.gov
• California Conservation Corps Flyer
May 4, 2022
- Child Welfare Council –Youth Justice Committee Meeting Amended Agenda (May 4, 2022)
- Attachment 2- Minutes from the March 29, 2022 Meeting
- Attachment 5 – Biography of Professor Harris
- Attachment 6 – Selecting Priority Topics for the Youth Justice Committee
- Youth Justice Committee Meeting Presentation
- Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH) Presentation – Juvenile Justice Compendium and Toolkit Contract
- Positive Youth Development Presentation – Professor Philip W. Harris
March 29, 2022
- Agenda
- Youth Justice Committee Meeting Presentation
- Ideas for New Business and Youth Justice Committee Priorities
June 23, 2021
- Agenda – June 23, 2021
- Bagley Keene Basics
- SB 823 Youth Programs and Facilities Grant (YPFG) Program – Presentation
- Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program – Part A & Part B
- SB 823 (YPFG) Applications Recommended for Funding
- YPFG Scoring Panel Membership Roster
- Senate Bill 823: Summary of Stakeholder Input Session, Release of Request for Applications
- Report on Youth Justice Committee Working Group Meeting
- Workgroup Notes – June 3, 2021
- Meeting Summary – May 10, 2021
June 3, 2021 -Workgroup
May 10, 2021
February 24, 2021
- Meeting Agenda – February 24, 2021
- Youth Justice Committee Presentation – February 24, 2021
- Discussion Highlights
Past Meeting Materials
- Meeting Agenda – June 13, 2018
- CWC Discussion Highlights – February 28, 2018
- CalFresh Auto Enrollment Model Policy
- CDSYT Foster Youth Work Group
- CDSYT Work Plan
- Meeting Agenda – February 28, 2018
- Meeting Notes – December 4, 2017
- CDYST Housing and Homeless Foster Youth Group
- CDYST Workplan
- Meeting Agenda – December 4, 2017
- Meeting Notes – September 6, 2017
- Priority Employment Best Practices
- CDSYT Workplan
- Meeting Agenda – June 7, 2017
- Meeting Notes – March 1, 2017
- Foster Youth Employment
- CWDS Courts Overview
- DLIS Meeting Notes – September 2, 2020
- Data in the News – September 2, 2020
- Agenda – March 3, 2020
- DLIS Meeting Notes – December 4, 2019
- Data in the News March 3, 2020
- Agenda – December 4, 2019
- Agenda – March 6, 2019
- Data in the News March 4, 2019
- DLIS Meeting Notes December 5, 2018
- CHHS Agency Program Dashboard
- Agenda – June 13, 2018
- DLIS Meeting Notes February 28, 2018
- Data in the News June 13, 2018
- Data Linkage Name Brainstorm
- Data in the News February 28, 2018
- Agenda – February 28, 2018
- DLIS Meeting Notes December 4, 2017
- Lessons Learned
- Office of Youth and Community Restoration Committee Annual Report 2022
- Permanency Committee Annual Report 2022
- Child Development and Successful Youth Transitions Annual Report 2022
- Data Linkage and Information Sharing Annual Report 2022
- Behavioral Health Committee Annual Report 2022
- Prevention and Early Intervention Annual Report 2022
- Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Action Team Annual Report 2022
