REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 6, 2024
FROM
JEANY ZEPEDA, Director, Children and Family Services
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding for Coordination of Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Memorandum of Understanding between Children and Family Services, the Department of Behavioral Health, Probation Department, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, California Department of Rehabilitation, and Inland Regional Center, Inc., including non-standard terms, to set forth the roles and responsibilities of each agency to ensure coordinated, timely, and trauma-informed services are provided to children and youth in foster care, for the term of August 6, 2024, through July 31, 2029.
(Presenter: Jeany Zepeda, Director, 387-2792)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Children and Family Services (CFS), the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), Probation Department (Probation), San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS), California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR), and Inland Regional Center, Inc. (IRC) is non-financial; therefore, it does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In September 2018, the California Legislature approved Assembly Bill (AB) 2083, adding Section 16521.6 to the Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC). The intent of Section 16521.6 is to develop a coordinated, timely, and trauma-informed system-of-care approach for children and youth in foster care who have experienced severe trauma. Such an approach will contribute to the Continuum of Care Reform efforts to improve California's child welfare s...
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