Juveniles: family finding.
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
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Overview
This bill aims to improve the process of finding families for children in California’s child welfare system. It requires social workers to conduct a more thorough investigation within 30 days of a child’s acceptance into services, focusing on identifying and engaging with relatives and kin. The bill also expands family finding activities to include outreach through social media and requires training for county personnel, while addressing confidentiality concerns and providing state reimbursement for related costs.
Key provisions
- Requires social workers to conduct family finding activities within 30 days of a child’s acceptance into child welfare services.
- Specifies that family finding includes outreach to relatives and kin, including non-relative extended family members.
- Mandates notification to relatives and kin of relevant information, such as services and support options.
- Authorizes family finding activities prior to a child’s removal from parental custody.
- Requires county personnel to use social media and internet resources for family finding, with specific guidelines.
- Requires the State Department of Social Services to develop training for county personnel on family finding requirements.
- Expands access to juvenile case files for family finding purposes, subject to confidentiality restrictions.
- Provides exemptions to confidentiality rules for disclosing information to relatives and kin directly related to the child’s welfare.
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