Police and sheriff departments no longer submit the Child Abuse Summary
Report form to the Department of Justice (DOJ); reporting of all inconclusive allegations to the DOJ is eliminated and all all existing inconclusive reports from the CACI; and (this is a great one!) if you turn 100, you can get your name striken from the CACI. And, everyone now gets due process rights to challenge substantiated listings on the index. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Foster Care
ACIN I-19-12: Reporting Safely Surrendered Babies To The CDSS, The California Missing Children Clearinghouse, And The National Crime Information Center (4/18/12)
Clarification on the count reporting obligations. [Download]
ACIN I-69-11E: Child Abuse Prevention And Treatment Act Update And The Application And Allocations For The CBCAP (5/9/12)
Errata to correct heading and total on a chart. [Download]
ACIN I-25-12: 2010-11 Title XX Social Services Block Grant Post-Expenditure Report (5/4/12)
Notice that this report, summarizing Title XX expenditures (child welfare, child care, community licensing, etc), program responsibilities, and the populations served, is to be provided, upon request, to any interested public agency that may wish to provide its comments to Congress. [Download]
ACIN I-22-12: CalFresh For Foster Youth (5/1/12)
A reminder of the importance of connecting youth leaving foster care with CalFresh benefits. Although ACL 09-25 got the uptake rate from less than 5% to 22%, there is obviously room for improvement. Despite legal obligations to maximize aid, the letter suggests the “development of a collaborative process involving both CalFresh and Child Welfare Services staff.” [Download]
ACIN I-16-12: California’s Child And Family Services Review Five-Year Schedule (5/3/12)
The review process started in 2004, to strengthen the accountability system used to monitor and assess the quality of services provided on behalf of maltreated children. The 5 year cycle replaces the prior triennial review. This shift was seen as more conforming with the federal review changes that are in the works, and to use the peer review activity as part of the county’s assessment process (and eliminate a standalone report). The ACIN discusses various other components and changes in these processes. [Download]