COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Human Services Agency

DATE:

June 27, 2005

BOARD MEETING DATE:

July 26,2005

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Maureen D. Borland, Director, Human Services Agency

Mark Lane, Director, Children & Family Services

SUBJECT:

Children’s Collaborative Action Team (CCAT)

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a Resolution:

1.

Re-appointing Children’s Collaborative Action Team (CCAT) as the designated Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council.

2.

Re-appointing CCAT as the designated AB2994 Child Abuse Trust Fund Commission for distribution of child abuse prevention funds.

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitment: Ensure Basic Health and Safety for All

Goal 6: All children grow up healthy in safe and supportive homes and neighborhoods.

This Resolution supports this goal since CCAT will coordinate community programs and activities in preventing child abuse and neglect and in keeping the community aware of resources and services available for the prevention and early intervention of child abuse.

BACKGROUND:

In 1985, the California legislature passed AB 2994, which created the California State Children’s Trust Fund. These funds were to promote programs which help and support families in which children are at risk for child abuse or neglect. This legislation established that the County Board of Supervisors may designate a local voluntary commission, board or a council to carry out duties primarily related to services for children and focus on child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention activities. The fund consists of fees from birth certificates collected pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 103625, grants, and gifts and bequests from private sources

In 1989, the California legislature created the Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Act. According to this legislation, a Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council is a community council whose primary purpose is to coordinate the community’s efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse. A council funded under this legislation should encourage representation from public child welfare services, probation departments, criminal justice systems, Office of the District Attorney, medical and mental health services, community-based social services and community volunteer organizations.

On October 19, 1999, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution Number 63139 which designated CCAT as the San Mateo’s Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council and further adopted Resolution Number 63140 which designated CCAT as the AB2994 Child Abuse Trust Fund Commission for the distribution of child abuse prevention funds.

DISCUSSION:

CCAT has maintained its focus in providing an information sharing forum for service providers as well as a place to evaluate and support new initiatives, and has continued its coordination of services at the delivery level. CCAT has taken on many new and important functions since its inception, including the role of Child Abuse Coordinating Council for San Mateo County as well as assuming responsibility for the distribution of several child abuse prevention funding sources through the Request for Proposal (RFP) process.

The Human Services Agency is requesting that CCAT be re-designated as the Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council in San Mateo County, and re-designate CCAT as the AB2994 Child Abuse Trust Fund commission for distribution of child abuse prevention funds.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact resulting from the above-referenced recommendations.