INFORMATIONAL HEARING II: "Examining Interagency Care Coordination for Children and Youth with Special Needs in the State of California"

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 2:00PM—4:00PM
Location: Room 2040 State Capital
Sacramento, CA

Description: Examined interagency care coordination between State departments and agencies providing care and services to children with special and complex needs. In additon, the Select Committee also heard from four innovative programs and pilot coalitions currently underway in Alameda County, Kern County, and San Bernardino County addressing interagency care coordination at the county-level for children and youth with special needs.  

• Agenda 04/05/16 [pdf]
• Announcement [pdf]
• Written Testimony
  • Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)_Physical and Mental Health_04/05/16
  • Department of Developmental Services (DDS)_04/05/16
  • Department of Education, Division of Special Education (CDE)_04/05/16
• Presentations
  • Overview of Interagency Care Coordination- Dr. David Bergman
  • Model 1: Alameda County Committee on Children with Speical Needs- Laurie A. Soman
  • Model 2: Alameda County California Children's Services Mental Health Initiative-Barbara Sheehy & Ellen Muir
  • Model 3: Kern County Medically Vulnerable Care Coordination Project-Marc Thibault
  • Model 4: San Bernardino County Desert/Mountain Children's Center- Linda Llamas
• Resources
  • Summary Table: Innovative County Programs & Pilots_Hearing II

INFORMATIONAL HEARING I: "Mapping the Current System of Care and Funding for Children and Youth with Special Needs in the State of California"

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 1:00PM-4:00PM
Location: Room 3191 State Capital
Sacramento, CA

Description: Centered on mapping programs and services for children with special needs under the four principal systems of care— physical health, mental health, developmental disability, and education. Panel speakers provided an overview of programs and services, identified current challenges impacting programs and service delivery, addressed funding mechanisms for programs and services, and provided relevant data during testimony.

• Agenda 12/01/15

• Written Testimony

  • Association of Regional Center Agencies (ARCA)_Written Testimony_Hearing I_12.1.15

  • California Department of Education, Special Education Services_Written Testimony_Hearing I_12.1.15

• Presentations

  • Overview: Systems of Care for Children with Special Needs-Dr. Ed Schor