The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - The program, which initially was funded as part of the 2019-20 budget package, in cludes a statewide hotline and in-person county mobile response units. The statewide hotline was implemented in March  2021 and counties implemented their mobile response teams in July 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - For all other activities for 2020 ‑21, the Legislature approved the listed amounts as part of the Budget Bill Jr. package in April 2021. c For 2021 ‑22, funds are proposed by the administration for July through December 2021. d Funding for state contracts for technology and hotlines in 2019 ‑20 is included in the amount for Family Resource Centers funding. e In addition to the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - To meet this requirement, the administration proposes to contract with and fund a virtual telehealth hotline, facilitating interaction between STRTPs and nurses at any time. QI Assessment of Congregate Care Placements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Essentially, a community pathway will allow families to access prevention services prior to a call being made to the child welfare hotline, thus potentially mitigating for that family the trauma and stigma that can accompany formal child welfare system involvement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - TBL specifies that DSS and DHCS will contract with a statewide (and/or regional) 24/7 nursing care hotline(s), available to all STRTPs, to provide virtual access to licensed nursing care at any time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - For instance, a mandated reporter may make a report to the child welfare hotline based on observing a child who appears malnourished —which may or may not ultimately meet the statutory definition of reportable neglect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - (Flexibilities and expansions for NMDs were included in the 2020 ‑21 Budget Act. ) For all other activities for 2020 ‑21, the Legislature approved the listed amounts as part of the Budget Bill Jr. package in April 2021. c 2021 ‑22 funding expired December 31, 2021 for technology distribution, rate flexibilities for resource families, and flexibilities and expansion for NMDs/former NMDs. 2021 ‑22
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558