California AB1579 establishes a pilot program to support foster youth with mental health needs through a continuum of care.
California AB1579 creates the Children’s Crisis Continuum Pilot Program, designed to support foster youth with mental health needs through a continuum of care. The program includes crisis stabilization units, psychiatric health facilities, crisis residential programs, and intensive services foster care homes. The continuum of care aims to provide highly individualized, trauma-informed services, ensuring foster youth receive appropriate treatment in the least restrictive setting.
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