There is hereby established an interagency system of care for children with serious emotional and behavioral disturbances that provides comprehensive, coordinated care based on the demonstration project under former Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 5575), as added by Chapter 160 of the Statutes of 1987, and the former 1983 State Department of Mental Health planning model for children’s services. Each participating county shall adapt the model to local needs and priorities.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5852
County Systems of Care and Their Mission
Known as the Children’s Mental Health Services Act
The act spans §§ 5850 to 5886 (39 sections).
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 197
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