Section 11757.61 Of Chapter 2. Alcohol And Drug Affected Mothers And Infants From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 10.5. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) Any county that receives funds distributed under this
chapter may establish a perinatal coordinating council that consists
of persons who are experts in the areas of alcohol and other drug
treatment, client outreach and intervention with alcohol and other
drug abusing women, child welfare services, maternal and child health
services, and developmental services, and representatives from other
community-based organizations.
(b) The coordination efforts provided through the council may
include the following:
(1) The identification of the extent of the perinatal alcohol and
other drug abuse problem in the county based on existing data.
(2) The development of coordinated responses by county health and
social service agencies and departments, which responses shall
address the problem of perinatal alcohol and other drug abuse in the
county.
(3) The definition of the elements of an integrated alcohol and
other drug abuse recovery system for pregnant women, postpartum
women, and their children.
(4) The identification of essential support services to be
included into the integrated recovery system defined pursuant to
paragraph (3).
(5) The promotion of communitywide understanding of the perinatal
alcohol and other drug abuse problem in the county and appropriate
responses to the problem.
(6) The communication with policymakers at both the state and
federal level about prevention and treatment needs for pregnant
women, postpartum women, and their children for alcohol and other
drug abuse that need to be addressed.
(7) The utilization of services that emphasize coordination of
treatment services with other health, child welfare, child
development, and education services.