Section 11781.5 Of Article 7. Accessing Alcohol And Drug Recovery Programs For The Disenfranchised From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 10.5. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 7.
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. The department shall provide direction to counties and to
public and private organizations serving the target populations to
increase access to alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and
recovery programs in all of the following ways:
(a) Assume responsibility to increase the knowledge within state
agencies and the Legislature of problems affecting the target
populations.
(b) Determine, compile, and disseminate information and resource
needs of the counties and constituent service providers to better
serve the target populations.
(c) Ensure that established state and county standards, policies,
and procedures are not discriminatory and do not contribute to
service accessibility barriers.
(d) Promote an understanding of ethnic and gender differences,
approaches to problems, and strategies for increasing voluntary
access to services by the target populations.
(e) Affirmatively coordinate with the counties for the provision
of services to the target populations and to assure accountability
that necessary services are actually provided.