Child Welfare Main Menu

Title IV-E California Well-Being Project
CWS/CMS Strategic Plan
2004 Strategic Plan Update
2006 Strategic Plan Update
Strategic Plan Policy Initiatives
Child Welfare Services Complaints
Program to conduct compliance and system reviews of county agencies as well as respond to certain complaints against county Child Welfare Services agencies.
Structured Decision Making
Methods for child welfare agencies to assess cases, structure decisions, and manage cases in order to identify and serve at risk children and ensure their safety.
State Children's Trust Fund
Trust fund that funds and promotes programs that assist at-risk families and reach communities from the inside out.
Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
Statewide computer system to automate the case management, services planning, and information gathering functions of Child Welfare Services.
- SB 370 (Chapter 1294, Statutes of 1989)
  Legislation mandating the CWS/CMS system.
Statistics
Links to statistical data from within and without the Department of Social Services.