Welf. & Inst. Code, § 18958 · Article 3. Office of Child Abuse Prevention
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 18958
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The Office of Child Abuse Prevention shall apply for federal funding for the administration of its functions under this chapter. The office shall use these funds to do all of the following:
(a) Provide technical assistance, either directly or through grant or contract pursuant to Section 16304 of the Government Code, to public and private agencies and organizations to assist them in planning, improving, developing, and carrying out programs and activities relating to the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
(b) Compile training materials for personnel who are engaged or intend to engage in the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
(c) Assist and provide funds for the coordination of child abuse prevention programs.
(d) Develop and establish other innovation programs in child abuse prevention where the office finds a need for the programs.
(e) Conduct research and collect data relevant to the determination of the effectiveness of child abuse prevention programs.
(f) Support coordination and sharing of best practices implemented by family resource centers with other agencies, when the best practices reflect strategies and outcomes that were achieved and supported by evidence-informed programs and data.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 476, Sec. 3. (SB 436) Effective January 1, 2020.
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