LA County Board

19.\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Instruct the Chief\nProbation Officer and the Directors of Children and Family Services and Youth\nDevelopment, to report back to the Board in writing within 30 days on the\nfollowing:\nProbation and Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to\nprovide current staffing levels within specialized units responsible for\nfulfilling County initiatives and State mandates under Senate Bills (SBs)\n855 and 794, including the number of filled positions, current vacancies\n(including those on home assignment within Probation), and a detailed\nplan outlining how each Department will fill vacant positions and stabilize\nstaffing to ensure sufficient capacity to serve youth identified as at risk of\nor impacted by trafficking.\nProbation and DCFS to provide deidentified data on youth identified as\nbeing impacted by trafficking and currently under their supervision,\nincluding the number of youth identified; current living situation (custody,\nfoster care, home, or other placements); the specialized unit or program\nproviding services; the number of youth with dual jurisdiction; the number\ncurrently missing with active delinquency warrants (Probation) and\nmissing from DCFS supervision; and, for Probation-supervised youth,\nthe date of the most recent criminal arrest (excluding probation violations\nor bench warrants).\nProbation and DCFS to provide data on the number of youth referred to\nadvocacy services over the past two years who are identified as being\nimpacted by trafficking, disaggregated by contracted advocacy provider\n(including DCFS advocacy contracts and Department of Youth\nDevelopment (DYD) purchase orders) and available outcome measures\nreflecting youth engagement, stability, and service connection after one\nyear of advocacy support.\nProbation and DCFS to provide a detailed accounting of funding utilized\nover the past five years from County Heathier Communities, Stronger\nFamilies, Thriving Children funds and State allocations under SBs 855\nand 794, including funded staffing positions, advocacy and service\ncontracts, training and technical assistance, and interagency\nagreements such as Locate Memorandum of Understandings with the\nLos Angeles Police Department and the Sheriff’s Department. The\nDepartments shall also report on measurable outcomes and identify any\nfunds remaining unspent on a year-over-year basis. This report should\ninclude a discussion on what, if any, funding sources can be moved from\nProbation to DYD, and an accounting of funding available under SB 794\nfunds or other sources to further support the trafficking work.\nProbation and DCFS to jointly develop and submit a coordinated plan of\nsupport for dual-jurisdiction youth impacted by trafficking. Considering\nChild Trafficking Unit staffing limitations, the plan should examine options\nto minimize dual-system involvement by consolidating care within the\nleast restrictive, most supportive system, including options for DCFS to\nassume primary case management responsibility for appropriate\ndual-status youth, while Probation conducts a comprehensive review of\nall Commercial Sexual Exploitation-identified youth to determine eligibility\nfor termination of probation jurisdiction for youth without new criminal\ncharges for at least one year, as a stabilizing intervention that supports\ndevelopmental health, educational continuity, and long-term recovery.\nThis report should also explore whether DYD can provide referrals for\nthose Probation youth without a DCFS case. Results and data shall be\nincluded in the report back.\nProbation and DYD to develop and submit a plan to ensure all youth\nidentified as being impacted by trafficking or at high risk under Probation\nsupervision are referred to contracted community advocacy providers\nand other DYD-contracted providers as appropriate, including youth in\nand other DYD contracted providers as appropriate, including youth in\nthe community and youth while in custody at Campus Kilpatrick and\nDorothy Kirby Center. The plan should include procedures for\ncommunity advocacy agencies to engage youth as alternatives to\nincarceration, while in custody so that relationships are established prior\nto release, and to engage parents and caregivers during this period to\nprepare families to receive their youth home or into community\nplacements, ensuring continuity of care and a warm handoff to services\nupon release. If such a plan is currently under development through the\nCounty’s work to end girls’ incarceration, Probation should provide such\nplan or status update with the expected completion date.  (26-1076)\nMotion by Supervisor Horvath (Exempt From Cluster)\nIncreasing the Rent Debt Threshold for Households in Los Angeles\nCounty