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Maternal
Child & Adolescent Health
Program (MCAH)
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES NURSING PROGRAM
(CPSN)
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- Advocate
for and coordinate the health care
needs of foster children and provide
nursing interventions for at risk
children
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is Eligible? |
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- All
infants and children who are referred
to or are open cases of the Tehama
County
Department of Social Services-Child
Protective Services (TCDSS-CPS)
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Who
Provides the service? |
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Where
are the services provided? |
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- Home
- School
- Community
- TCDSS-Child
Protective Services
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What
is offered? |
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- Nursing
assessment of infants and children
at risk
- Case
Management
- Referrals
to medical, dental, mental health
and other
supportive services
- Creating
and updating a Health and Education
Passport (health record
for each child)
- Health
education and information to parents,
social
workers,
and substitute care providers (i.e. foster parents,
group home, and relative
placements)
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How
to apply? |
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- Referred
through TCDSS-Child Protective Services
- For
more information contact the
Public Health Office at 527-6824
or 1-800-655-6854 or
contact the TCDSS-CPS Office at
528-4004
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