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Maternal
Child & Adolescent Health Program
(MCAH)
HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER
CARE (HCPCFC) |
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- Advocate
for and coordinate the health
care needs of children who are
in out of home care
(i.e foster
children or probation placements)
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is Eligible? |
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- All children placed
in out of home care through Department
of Social Services-Child Protective Services
(TCDSS-CPS) and Tehama County Probation
Department
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Who
Provides the service? |
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Where
are the services provided? |
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- TCDSS-CPS
Office
- Tehama
County Probation Department
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What
is offered? |
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- Assisting children in foster
care to access health care
- Referrals
for medical, dental and mental
health and other supportive
services
- Case
management services
- Creating
and updating a Health and Education
Passport (record
for each child)
- Health
education and information to parents,
social workers,
probation officers, substitute care providers
(i.e. foster parents, group
homes, and relative placements)
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How
to apply? |
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- Referred
through the TCDSS-Child Protective
Services Division
- Referred
through the Tehama County Probation
Department
- For
more information contact the Public
Health Office at 527-6824
or 1-800-655-6854
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