The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) recently completed legal briefings that provide an overview of confidentiality law and policy as it pertains to sharing information about children in foster care.   The four briefings describe how education, health care, substance abuse, and mental health information can be shared between child welfare, the courts, providers and local and state agencies.  The project is described in more detail here.   The briefings are available from the AOC Center for Families, Children and the Courts but also can be downloaded here.

Sharing Education Information about Foster Youth

Sharing Health Information about Foster Youth

Sharing Mental Health Information about Foster Youth

Sharing Substance Abuse Information about Foster Youth

This manual describes consent to treatment law for minors in the California dependency system, including who may consent to mental health services, psychotropic medication and reproductive health care for a foster youth, as well as describing who may consent to care in emergencies and while youth are in temporary custody, among other topics. Download PDF.

This manual describes consent to treatment law for minors involved in the California Juvenile Justice system, including who may consent to mental health services, psychotropic medication and reproductive health care, as well as in emergencies and during temporary custody, among other topics. Download PDF.