Coming soon 4th Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar December 17, 2026 Topics and associated letters are not yet listed.
3rd Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar August 7, 2026 Topics covered: Naloxone and fentanyl test strips, immigration, transitional housing, and payer-of-last-resort guidance. Letters covered: ACIN I-20-25 · ACIN I-25-25 · ACIN I-30-25 · ACL 25-12 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (4) ACIN I-20-25 — AB 1598: Naloxone, Fentanyl Strips ACIN I-25-25 — Immigration ACIN ACIN I-30-25 — Transitional Housing (CCL Bill) ACL 25-12 — Interagency Letter on Payer of Last Resort
2nd Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar June 18, 2026 Topics covered: Tribal court jurisdiction and transfers, children’s advocacy center teams and forensic interview recordings, dual agency foster family agency administrative rates, child abuse prevention funding and reporting, and foster care tiered rate notices. Letters covered: ACL 25-89 · ACL 25-62 · ACL 26-17 · ACIN I-06-26 · ACL 26-19 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (5) ACL 25-89 — Exclusive Tribal Jurisdiction and Transfer to Tribal Court ACL 25-62 — Senate Bill 603 Updates to Children’s Advocacy Centers Multidisciplinary Teams and Child Forensic Interview Recordings ACL 26-17 — Dual Agency Foster Family Agency Administrative Rate ACIN I-06-26 — Fiscal Year 2025-26 Allocations and Reporting Requirements for the Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Program ACL 26-19 — Notice of Action Forms for the New Foster Care Tiered Rate Structure
1st Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar March 19, 2026 Topics covered: Dual agency eligibility, RFA updates, missing youth, credit reports, foster care eligibility, and CANS coordination. Letters covered: ACL 25-51 · ACL 25-48 · ACL 25-67 · ACIN I-52-25 · ACIN I-50-25 · ACL 25-71 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (6) ACL 25-51 — Provisionally Eligible Dual Agency Children ACL 25-48 — Updating the RFA Implementation Plan ACL 25-67 — AB 2108 Foster care: missing children and nonminor dependents ACIN I-52-25 — Foster children: consumer credit reports ACIN I-50-25 — AFDC-FC Eligibility & Redeterminations: Monetary Limits for Foster Youth and NMDs ACL 25-71 — Aligned CANS Use Across Behavioral Health, Child Welfare & Probation
4th Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar November 11, 2025 Topics covered: CalAIM, BH-CONNECT, qualified expert witnesses, guardianships, and aftercare wraparound requirements. Letters covered: ACIN I-39-25 · ACL 25-30 · ACL 25-39 · ACL 25-47/BHIN 25-027 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (4) ACIN I-39-25 — Key Components of CalAIM and BH-CONNECT ACL 25-30 — AB 3176 Series, Qualified Expert Witnesses ACL 25-39 — Guardianships ACL 25-47/BHIN 25-027 — Family First Prevention Services Act Part IV Aftercare Wraparound Requirements
3rd Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar August 7, 2025 Topics covered: Naloxone and fentanyl strips, immigration, transitional housing, and payer-of-last-resort guidance. Letters covered: ACIN I-20-25 · ACIN I-25-25 · ACIN I-30-25 · ACL 25-12 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (4) ACIN I-20-25 — AB 1598: Naloxone, Fentanyl Strips ACIN I-25-25 — Immigration ACIN I-30-25 — Transitional Housing ACL 25-12 — Interagency Letter on Payer of Last Resort
2nd Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar May 15, 2025 Topics covered: Tribal youth transfers, ICWA proceedings, Child and Family Teams in family maintenance, and Adoption Assistance Program eligibility. Letters covered: ACL 24-39 · ACL 25-03 · ACL 25-08 · ACL 25-20 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (4) ACL 24-39 — Transfer of tribal youth from counties ACL 25-03 — Indian Child Welfare Act Voluntary Proceedings And Involuntary Proceedings Requirements ACL 25-08 — Implementation Guidelines For Forming A Child And Family Team And Providing Child And Family Team Meetings For Children Or Youth In Family Maintenance Status ACL 25-20 — Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) Eligibility And Assembly Bill (Ab) 2948
1st Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar February 20, 2025 Topics covered: Family First prevention, Caden C., reunification, resource family rights, CFT/CANS, AAP wraparound, integrated practice, and disaster planning. Letters covered: ACL 24-90 · ACIN I-59-24 · ACL 24-64 · ACL 24-69 · ACIN I-35-24 · ACL 24-66 · ACIN I-21-24 · ACIN I-40-24 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (8) ACL 24-90 — Family First Prevention Services (FFPS) Program. Flexibility to Small Counties for prevention ACIN I-59-24 — Caden C. Ruling ACL 24-64 — A Parent’s Failure Or Inability To Participate In Court-ordered Treatment Programs Not Evidence Of Detriment To Return Or Reunify ACL 24-69 — Foster Care: Resource Families – Safeguarding Personal Rights ACIN I-35-24 — CFT/CANS Deliverables ACIN ACL 24-66 — Wraparound Services Paid by AAP ACIN I-21-24 — The California Children, Youth, And Families Integrated Core Practice Model And The California Integrated Training Guide ACIN I-40-24 — 2024 CWS Disaster Response Plan
Policy Guidance Webinar November 14, 2024 Topics covered: Child fatality reporting, family finding, and streamlined placement portability when foster family agencies close. Letters covered: ACIN I-44-24 · ACL 24-75 · ACL 24-77 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (3) ACIN I-44-24 — Revision Of The Child Fatality/Near Fatality County Statement Of Findings And Information (Soc 826) Form (PPT Only) ACL 24-75 — Updates To The Excellence In Family Finding, Engagement And Support Program ACL 24-77 — Expedited ACL/PIN on the Streamlined Portability for FFAs that close so that families can get ported to another FFA or a county
Policy Guidance Webinar October 3, 2024 Topics covered: Requirements and best practices for video cameras in county and foster family agency resource family homes. Letters covered: ACL 24-50 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (1) ACL 24-50 — Requirements and Best Practices For The Use of Video Cameras In County And Licensed Foster Family Agency Approved Resource Family Homes
Policy Guidance Webinar May 16, 2024 Topics covered: STRTP placement and referral forms, information for Tribes, chaptered legislation, and Independent Living Program reporting. Letters covered: ACIN I-05-24 · ACIN I-06-24 · ACIN I-10-24 · ACIN I-12-24 · ACL 24-14 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (5) ACIN I-05-24 — How to use the Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) Placement Agreement Form SOC 154C ACIN I-06-24 — To provide federally recognized Tribes in California, and others a link to the full report ACIN I-10-24 — To provide summaries of 2023 chaptered legislation affecting CWS and Foster Care Programs ACIN I-12-24 — To inform counties and providers that the SOC 200 STRTP Placement Referral cover Sheet is available for use by a county placing agency/Indian Tribes ACL 24-14 — To provide counties with the requirements for completing the Independent Living Program Annual Narrative Report
Policy Guidance Webinar February 8, 2024 Topics covered: Adoption facilitator repeal, family finding, sibling placements, CFL overview, level-of-care FAQs, and Structured Decision Making. Letters covered: ACL 23-97 · ACL 23-12 · ACL 23-104 · CFL TBD · ACIN I-73-23 · ACL 23-101 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (6) ACL 23-97 — Adoption Facilitator Program Repealed ACL 23-12 — Excellence in Family Finding and Engagement Program ACL 23-104 — FAQs Regarding Capacity of Home and Sibling Placements CFL TBD — Overview to county/tribal stakeholders ahead of the CFL publishing ACIN I-73-23 — LOCP FAQs ACL 23-101 — Structured Decision Making
Policy Guidance Webinar November 9, 2023 Topics covered: Advance planning documents, federal and California child and family services reviews, and juvenile court harm reduction. Letters covered: ACL 23-55 · ACIN I-59-23 · ACIN I-51-23 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (3) ACL 23-55 — Advance Planning Document Process ACIN I-59-23 — Child And Family Services Review (CFSR) Round 4 Impact on California’s Child and Family Services Review (C-CFSR) ACIN I-51-23 — Harm Reduction Series – Juvenile Courts
AB3176 Inquiry Webinar November 1, 2023 Topics covered: AB 3176 guidance on safety assessments, emergency removal, and emergency placements. Letters covered: ACL 23-64 Recording link not listed. Full letter titles and links (1) ACL 23-64 — Safety Assessment, Emergency Removal and Emergency Placement.
Policy Guidance Webinar September 14, 2023 Topics covered: ICWA inquiry, reason to believe, reason to know, and notice requirements. Letters covered: ACL 23-46 Watch AB3176 recording Full letter titles and links (1) ACL 23-46 — ICWA inquiry, reason to believe, reason to know, and notice requirements.
Policy Guidance Webinar April 6, 2023 Topics covered: Qualified Individual recommendations, level-of-care rates, parenting youth protections, Family First prevention planning, and placement preservation. Letters covered: ACL 22-13 · ACL 22-92 · ACL 23-23 · ACL 22-100 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (4) ACL 22-13 — Qualified Individual Recommendation and The Level of Care Rate Determination Protocol Static Rate. ACL 22-92 — Additional Protections Established By Assembly Bill 670 For Dependents And Wards Who Are Parents. ACL 23-23 — Family First Prevention Services Program, Comprehensive Prevention Plan Submission Deadline Extension, Comprehensive Prevention Plan Approval Process And Family First Prevention Services Opt-Out Process. ACL 22-100 — The purpose of this letter is to provide answers to frequently asked questions by child welfare services agencies and probation departments regarding the placement preservation strategy found in All County Letter 19-26.
Policy Guidance Webinar January 26, 2023 Topics covered: Flexible family supports, home-based foster care funding, and resource sharing between counties and caregivers. Letters covered: ACL 23-02 · ACIN I-46-22 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (2) ACL 23-02 — Flexible Family Supports and Home-Based Foster Care Funding ACIN I-46-22 — Resource and Information Sharing Between Counties and Caregivers
3rd Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar July 22, 2022 Topics covered: Supplemental guidance and updates to Supervised Independent Living. Letters covered: ACIN I-45-22 · ACL 21-95 Recording link not listed. Full letter titles and links (2) ACIN I-45-22 — Supplemental Guidance ACL 21-95 — Updates To Supervised Independent Living
2nd Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar April 7, 2022 Topics covered: Foster care program eligibility and redeterminations, plus resource family pandemic assistance. Letters covered: ACL 22-16 · ACL 22-17 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (2) ACL 22-16 — foster care program eligibility and redeterminations ACL 22-17 — resource family pandemic assistance
1st Quarter Policy Guidance Webinar January 7, 2022 Topics covered: Law enforcement harm reduction and voluntary placement agreements for children in licensed substance use treatment programs with their parents. Letters covered: ACIN I-36-21 · ACL 21-103 Watch recording Full letter titles and links (2) ACIN I-36-21 — Harm Reduction Series, Law Enforcement ACL 21-103 — using a voluntary placement agreement to place children with their parent(s) in a licensed substance abuse residential program