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Someone mentioned that they were concerned to see that 50% of youth come from a home where parents have marginal or inadequate supervision skills. The question was asked about whether the courts ever mandate that parents complete any programs to help build these skills. Truancy court and DSS at times can require parents to attend certain programs to enhance their parenting skills. A comment was made that it seems like a high percentage to have especially when we have such great resources (FAN, Family Table, etc.)that can help parents with these skills but the number of referrals to programs have been declining. It was also mentioned that a lot of the youth we serve have multiple needs and that they are having to prioritize what's most important because they can't do everything. So while a parent may need skill building, a child's mental health needs often takes priority. Continuum of Services Update—Each year as part of the Annual Plan, we update the Continuum of Services. Please review and advise of any corrections or edits. The following corrections were made: MH Services and SUD Services where changed from"available but difficult to access"to "available in the community"; Alternative School for Non-Suspended Students was removed because the schools are already listed; Communities in Schools was removed because they are no longer providing services in Orange county; Whitaker School is not available to Level III youth so the arrow was corrected; Wright School has such a long wait time and stringent criteria for admission that it was decided to change to "Available but difficult to access"; and Peer-to-Peer Mediation is a model that is no longer be used so it was decided to be removed. RFP—A question was asked about Nancy's new role with Orange County to determine what services she is/will be providing and where there are gaps so that programs who are looking to apply for funding within the assessment/treatment category know how to write their applications. The Council reviewed the RFP for requested program types and dates. Peggy Hamlett motioned for the RFP to be published as written and to include a program type description document and was seconded by Stephanie Jones. Motion carried unanimously. Funding Committee—Funding Committee will be meeting on Friday, March 23 and will be an all-day session. Agencies come in the morning to present their applications to the committee and they then hold a discussion in the afternoon to come to a consensus on funding recommendations to bring before the full board at the April meeting. This is a voluntary committee and all board members (without conflict of interest) are welcome to attend. Rebekah will send an email out asking for volunteers. Hot Topic Discussion • Where/how are Boomerang's numbers reported by the school systems for detentions? Tami will check-in with the school systems to see if she can get an answer. • Child&Adolescent Outpatient Services program has yet to receive any referrals. Carol shared the eligibility criteria: uninsured or underinsured(high deductible),undocumented. The funds can serve 5 kids, but as 3rd Quarter Accounting approaches, budget amendment may be made so that funds do not have to be paid back. Referrals can come from any JCPC program and do not have to be court involved youth.