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a. Approve and authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign a no cost Data Sharing Agreement with The Regents of the University of California to share information pertaining to individual youth for the purpose of evaluating the Family and Me program for the period of September 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and
b. Authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three amendments to this Agreement that do not compass payment or significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
a. Approve and authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign a no cost Data Sharing Agreement with The Regents of the University of California to share information pertaining to individual youth for the purpose of evaluating the Family and Me program for the period of September 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and
b. Authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three amendments to this Agreement that do not compass payment or significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On February 11, 2025, the County of Monterey entered to an agreement with the City and County of San Francisco and Seneca Family of Agencies to provide placement and services to Commercially Sexually Exploited Children in Monterey County through a Pilot Continuum. The Pilot Continuum includes an emergency placement model, home-based placement model, and a short-term residential therapeutic program to increase placement stability and safety for youth in the program.
This agreement allows the County of Monterey to share data with the Regents of the University of California in order to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the home-based care component of the Pilot Continuum called Family & Me (“FAM”), as required by grant funding for the Pilot Continuum. The FAM evaluation aims to understand youth and caregiver experiences wit...
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