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County of Los AngelesCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
713 KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION. LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90012(213) 974-1101
http://cao. co .Ia .ca. us
DAVID E. JANSSENChief Administrative Offcer
Board of SupervisorsGLORIA MOLINAFirst District
September 25, 2006YVONNE B. BURKESecond District
lEV Y AROSLA VSKYThird District
DON KNABEFourth District
To: Mayor Michael D. AntonovichSupervisor Gloria MolinaSupervisor Yvonne B. BurkeSupervisor Zev YaroslavskySupervisor Don Knabe.
MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICHFifth Distrct
From: David E. JansseChief Administra .
SAFELY SURRENDERED BABY LA RECOMMEDATIONS - FINAL REPORT
On March 8, 2005, your Board adopted the Children's Planning Council's (CPC)recommendations to enhance implementation of the Safely Surrendered Baby (SSB)Law, California Health and Safety Code 1255.7. Additionally, your Board instructed myOffce to report back every six months, for 18 months, on the status of therecommendations. This serves as the final report on the progress of therecommendations.
During the past six months, March 2006 through September 2006, the following keyactivities occurred:
· SSB Public Information Workgroup: On May 31,2006, the Fourth District and theFire Department hosted a media event at Los Angeles County Fire Station 15 toreunite the family of a safely surrendered baby with the firefighters who accepted thebaby. Several media outlets throughout Los Angeles County covered the event toshowcase the positive way in which the SSB Law is working in Los Angeles County.
· Revised Training Curriculum on the SSB Law: On June 21, 2006, the ChiefAdministrative Offce (CAO) distributed a memorandum to department headsrequesting that all New Directions Task Force departments, especially those thathave direct contact with private health care providers and private health and humanservice professionals, develop a training plan to train and inform appropriate County
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"To Enrich Lives Through Effective And Caring Service"
Each SupervisorSeptember 25, 2006Page 2
staff on the Law. The Departments of Children and Family Services, Health
Services, and the Fire Department were to report back to the CAO in 60 days with atraining plan, which includes estimated completion dates to train the appropriate staffwithin their department.
· City of Vernon: On July 5, 2006, a motion was approved by your Boarddesignating the City of Vernon Fire Stations as Safe Surrender sites. The addition ofthe City of Vernon represents 100 percent participation of all non-volunteer firedepartments in Los Angeles County.
· Revised Print CampaiQn: The Fourth District provided funding to the CPC todesign the new SSB graphics, which were created by workgroup members fromCPC, Fire, Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN), CAO, and theDepartment of Mental Health, that wil be used for the revised SSB print campaignand website. The CAO is currently working with Fire who will become thepermanent host of the website.
A detailed matrix indicating the implementation status for each of the five adopted
recommendations is attached. County departments and their community partners,working on behalf of this important Law, will continue their efforts to secure private andcorporate funding to produce and distribute the revised public information materials,complete the training of the appropriate County staff identified in the attached plans,and provide key information to the public on the Law through the County's website,ww.babvsafela.orq.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me or yourstaff may contact Tiffany Wiliams at (213) 974-4134 or twilliamscæcao.lacounty.gov.
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Attachment (1)
c: Executive Officer, Board of Supervisors
County CounselChief Executive Officer, Children's Planning CouncilExecutive Director, First 5 LAExecutive Director, Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and NeglectSafe Haven Task Force
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Chi
ldre
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Plan
ning
Cou
ncil
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ter-
Age
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Cou
ncil
on C
hild
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sean
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riat
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titie
s, to
wor
k w
ith th
eCalifornia Department of Social
Ser
vice
s (C
DS
S),
Sta
te le
gisl
ator
s,and other stakeholders to support
SB 1
16 to
elim
inat
e th
e su
nset
provision in the Safely Surrendered
Bab
y (S
SB)
Law
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nia
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lth a
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oura
ge m
embe
rs o
f the
I 1.
com
mun
ity, e
spec
ially
hea
lth a
ndhu
man
ser
vice
s pr
ovid
ers
and
representatives of faith-based
organizations, to obtain information
abou
t how
they
can
, as
indi
vidu
als,
supp
ort m
othe
rs w
ho c
hoos
e to
saf
ely
surr
ende
r th
eir
babi
es.
safe
ly s
urre
nder
ed b
aby
law
_saf
e ha
ven
task
forc
e re
com
men
datio
n_fin
al r
prtW
ork
to e
nsur
ele
gisl
atio
n is
pas
sed
to e
limin
ate
the
suns
et p
rovi
sion
inth
e S
SB
Law
.
Inco
rpor
ate
am
essa
ge th
aten
cour
ages
mem
bers
of th
e co
mm
unity
tosu
ppor
t mot
hers
who
choo
se to
saf
ely
surr
ende
r th
eir
babi
es in
to a
ll S
SB
publ
ic in
form
atio
nan
d tr
aini
ng e
ffort
s.
LE
AD
:
CA
O
SUPP
OR
T:
ICA
N, D
A, C
PC
, and
CD
SS.
LE
AD
/SU
PPO
RT
:
All
depa
rtm
ents
part
icip
atin
g in
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
Rec
omm
enda
tions
3 an
d 4. Pag
e 1
of 7
Cou
nty-
spon
sore
d S
B 1
16 (
Dut
ton)
, whi
ch r
epea
ls th
e su
nset
dat
eon
the
SSB
Law
in o
rder
to p
erm
anen
tly p
rovi
de f
or th
e sa
fesu
rren
der
of in
fant
s as
an
alte
rnat
ive
to a
band
onm
ent,
was
sig
ned
by G
over
nor
Schw
arze
negg
er o
n O
ctob
er 7
, 200
5, a
nd b
ecam
eef
fect
ive
on J
anua
ry 1
, 200
6.
Mes
sagi
ng th
at e
ncou
rage
s m
embe
rs o
f the
com
mun
ity to
sup
port
mot
hers
who
cho
ose
to s
afel
y su
rren
der
thei
r ba
bies
is in
corp
orat
edin
to a
ll SS
B p
ublic
info
rmat
ion
and
trai
ning
eff
orts
thro
ugh
Rec
omm
enda
tions
3 a
nd 4
.
Rec
omm
enda
tion
3: T
he r
evis
ed tr
aini
ng c
urric
ulum
incl
udes
info
rmat
ion
that
enc
oura
ges
indi
vidu
als
to s
uppo
rt m
othe
rs w
hoch
oose
to s
afel
y su
rren
der
thei
r ba
bies
.
Rec
omm
enda
tion
4: T
he P
ublic
Info
rmat
ion
Wor
kgro
upin
corp
orat
ed n
ew m
essa
ging
into
all
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sed
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e C
AO
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nty
Cou
nsel
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Chi
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rs o
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rce,
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t 5 L
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tal A
ssoc
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n of
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ern
Cal
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ities
of
Lon
g B
each
and
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aden
a he
alth
depa
rtm
ents
, the
Cal
iforn
ia C
ounc
il of
Chu
rche
s, o
ther
faith
-bas
edor
gani
zatio
ns, a
nd k
ey s
take
hold
ers,
I 3
.to: a) revise and enhance the SSB
Law
trai
ning
with
info
rmat
ion
rega
rdin
gho
w in
divi
dual
s ca
n as
sist
mot
hers
who
cho
ose
to s
afel
y su
rren
der
thei
rbabies; b) provide the SSB
Law-related training to appropriate
County staff and promote and
encourage private health care
prov
ider
s, p
riva
te h
ealth
and
hum
anse
rvic
es p
rofe
ssio
nals
, cle
rgy,
and
I 4.
othe
r in
tere
sted
indi
vidu
als
topa
rtic
ipat
e in
the
trai
ning
to e
nhan
ceth
eir
abili
ties
to s
uppo
rt th
ese
mot
hers
with
in th
eir
com
mun
ities
; and
c)
info
rmal
l Cou
nty
empl
oyee
s of
the
SS
B L
awpa
rtic
ular
ly th
ose
prov
isio
ns r
elat
ed to
the responsibilities of, and legal
protection for individuals assisting with
a sa
fe s
urre
nder
.
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ly s
urre
nder
ed b
aby
law
_saf
e ha
ven
task
forc
e re
com
men
datio
n_fin
al r
prt
1. Revise and enhance
exis
ting
SS
B L
awtr
aini
ng c
urric
ulum
.
Det
erm
ine
and
deve
lop
appr
opri
ate
SS
B L
aw tr
aini
ng fo
rC
ount
y S
taff.
Prom
ote
and
enco
urag
e in
divi
dual
sin
the
com
mun
ity to
part
icip
ate
in tr
aini
ngto
enh
ance
thei
rab
ilitie
s to
sup
port
mot
hers
who
cho
ose
to s
afel
y su
rren
der
thei
r ba
bies
.
Dev
elop
cur
ricul
umfo
r C
ount
y tr
aine
rs to
trai
n al
l Cou
nty
empl
oyee
s on
the
resp
onsi
bilit
ies
of a
ndle
gal p
rote
ctio
ns fo
rin
divi
dual
s as
sist
ing
with
a s
afe
surr
ende
r.
LE
AD
:
ICA
N
SUPP
OR
T:
Dep
artm
ents
of
Chi
ldre
n an
d F
amily
Ser
vice
s (D
CF
S),
Hea
lth S
ervi
ces
(DH
S),
Cou
nty
Counsel, Mental
Hea
lth (
DM
H),
Fire
,P
ublic
Soc
ial S
ervi
ces
(DP
SS
), P
roba
tion,
DA
, CA
O, C
hild
Supp
ort S
ervi
ces
(CSS
D),
Per
inat
alA
dvis
ory
Cou
ncil-
Lea
ders
hip,
Adv
ocac
y, a
ndC
onsu
ltatio
n(P
AC
/LA
C),
Com
mun
ity C
hild
Abu
se C
ounc
ils,
Pas
aden
a P
ublic
Hea
lth D
epar
tmen
t,an
d th
e C
alifo
rnia
Cou
ncil
of C
hurc
hes.
Pag
e 2
of 7
A m
ulti-
agen
cy S
SB
Tra
inin
g C
omm
ittee
was
con
vene
d by
ICA
N to
revi
se a
nd e
nhan
ce th
e tr
aini
ng c
urric
ulum
for
use
by C
ount
y st
aff
and
thei
r co
mm
unity
par
tner
s to
pro
mot
e aw
aren
ess
rega
rdin
g th
eL
aw. C
onte
nt f
or th
is c
urri
culu
m in
clud
es:
· Fle
xibi
lity
for
use
by v
ario
us d
epar
tmen
ts/a
genc
ies;
· A "
core
" po
rtio
n fo
r us
e by
all
depa
rtm
ents
/age
ncie
s co
nsis
ting
ofba
ckgr
ound
info
rmat
ion
and
basi
c re
quire
men
ts o
f the
Law
, as
wel
l as
info
rmat
ion
on a
ssis
ting
othe
rs w
ith s
afe
surr
ende
rs; a
nd
· Illu
stra
tive
vign
ette
s an
d ha
ndou
ts.
On
June
21,
200
6, th
e re
vise
d S
SB
trai
ning
cur
ricul
um w
asdi
strib
uted
to a
ll D
epar
tmen
t Hea
ds. W
ith th
e re
leas
e of
the
new
trai
ning
cur
ricul
um, D
epar
tmen
t Hea
ds w
ere
requ
este
d to
info
rm a
llC
ount
y st
aff
of th
e SS
B L
aw. I
n ad
ditio
n, d
epar
tmen
ts w
ere
requ
este
d to
info
rm c
omm
unity
par
tner
s of
the
Law
, par
ticul
arly
priv
ate
heal
th a
nd h
uman
ser
vice
s pr
ofes
sion
als
and
cler
gy, t
oen
sure
that
mot
hers
who
cho
ose
to s
afel
y su
rren
der
thei
r ba
bies
have the opportunity to do so. The revised curriculum was also
dist
ribut
ed to
all
Saf
e H
aven
Tas
k F
orce
II a
nd S
SB
Tra
inin
gC
omm
ittee
mem
bers
. A c
amer
a re
ady
copy
of t
he c
urric
ulum
isavailable on the County's website at www.babvsafela.orq for
depa
rtm
ents
and
age
ncie
s to
dow
nloa
d fo
r th
eir
use.
DC
FS
, DH
S, a
nd F
ire w
ere
inst
ruct
ed to
rep
ort b
ack
to th
e C
AO
in60 days with a training plan, which includes estimated completion
'dat
es, t
o tr
ain
appr
opri
ate
staf
f w
ithin
thei
r de
part
men
ts a
nd to
deve
lop
agen
cy s
peci
fic tr
aini
ng m
odul
es fo
r st
aff t
hat c
ould
pote
ntia
lly h
ave
dire
ct c
onta
ct w
ith a
saf
ely
surr
ende
red
baby
. The
follo
win
g is
a s
umm
ary
of th
e tr
aini
ng p
lans
sub
mitt
ed b
y D
CFS
,D
HS
, and
Fire
. See
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ibits
for
com
plet
e tr
aini
ng p
lans
and
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25 s
essi
ons
will
be
offe
red
at tr
aini
ng lo
catio
nsth
roug
hout
the
Cou
nty
for
all C
hild
ren
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al W
orke
rs, S
uper
visi
ngC
hild
ren
Soc
ial W
orke
rs, a
nd M
anag
ers
for
the
follo
win
g pr
ogra
ms:
Em
erge
ncy
Res
pons
e, C
omm
and
Pos
t, H
otlin
e, A
dopt
ion,
Sen
sitiv
eC
ase
Uni
t, an
d B
oard
Rel
atio
ns. A
tota
l of 9
40 e
mpl
oyee
s w
ill b
etr
aine
d. T
he tr
aini
ng m
odul
e w
ill c
onsi
st o
f a tw
o ho
ur tr
aini
ngse
ssio
n.
The
trai
ning
cur
ricul
um w
ill b
e co
mpl
eted
by
Sep
tem
ber
15, 2
006.
The
trai
ning
rol
l-out
will
com
men
ce o
n O
ctob
er 9
, 200
6 an
d sh
ould
be c
ompl
eted
by
Nov
embe
r 30
, 200
6.
DH
S
DH
S ha
s al
read
y be
gun
educ
atin
g st
aff
on th
e SS
B L
aw. T
heM
ater
nal,
Chi
ld a
nd A
dole
scen
t Hea
lth P
rogr
am (
MC
AH
) un
der
Pub
lic H
ealth
Pro
gram
s an
d S
ervi
ces
cont
ract
ed w
ith th
e P
AC
/LA
Cto
dev
elop
a tr
aini
ng c
urric
ulum
and
del
iver
trai
ning
to s
peci
fical
lyas
sist
hos
pita
ls in
impl
emen
ting
the
SSB
Law
in L
os A
ngel
esC
ount
y. T
his
trai
ning
was
a c
olla
bora
tive
effo
rt b
y M
CA
H, I
CA
N,
DCFS, and PAC/LAC.
All
hosp
itals
in L
os A
ngel
es C
ount
y w
ith E
mer
genc
y D
epar
tmen
ts(o
ver
80 in
tota
l) w
ere
invi
ted
to th
e tr
aini
ng h
eld
June
20,
200
6 at
St. A
nne'
s M
ater
nity
Hom
e. O
bste
tric
al, E
duca
tion,
Soc
ial W
ork,
and
Em
erge
ncy
Dep
artm
ent p
erso
nnel
wer
e sp
ecifi
cally
targ
eted
for
the training. Approximately 140 people attended, 12 of
who
mre
pres
ente
d D
HS
sta
ff fr
om a
ll C
ount
y ho
spita
ls, a
nd in
clud
edC
linic
al S
ocia
l Wor
k, P
rena
tal,
Labo
r an
d D
eliv
ery,
Nur
sing
and
Em
erge
ncy
Dep
artm
ent P
erso
nneL
.
safe
ly s
urre
nder
ed b
aby
law
_saf
e ha
ven
task
forc
e re
com
men
datio
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al r
prt
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The
tim
elin
e to
iden
tify
and
trai
n/ed
ucat
e D
HS
sta
ff is
as
follo
ws:
· Add
info
rmat
ion
on S
SB to
new
hir
e ha
ndbo
oks
by O
ctob
er 3
1,20
06.
· Add
SSB
info
rmat
ion
to p
ayro
ll w
arra
nts
by N
ovem
ber
15, 2
006.
· Identify community partners in Networks and provide
oppo
rtun
ities
for
trai
ning
by
Oct
ober
15,
200
6.
· Tra
inin
g fo
r cl
inic
al s
taff
in id
entif
ied
serv
ice
area
s w
ill b
egin
by
Dec
embe
r 1,
200
6.
· Write an article for the monthly "Connections" employee
new
slet
ters
, as
wel
l as
hosp
ital a
nd o
ther
faci
liy n
ewsl
ette
rs b
yD
ecem
ber
15, 2
006.
Fire
A v
ideo
/DV
D b
ased
trai
ning
is b
eing
dev
elop
ed w
ith s
peci
fic tr
aini
ngm
odul
es fo
r F
ire p
erso
nnel
who
cou
ld p
oten
tially
hav
e di
rect
con
tact
with
a s
afel
y su
rren
dere
d ba
by. T
he tr
aini
ng w
ill b
e de
sign
ated
as
"man
dato
ry"
for
all p
erso
nneL
. The
DV
D a
nd tr
aini
ng w
ill b
ein
tegr
ated
into
New
Hire
Orie
ntat
ion
and
Rec
ruit
Tra
inin
g. In
addi
tion,
the
DV
D w
ill b
e av
aila
ble
on F
ire's
Intr
anet
.
The
SS
B L
aw T
rain
ing
Cur
ricul
um, d
istr
ibut
ed b
y th
e C
AO
will
be
avai
labl
e on
Fir
e's
Intr
anet
and
des
igna
ted
as "
sugg
este
d" r
eadi
ngfo
r al
l per
sonn
eL.
The
fol
low
ing
timel
ine
was
est
ablis
hed
for
vide
o pr
oduc
tion
and
trai
ning
:
· DV
D w
ill b
e re
ady
for
dist
ribu
tion
and
avai
labl
e on
the
depa
rtm
ent i
ntra
net b
y D
ecem
ber
1, 2
006.
safe
ly s
urre
nder
ed b
aby
law
_saf
e ha
ven
task
forc
e re
com
men
datio
n_fin
al r
prt
Pag
e 4
of 7
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. , R
ecoM
ME
ND
AT
ION
ReC
OM
ME
ND
AT
ION
4:
Inst
ruct
the
Fire
Chi
ef, i
n co
llabo
ratio
nw
ith th
e C
AO
and
Firs
t 5 L
A, t
ore
conv
ene
a S
SB
Law
Pub
licIn
form
atio
n W
orkg
roup
of
key
stak
ehol
ders
, inc
ludi
ng m
embe
rs o
fth
e N
ew D
irect
ions
Tas
k F
orce
, IC
AN
,re
ligio
us le
ader
s, m
edia
, com
mun
ityre
pres
enta
tives
, and
oth
er a
ppro
pria
telocal, regional, and State
orga
niia
tions
, to
eval
uate
the
Phas
e I
Pub
lic In
form
atio
n S
trat
egy
and
tore
com
men
d a
Pha
se II
Pub
licInformation Strategy, including a
timel
ine
and
cost
con
side
ratio
ns, a
ndreport back to the Board within
120
days
.
1. Develop and
impl
emen
t Pha
se II
Public Information
Wor
kpla
n th
atin
clud
es th
e fo
llow
ing
com
pone
nts:
Mes
sagi
ng, S
trat
egic
Par
tner
ship
s, M
edia
Part
ners
hips
and
Ear
ned
Med
ia, P
rint
Mat
eria
ls, a
nd th
eC
ount
y's
web
site
.
safe
ly s
urre
nder
ed b
aby
law
_sal
e ha
ven
task
forc
e re
com
men
datio
n_fin
al r
prt
LE
AD
:
Fire
SUPP
OR
T:
Fou
rth
Dis
tric
t, D
MH
,IC
AN
, DC
FS
, CA
O,
Waste Management,
City
of L
os A
ngel
esC
omm
issi
on fo
rC
hild
ren,
You
th a
ndTheir Families
(CC
YF
), a
ndF
irst 5
LA
.
Pag
e 5
of 7
· Inc
orpo
rate
SSB
trai
ning
into
New
Hir
e O
rien
tatio
n an
d R
ecru
itT
rain
ing
by D
ecem
ber
1, 2
006.
· Com
plet
ion
of tr
aini
ng b
y al
l sw
orn
and
civi
lian
pers
onne
l by
June
1, 2
007.
The
Fire
Dep
artm
ent c
onve
ned
the
SS
B P
ublic
Info
rmat
ion
Wor
kgro
up s
ever
al ti
mes
and
hel
d su
bseq
uent
bi-w
eekl
y co
nfer
ence
calls
to c
ontin
ue d
evel
opm
ent o
f the
Pha
se II
Pub
lic In
form
atio
nW
orkp
lan,
whi
ch w
as s
ubm
itted
to th
e B
oard
on
July
7, 2
005.
Fun
ding
to s
uppo
rt p
ublic
info
rmat
ion
activ
ities
is b
eing
pro
vide
dfr
om th
e F
ourt
h D
istr
ict,
addi
tiona
l fun
ding
sou
rces
are
als
o be
ing
identified. Progress in each of the following areas has been
achi
eved
:
Mes
saai
na
Sub
grou
p m
eetin
gs w
ere
held
to r
evie
w a
nd u
pdat
e sp
ecifi
c co
nten
tof
the
SS
B b
roch
ure,
pos
ter,
and
fact
she
et. T
he fi
nal c
onte
nt w
asde
velo
ped
and
inco
rpor
ated
into
the
new
des
ign
deve
lope
d by
CP
C.
Stra
tegi
c Pa
rtne
rshi
ps
A m
arke
ting
lette
r to
sol
icit
pote
ntia
l cor
pora
te o
r ch
arita
ble
foun
datio
n pa
rtne
rs w
as d
evel
oped
and
sub
mitt
ed to
the
Fou
rth
Dis
tric
t for
app
rova
l and
act
ion.
Med
ia P
artn
ersh
ips
and
Ear
ned
Med
ia
A m
edia
pla
n w
as d
evel
oped
to f
ocus
on
atta
inab
le m
edia
plac
emen
ts b
ased
on
SS
B-r
elat
ed e
vent
s. T
wo
maj
or p
ress
eve
nts
wer
e he
ld d
urin
g th
is ti
mef
ram
e:
SAFE
HA
VE
N..T
A.S
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RE
CQ
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EN
DA
TIQ
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. On May 3, 2006, a press conference was co-hosted by
Sup
ervi
sor
Don
Kna
be a
nd F
ire C
hief
P. M
icha
el F
reem
an in
resp
onse
to th
e M
ay 2
dis
cove
ry o
f an
aba
ndon
ed d
ecea
sed
baby
girl
foun
d in
a d
umps
ter
in N
ewha
lL. T
he p
ress
con
fere
nce
resu
lted
in s
ubst
antia
l bro
adca
st a
nd p
rint p
lace
men
ts.
· On
May
31,
200
6, a
hig
hly
succ
essf
ul m
edia
eve
nt w
as h
eld
tohi
ghlig
ht th
e S
SB
Law
invo
lvin
g th
e re
unio
n of
an
adop
tive
fam
ilyw
ith th
e fir
efig
htin
g cr
ew th
at r
ecei
ved
a sa
fely
sur
rend
ered
bab
ygi
rl o
n Ju
ne 1
9, 2
005.
Mor
e th
an 2
5 m
ajor
bro
adca
st h
its o
ver
a24
"hou
r pe
riod
wer
e ac
hiev
ed th
roug
hout
Los
Ang
eles
Cou
nty.
Con
tinua
l med
ia o
utre
ach
will
occ
ur o
n an
ong
oing
bas
is to
hig
hlig
htst
ory
angl
es. A
pub
lic s
ervi
ce a
nnou
ncem
ent i
s cu
rren
tly b
eing
deve
lope
d in
par
tner
ship
with
the
Aca
dem
y fo
r T
elev
isio
n A
rts
and
Sci
ence
s w
ith p
rodu
ctio
n se
t for
Fal
l 200
6.
A p
lann
ing
com
mitt
ee h
as b
een
conv
ened
to p
repa
re fo
r a
maj
orregional SSB conference in April 2007
to h
elp
info
rm a
nd e
duca
teke
y st
akeh
olde
r gr
oups
abo
ut S
SB
, inc
ludi
ng r
egio
nal m
edia
; thr
eeco
ordi
natin
g m
eetin
gs h
ave
been
hel
d.
Prin
t Mat
eria
ls
Ver
y lim
ited
supp
lies
of e
xist
ing
SSB
pri
nt m
ater
ials
(br
ochu
res,
wal
let c
ards
, and
pos
ters
from
orig
inal
info
rmat
ion
cam
paig
n) r
emai
nfr
om th
e Ju
ly 2
005
dist
ribut
ion
to C
ount
y de
part
men
ts a
nd a
genc
ies.
Wor
kgro
up m
embe
rs fr
om C
PC
, Fire
, CA
O, a
nd IC
AN
col
labo
rate
dto
pro
duce
a m
ore
com
pelli
ng g
raph
ic d
esig
n fo
r us
e on
all
SS
B p
rint
and
digi
tal m
ater
ials
, inc
ludi
ng a
new
bro
chur
e, p
oste
r, fa
ct s
heet
,an
d tr
aini
ng m
ater
ials
. CA
O P
ublic
Aff
airs
is s
eeki
ng p
rint
ing
serv
ices
from
the
She
riff's
Dep
artm
ent t
o al
levi
ate
cost
s.
safe
ly s
urre
nder
ed b
aby
law
_saf
e ha
ven
task
forc
e re
com
men
datio
n_fin
al r
prt
Pag
e 6
of 7
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N 5
:
Req
uest
the
Sup
erin
tend
ent o
fLo
s A
ngel
es C
ount
y O
ffce
ofE
duca
tion
(LA
CO
E)
to w
ork
with
CD
SS
and
the
Sta
te S
uper
inte
nden
t of
Pub
lic In
stru
ctio
n, S
tate
Boa
rd o
fE
duca
tion,
and
the
Cal
iforn
ia S
tate
Par
ent T
each
er A
ssoc
iatio
n (P
TA
) to
expe
dite
fin
aliia
tion
and
impl
emen
tatio
n of
cur
ricu
la o
n he
alth
ysexual development for middle and
high school students, that includes
information about pregnancy
prevention and teen pregnancy; the
SS
B L
aw, a
nd r
elin
quis
hmen
t for
adop
tion.
Usi
ng th
e ne
wly
cre
ated
SS
B c
ampa
ign
desi
gn, t
he c
onte
nt o
f the
SS
B W
ebsi
te, w
ww
.bab
vsaf
ela.
ora,
is c
urre
ntly
bei
ng r
evis
ed b
y F
ireto
ref
lect
the
new
des
ign
and
expa
nd th
e co
nten
t. F
ire w
ill b
ecom
eth
e pe
rman
ent h
ost a
nd p
rovi
de c
onsi
sten
t, tim
ely
upda
tes.
Con
tent
expansion plans include a digital press kit, down-Ioadable
prom
otio
nal m
ater
ials
, and
a p
erio
dica
lly r
elea
sed
elec
tron
icne
wsl
ette
r w
ith ta
rget
ed d
istr
ibut
ion
to k
ey s
take
hold
er g
roup
s.
1. Implement curriculum I LEAD:
on h
ealth
y se
xual
deve
lopm
ent,
I L
AC
OE
including information
on th
e S
SB
Law
inI
SUPP
OR
T:
middle and high
scho
ols.
I C
DSS
Info
rmat
iona
l mat
eria
ls h
ave
been
dis
trib
uted
to th
e 80
sch
ool
dist
rict
s in
the
Cou
nty
and
to a
ll PT
A's
. Sin
ce M
arch
200
5, th
eC
ount
y in
itiat
ed s
ever
al c
onta
cts
with
CD
SS to
enc
oura
gefi
nalii
atio
n of
the
curr
icul
um d
evel
oped
by
a co
ntra
ctor
and
toex
plor
e op
tions
for
impl
emen
ting
the
curr
icul
um in
sch
ools
. Sin
ceC
ount
y O
ffces
of E
duca
tion
do n
ot fo
rmul
ate
curr
icul
um a
nd in
lieu
of th
e C
DS
S m
ater
ials
whi
ch w
ere
not f
inal
iied,
LA
CO
E in
con
cert
with
the
Cou
nty
is c
urre
ntly
exp
lori
ng o
ther
opt
ions
to e
duca
test
uden
ts o
n th
e S
SB
Law
.
safe
ly s
urre
nder
ed b
aby
law
_saf
e ha
ven
task
forc
e re
com
men
datio
n_fin
al r
prt
Pag
e 7
of 7
T I I
August 29,2006
TO: Tiffany Wiliams, CAO
FROM: V. Gail Winston, DCFS
SAFE SURRENDER, DCFS TRAINING PLAN 2006-07
This is a training plan outlined for rolling out "Safely Surrendered Baby" (SSB)training to staff within the department. The target population to receive an in-depth, procedural training wil be all CSWs, SCSW and Managers for thefollowing programs:
Emergency Response: 480Command Post: 100Hotline: 150Adoption: 200Sensitive Case Unit: 5Board Relations 5Total: 940The training module wil consist of a two hour training session. The curriculumoutline is as follows:
i. Brief history and overview of Safe Surrender Law
II. Differences between Safe Surrender, Abandonment and Voluntary
RelinquishmentIII. Court Issues
IV. Hospital and Fire Department Responsibilities
V. DCFS Personnel ResponsibilitiesA. Hotline
B. Command PostJERC. Sensitive Case Unit
D. Board Relations
VI. Parent( s) reclaiming child (within 14 day period)
Approximately 25 sessions will be offered at varied training locations throughoutthe county. The training curriculum will be completed by September 15, 2006.The training rollout will commence on October 9,2006 and should be completedby November 30, 2006.
Tiffany Williams, CAOAugust 29,2006Page 2
Additionally, the training curriculum wil be modified and incorporated into theCSW Core Academy training for newly hired CSWs.
Further, the DCFS Policy Section wil develop an FYI Bulletin for distribution to allDCFS staff at all levels. The bulletin wil specifically outline "Safely SurrenderedBaby Law", and the internal procedures for ensuring staff adherence. The FYIwill be distributed via the department intranet system, posted on LA Kids,additionally, a memo wil be sent to all managers indicating the importance of thelaw and directive to ensure that all staff are aware of the law.
If there is any additional information required, you may call me at (562) 903-5128or email meatvwinstjrtdcfs.co.la.ca.us.
Thank you.
TR
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ING
PL
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ucat
e D
HSs
taff
abo
ut th
e Sa
fely
Sur
rend
ered
Bab
y L
aw u
tilzi
ng th
e re
vise
d "H
ospi
tal R
espo
nse"
cur
ricu
lum
ada
pted
by
PAC
ILA
C.
Pha
se O
ne
OB
JEC
TIV
E: T
o id
entif
y po
tent
ial v
endo
rs to
cond
uct l
arge
sca
ie tr
aini
ng f
or D
epar
tmen
t of
Hea
lthSe
rvic
es (
DH
S) s
taff
, inc
ludi
ng p
enna
nent
Cou
nty
and
cont
ract
sta
ff.
OB
JEC
TIV
E: T
o id
entif
y cl
inic
al s
taff
(e,
g.E
mer
genc
y M
edic
ine,
Obs
tetr
ics/
Gyn
ecol
ogy,
Lab
or &
Del
iver
y, P
rena
tal,
Pedi
atri
c an
d So
cial
Wor
k) in
DH
Sho
spita
ls a
nd c
ompr
ehen
sive
hea
lth c
ente
rs.
OB
JEC
TIV
: To
iden
tify
non-
clin
ical
sta
ff r
equi
ring
trai
ning
, beg
inni
ng w
ith P
atie
nt F
inan
cial
Ser
vice
sW
orke
rs (
PFSW
) an
d O
ffce
of
Publ
ic S
afet
y
(OPS
)/C
ount
y Po
lice
as w
ell a
con
trac
t sec
urity
guar
ds.
OB
JEC
TIV
: To
asse
ss h
ow to
inco
rpor
ate
port
ions
of th
e SS
B L
aw c
urrc
ulum
into
exi
stin
g N
ursi
ngO
rien
tatio
n at
Cou
nty
hosp
itals
. Con
trac
t nur
ses
wil
be in
clud
ed in
trai
ning
.
OB
JEC
TIV
: To
deve
lop
a D
HS
Staf
f E
duca
tion
Cou
ncil
with
SSB
Law
trai
ning
rol
l out
as
a pr
iori
tyar
ea o
f di
scus
sion
.
ÌÌPL
EM
EN
TA
-T:r
ON
A;è
tiVli,
':mS"
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IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVTY:
Con
tact
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
uman
Res
ourc
es,
ISD
and
oth
er in
tern
al p
rogr
am o
ffce
s fo
ras
sist
ance
with
loca
ting
vend
ors.
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N A
CT
IVIT
Y:
Con
tact
Pub
lic H
ealth
Pro
gram
to a
sses
sw
ho h
as b
een
trai
ned
sinc
e it'
s no
w a
sep
arat
ede
parm
ent.
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N A
CT
IVIT
Y:
Con
duct
a d
ata
quer
y of
iden
tifie
d se
rvic
ear
eas
thro
ugho
ut D
HS
and
num
ber
ofpe
nnan
ent a
nd c
ontr
act s
taff
in th
ose
area
s.
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N A
CT
IVIT
Y:
Con
duct
a d
ata
quer
y of
num
ber
of P
FSW
and
OPS
/Cou
nty
Polic
e an
d se
curi
ty g
uard
sin
DH
S fa
cilit
ies,
IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVTY:
Con
sult
with
Nur
sing
Edu
catio
n at
all
Cou
nty
hosp
itals
to d
eter
mne
the
cont
ent a
nd le
ngth
of training.
IMPL
EM
EN
T A
TIO
N A
CT
IVIT
Y:
Dev
elop
a li
st o
f po
tent
ial m
embe
rs in
clud
ing
Tra
inin
g C
oord
inat
ors
and
Nur
se E
duca
tors
at
all D
HS
faci
litie
s,
TlM
EL
INE
: By
9/15
/06,
iden
tify
pote
ntia
l ven
dors
.
TIM
EL
INE
: By
9/15
/06,
cont
act M
ater
nal,
Chi
ld &
Ado
lesc
ent P
rogr
am O
ffce
tode
term
ne th
e T
rain
ing
Pla
nfo
r PH
sta
ff.
TIM
EL
INE
: By
9/15
/06,
iden
tify
the
key
clin
ical
sta
ffre
quiri
ng tr
aini
ng.
TIM
EL
INE
: By
9/15
/06,
iden
tify
the
tota
l num
ber
ofno
n-cl
inic
al s
taff
req
uiri
ngtr
aini
ng,
TIM
EL
IN: B
y 10
/1/0
6,m
eet w
ith N
ursi
ng E
duca
tion.
TIM
EL
IN: B
y 10
/15/
06,
conv
ene
the
firs
t mee
ting
ofth
e D
HS
Staf
f E
duca
tion
Cou
nciL
.
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AL
UA
TIO
N: V
endo
rs w
ill b
e as
sess
ed f
orex
peri
ence
in d
eliv
erin
g tr
aini
ng in
ahe
alth
care
sys
tem
as
wel
l as
for
cost
.
EV
AL
UA
TIO
N: T
rain
ing
Plan
will
be
eval
uate
d fo
r st
aff
who
hav
e al
read
y be
entr
aine
d an
d ye
t to
be tr
aine
d.
EV
AL
VA
TIO
N: S
prea
dshe
ets
of s
ervi
cear
eas
and
num
ber
of p
ersö
nnel
wil
bean
alyz
ed k
ept o
n fi
e.
EV
AL
VA
TIO
N: S
prea
dshe
ets
of s
ervi
cear
eas
and
num
ber
of p
erso
nnel
wil
bean
alyz
ed k
ept o
n fi
e.
EV
AL
VA
TIO
N: C
opie
s of
mee
ting
agen
das,
min
utes
san
d si
gn-i
n sh
eets
wil
be k
ept o
n fi
e.
EV
AL
VA
TIO
N: C
opie
s of
mee
ting
agen
das,
minutes, and sign-in sheets wil be kept on fie.
OB
JEC
TIV
: To
iden
tify
the
optim
al m
etho
dolo
gyIM
PLE
ME
NT
AT
ION
AC
TIV
ITY
:T
IME
LlN
E: B
y 11
11/0
6,E
V A
LV
A T
ION
: Cop
ies
of m
eetin
g ag
enda
s,
for
trai
ning
the
clin
ical
sta
ff (
clas
sroo
m, s
elf-
stud
y,D
iscu
ss th
e m
etho
dolo
gy f
or tr
aini
ng a
t DH
Sid
entif
y th
e m
etho
d to
del
iver
sign
-in
shee
ts a
nd m
inut
es o
f m
eetin
g w
il be
Intr
anet
, etc
.).
Sta
ff E
duca
tion
Cou
nciL
.training in key service areas.
kept
on
fie.
IMPL
EM
EN
T A
TIO
N A
CT
IVIT
Y:
EV
AL
VA
TIO
N: T
abul
ate
resp
onse
s to
Con
duct
an
info
rmal
nee
ds a
sses
smen
t of
the
TIM
EL
lNE
: By
11/1
/06,
dete
rmne
the
optim
al m
etho
d to
del
iver
optim
al m
etho
d to
rea
ch c
linic
al s
taff
inid
entif
y th
e m
etho
d to
del
iver
trai
ning
clin
ical
sta
ff.
iden
tifie
d se
rvic
e ar
eas.
(A
Nur
se M
anag
ertraining in key service areas.
has
sugg
este
d m
anda
tory
sta
ff m
eetin
gs to
cond
uct t
rain
ing)
.
OB
JEC
TIV
: To
post
the
P A
C/L
AC
CD
on
faci
lity
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N A
CT
IVIT
Y:
EV
AL
VA
TIO
N: T
abul
ate
resp
onse
s to
Intr
anet
s.T
o m
eet w
ith I
nfor
mat
ion
Syst
ems
Man
ager
sT
IME
LlN
E: B
y 11
11/0
6,to
ass
ess
the
feas
ibili
ty o
f po
stin
g th
e C
D o
npo
st C
D to
Intr
anet
s to
allo
wde
term
ne th
e op
timal
met
hod
to d
eliv
er
faci
lity
Intr
anet
s.fo
r se
lf-d
irec
ted
lear
ng a
s an
trai
ning
clin
ical
sta
ff.
alte
rnat
e m
ode
of tr
aini
ngO
BJE
CT
IV: T
o be
gin
trai
ning
clin
ical
sta
ff.
deliv
ery.
IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVTY:
EV
AL
VA
TIO
N: A
ttend
ance
rec
ords
, tra
inin
gD
evel
op c
lass
ann
ounc
emen
tsT
IME
LIN
: By
12/1
/06,
tran
scri
pts
and
clas
s ev
alua
tions
will
be
kept
begi
n tr
aini
ng c
linic
al s
taff
inon
fie
. Ths
wil
be c
ompa
red
agai
nst t
otal
Sche
dule
cla
sses
for
ser
vice
are
as w
ith f
irst
identified service areas.
num
ber
of p
erso
nnel
in e
ach
clin
ical
ser
vice
prio
rity
and
ava
ilabi
lity.
area
.O
BJE
CT
IV: T
o be
gin
trai
ning
PFS
W, O
PS/C
ount
yE
V A
LV
A T
ION
: Atte
ndan
ce r
ecor
ds, t
rain
ing
Polic
e an
d se
curi
ty g
uard
s.IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVTY:
Dev
elop
cla
ss a
nnou
ncem
ents
and
sen
d e-
TIM
EL
IN: B
y 12
/1/0
6,tr
ansc
ript
s an
d cl
ass
eval
uatio
ns w
ill b
e ke
pton fie. Ths wil be compared against total
mai
l bla
sts
and
dist
ribut
e fly
ers.
begi
n tr
aini
ng c
linic
al s
taff
innu
mbe
r of
per
sonn
el in
eac
h se
rvic
e ar
ea.
identified service areas.
Sche
dule
cla
sses
for
ser
vice
are
as w
ith f
irst
prio
rity
and
ava
ilabi
lity.
ssbl
sow
06T
RA
ININ
G P
LA
N
Goa
l No.
1: T
o ed
ucat
e D
HS
staf
f ab
out t
he S
afel
y Su
rren
dere
d B
aby
Law
util
zing
the
revi
sed
"Hos
pita
l Res
pons
e" c
urri
culu
m a
dapt
ed b
y PA
CIL
AC
.
Phas
e T
wo
OB
JEC
TIV
E: T
o id
entif
y al
l oth
er n
on-c
linic
al s
taff
requ
irin
g tr
aini
ng, i
nclu
ding
Env
iron
men
tal S
ervi
ces
(EV
S)
and
Fac
ilitie
slP
lant
Man
agem
ent s
taff
(FM
).
OB
JEC
TIV
E: T
o id
entif
y op
timal
met
hodo
logy
for
trai
ning
the
EV
S an
d PM
sta
ff.
OB
JEC
TIV
E: T
o st
anda
rdiz
e N
ew E
mpl
oyee
Ori
enta
tion
(NE
O)
acro
ss D
HS
hosp
itals
and
inco
rpor
ate
SSB
Law
cun
icul
um th
ereo
f.
OB
JEC
TIV
: To
dist
ribu
te p
ayro
ll w
aran
ts w
ithin
form
atio
n on
SSB
Law
.
OB
JEC
TIV
E: T
o in
clud
e SS
B L
aw in
form
atio
n an
dtr
aini
ng a
vaila
bilit
y in
mon
tWy
"Con
nect
ions
"em
ploy
ee n
ewsl
ette
r as
wel
l as
hosp
ital a
nd o
ther
faci
lity
new
slet
ters
.
OB
JEC
TIV
E: T
o re
view
New
born
Aba
ndon
men
t
IMPL
EM
EN
T A
TIO
N A
CT
IVIT
Y:
Con
duct
a d
ata
quer
y of
num
ber
of E
VS
and
FM
sta
ff D
HS
faci
litie
s.
IMPL
EM
EN
T A
TIO
N A
CT
IVT
Y:
Dis
cuss
the
met
hodo
logy
for
trai
ning
at D
HS
Sta
ff E
duca
tion
Cou
nciL
.
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N A
CT
IVIT
Y:
Con
duct
an
info
rmal
nee
ds a
sses
smen
t of
supe
rvis
ory
staf
f.
IMPL
EM
EN
T A
TIO
N A
CT
IVIT
Y:
Mee
t with
Hum
an R
esou
rce
Man
ager
s to
disc
uss
addi
ng S
SB
Law
ele
men
ts to
NE
O
agen
da a
nd H
ospi
tal O
rien
tatio
n H
andb
ooks
.
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N A
CT
IVIT
Y:
Ens
ure
all H
ospi
tal O
rien
tatio
n H
andb
ooks
incl
ude
elem
ents
of
SSB
Law
cun
icul
um.
IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVTY:
Con
tact
Pay
roll
Dep
arm
ent a
nd p
rovi
de th
em
essa
ge to
em
ploy
ees
abou
t SSB
Law
.
IMPL
EM
EN
T A
TIO
N A
CT
IVT
Y:
Con
tact
Off
ce o
f C
omm
unic
atio
ns to
dete
rmne
whe
n th
e ar
icle
may
app
ear.
IMPL
EM
EN
T A
TIO
N A
CT
IVIT
Y:
TIM
EL
INE
: By
9/1/
06,
idèn
tify
the
tota
l num
ber
ofE
VS
and
FM
sta
ff in
DH
Sfa
cilit
ies.
TIM
EL
INE
: By
11/1
/06,
iden
tify
the
met
hod
to d
eliv
ertr
aini
ng f
or E
VS
and
FMst
aff.
TIM
EL
IN: B
y 10
/31/
06,
stan
dard
ize
NE
O to
incl
ude
com
pone
nts
of S
SB L
awcu
nicu
lum
.
TIM
EL
INE
: By
10/3
1/06
,ad
d S
SB
Law
to H
andb
ooks
.
TIM
EL
IN: B
y 11
/15/
06,
dist
ribut
e pa
yrol
l war
ants
toal
l DH
S s
taf.
TIM
EL
IN: B
y 12
/15/
06,
write an aricle for
"Con
nect
ions
."
EV
AL
UA
TIO
N: S
prea
dshe
ets
of s
ervi
cear
eas
and
num
ber
of p
erso
nnel
wil
bean
alyz
ed.
EV
AL
UA
TIO
N: C
opie
s of
mee
ting
agen
qas,
sign
-in
shee
ts a
nd m
inut
es o
f m
eetin
g w
il be
kept
on
file.
EVALUATION: Copies of
responses wil be
tabu
late
d an
d ke
pt o
n fil
e.
EV
ALU
A T
ION
: NE
O A
gend
a w
il be
fina
lized
.
EVALUATION: Copies of
Han
dboo
ks w
illbe
kep
t on
fie.
EV
AL
UA
TIO
N: S
ampl
e of
war
ant m
essa
gew
il be
kep
t on
fie.
EV
ALU
A T
ION
: Cop
ies
of N
ewsl
ette
r w
il be
on f
ile. N
umbe
r of
cal
ls/in
quir
ies
mad
e fo
rtr
aini
ng w
il be
doc
umen
ted.
EV
AL
UA
TIO
N: C
opie
s of
New
slet
ter
will
be
polic
ies
for
all D
HS
hosp
itals
and
Com
preh
ensi
veT
o re
view
hos
pita
l and
Com
preh
ensi
veT
IME
LIN
: By
12/1
5/06
,on
fie
. Num
ber
of c
alls
/inqu
irie
s m
ade
for
Hea
lth C
ente
rs.
Hea
lth C
ente
r po
licie
s fo
r ap
plic
abilt
y,re
view
New
born
trai
ning
wil
be d
ocum
ente
d.ac
cura
cy, a
nd a
dher
ence
to th
e cu
rren
t SSB
Aba
ndon
men
t Pol
icie
s an
dL
aw a
s w
rtte
n.re
vise
if n
eces
sar.
OB
JEC
TIV
:T
o pl
ace
SS
B L
aw p
oste
rs in
Eng
lish
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N A
CT
IVIT
Y:
EVALUATION: A log of
mat
eria
ls m
aile
d to
and Spanish
thro
ugho
ut th
e D
HS
Hos
pita
l Em
erge
ncy
All
faci
litie
s w
il be
con
tact
ed f
or a
dditi
onal
TIM
EL
INE
: By
12/1
5/06
,fa
cilit
ies
wil
be m
aint
aine
d.D
epar
tmen
ts, L
abor
and
Del
iver
y ar
eas
and
faci
lity
mat
eria
ls n
eede
d. L
itera
ture
wil
also
be
diss
emin
ate
addi
tiona
l wri
tten
lobb
ies.
avai
labl
e in
Eng
lish
and
Span
ish
in th
e D
HS
mat
eria
ls to
faci
litie
s.fa
cilit
y lo
bbie
s. B
roch
ures
and
car
ds a
re a
lso
disp
laye
d in
som
e bu
t not
all
of th
e H
uman
Res
ourc
es' o
ffce
s; th
eref
ore,
a p
lan
wil
befo
r al
l fac
ilitie
s to
hav
e th
ese
mat
eria
lsav
aila
ble
for
staf
f.
ssbl
lsow
TR
AIN
ING
PL
AN
Goa
l No.
2: T
o no
tify
and
crea
te a
war
enes
s am
ong
com
mun
ity p
artn
ers
abou
t the
Saf
ely
Surr
endë
red
Bab
y L
aw a
nd a
vaila
bilty
of
trai
ning
and
Spe
aker
s B
urea
u.
Phas
e T
hree
OB
.JE
CT
iy: T
o id
entif
y co
mm
unity
par
ners
, loc
alhe
alth
and
hum
an s
ervi
ce p
rovi
ders
and
cle
rgy
inho
spita
l net
wor
ks.
IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVTY:
Con
tact
the
Sr. C
omm
unity
Rel
atio
ns L
iais
onan
d Pu
blic
Inf
orm
atio
n O
ffce
rs a
t Cou
nty
hosp
itals
to a
sses
s co
mm
unity
con
tact
s an
den
sure
they
are
aw
are
of tr
aini
ngop
port
uniti
es a
nd I
CA
N S
peak
ers
Bur
eau.
TIM
EL
IN: B
y 10
/15/
06,
iden
tify
com
mun
ity p
arne
rsin
Net
wor
ks.
EV
ALU
A T
ION
: Mai
ntai
n a
log
of o
utre
ach
to c
omm
unity
par
ners
and
trai
ning
pro
vide
d or
referrals for training.
IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVTY:
Con
tact
IC
AN
to d
eter
nne
if a
ny C
ount
yfa
cilit
ies
have
util
ized
the
Spea
kers
Bur
eau.
T I I
PL
Safely Surrendered Baby (SSB)
Training Plan
BACKGROUND
In order to develop a training plan to address the revised procedures on the handling a safelysurrendered babies at fire stations, a sub-committee from the Los Angeles County Safe SurrenderedBaby Training Committee was formed and met in February, 2006. With input from Chief Metro, it wasdetermined that a video/ DVD based training was the preferred delivery mode.
A video script, which incorporated updated information about the SSB Law and Fire Departmentspecific, internal procedures, was written. During the meeting, the SSB Fire Training Committeedecided to incorporate input from individuals involved in actual safe surrenders into the video scriptdevelopment and to include them in re-enactments of safe surrenders and vignettes. The video willbe approximately 30 minutes in length.
WHO
The SSB Fire Training Committee members are:
· Cori Lee, Training and Communications Specialist, LA County Fire - Project Team Lead· Chief Michael Flocks, LA County Fire
· Tiffany Williams, Chief Administrative Office
· Cathy Sabag, Child Support Services· Tish Sleeper, Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN)
ISSUES
The Chief Administrative Officer, David E. Janssen, has requested that our department submit a planto train appropriate staff within our department and develop Fire Department specific modules for ourstaff who could potentially have direct contact with a safely surrendered baby.
CURRENT STATE
· Requested production time from LACoFD Video Production Unit.· Finalizing script for video production
PROPOSED TIMELINE
Script finalizationVideo production completion
September 30, 2006October 30,2006
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Training Plan
PROPOSED TIMELINE (Continued)
Video review and approval of final versionVideo distribution on DVD format department intranetIncorporation of SSB training into New Hire Orientation and Recruit trainingCompletion of training by all sworn and civilian personnel
November 15, 2006December 1,2006December 1, 2006June 1,2007
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. To review the Safe Surrender Baby Law with all sworn personneL.
2. To review the Safe Surrender Baby Policy & Procedures with all sworn personneL.
3. To demonstrate proper use of forms to be used when a baby is surrendered at a fire stationwith all sworn personneL.
IMPLEMENTATION
1. Distribution to all BTO's, through their Battalion Chiefs, each Battalion Chief will receive thelesson plan for their BTO.
2. Since this is an overview of a policy which all sworn personnel have already received, there isno need for a "Train the Trainer" course.
3. BTO's or a Department member designated by the Battalion Chief will present this informationto all sworn personnel at a Battalion leveL.
4. All sworn personnel assigned to a 40-hour week will receive this information through theirBattalion Chiefs.
5. All sworn Executive Staff members will receive this information through the Training ServicesSection.
6. Civilian personnel should view the video as procedural information, even though they are not
directly involved in safe surrenders at stations. This should be completed during the months ofNovember and December of 2006. This information will be presented via the Intranet.
7. The SSB video will need to be integrated into New Hire Orientation and Recruit Training.
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Safely Surrendered Baby (SSB) *', :~r,;. _:
Training Plan
8. The Safely Surrender Baby (SSB) Law and Prevention of Infant Abandonment TrainingCurriculum, developed for County departments other than Fire, will be available on the intranetand will be designated as "suggested reading" for sworn and civilian personneL.
9. If approval of the script and distribution on DVD is received prior to the end of September, allsworn personnel will receive SSB training during the last quarter of 2006, in November andDecember.
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