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Committee backs bill to place domestic-violence consultants in child-welfare offices
Summary
AB 779 would expand a pilot that places domestic-violence consultants inside child welfare offices; supporters said the model reduces inappropriate neglect findings against survivors and helps keep families together safely. The committee passed the bill as amended.
Assemblymember Lackey presented AB 779, a bill to authorize and scale a model that places domestic-violence consultants in Department of Child and Family Services offices to assist social workers in real time.
Supporters described the Antelope Valley pilot — a collaboration between the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services and Desert Oasis…
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