The Family Wellness Court for Infants and Toddlers (FWC) is a collaboration between the Social Services Agency, the agency’s Department of Family and Children’s Services, Superior Court, Juvenile Defenders, the Department of Alcohol and Drug Services, the Mental Health Department, the District Attorney’s Office and FIRST 5 Santa Clara County.

The target population for the Family Wellness Court are pregnant women and mothers with children 0 to 3, whose abuse of methamphetamine and other substances have placed their children in or at risk of out-of-home placement.

The Family Wellness Court is an expansion and enhancement of Superior Courts’ Drug Dependency Treatment Court, which has been highly successful in assisting women to maintain sobriety, overcome personal obstacles, become better parents and reunify with their children.

FWC will assist women in substance abuse treatment and will ensure that their children receive in-depth developmental and behavioral assessments and services to improve their well-being. Other project goals are to prevent subsequent births of substance exposed newborns, to create a unified system of care for this target population and to implement this model across the dependency system.

Meeting Agenda, Notes and Minutes

2008 Strategic Planning Meeting Calendar

Meth Latest Knowledge, Latest Treatments Powerpoint

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FWC Goals

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FWC Program Model

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FWC Project Structure

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FWC Values

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FWC Overview

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