4685.2.
(a) The department shall establish a Family Wellness Pilot Program under which regional centers shall provide counseling and peer support group services to the families of regional center consumers.(b) Commencing with the 2024–25 fiscal year, families of regional center consumers who are three years of age or younger are eligible for services under the program.
(c) (1) The department shall evaluate the program’s effectiveness by looking at all of the following outcomes:
(A) Reduction in psychological distress of the individual and improvement in psychosocial functioning.
(B) Improvement in relational functioning of the family.
(C) Learning coping strategies for possible use in the future when another stress is encountered.
(D) Feasibility of virtual versus in-person counseling sessions.
(2) (A) The department shall submit a report on the evaluation to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2029.
(B) The report to be submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.