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Family Support

Focus Area and Project:

  • System involved families with substance use issues
  • Develop a coordinated countywide Family Wellness Plan (aka Plan of Safe Care) system that ensures a comprehensive medical, mental health and social service response to families in need

Co-Leads:

Sara Brown – First 5 Orange County

Kristen Stits  – County of Orange Social Services Agency

Abrazar Inc.

ACLU SoCal

AHMC Healthcare

All for Kids

Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center (AASCSC)

Azusa Pacific University

Bridge to Treatment

Cal Baptist

CalOptima Health

Casa Dela Familia

Casey Family Foundation

Children and Families Coalition

Children and Families Futures

Clarvida Behavioral Health OC

Coalition Of Orange County

Conejo Health

County of Orange Social Services Agency

Drug Policy Alliance

Families Together Orange County

FIR4E

First 5 Orange County

Genesis Program

Health Management Associates (HMA)

Health Right 360

Help Me Grow

Hoag Hospital

Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC)

Kaiser Permanente

KCS Inc.

KPC Health/KPC Global Medical Centers, Inc

Lighthouse Treatment

MAT Connect, Coalition of Orange County Community Clinics (COCCC)

MemorialCare

MOMS Orange County

Multi-Ethnic Collaborative of Community Agencies (MECCA)

OC Children’s Therapeutic Art Center (OCCTAC)

Office of Harold LaFlamme

Orange County Courts

Orange County Department of Education (OCDE)

Orange County Health Care Agency

Orange County Office of County Counsel

Orange County Office of the Public Defender

Perinatal Care Network

Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties (PPOSBC) 

Pretend City Children’s Museum

Prospect Medical

Providence Health Services

Providence St. Joseph’s Hospital Orange

Radiant Future

Rady Children’s Hospital/CHOC

Regional Center of Orange County (RCOC)

Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative OC

The Purpose of Recovery

University of California, Irvine

Vista Community Clinic (VCC)

  • The OC Summit: Improving Care for Families Affected by Substance Use was held on September 10, 2026. The Summit was a huge success with over 130 individuals from over 70 organizations participating in the one-day event at Freedom Hall.

    The Family Support Task Force developed a Family Wellness Plan Template which is now available to all providers via the EveryParentOC website: https://everyparentoc.org/providers/posc-provider-resources/

    The Family Support Task Force established four workgroups with specific goals:
    - FWP Coordination: Increase the coordination of care and the implementation of FWP by developing and implementing protocols between partners that formalize how partner agencies interact, serve, and improve outcomes for families impacted by parental substance use and infants effected by prenatal exposure to substances.
    - Data Collection and Exchange: Improve data collection and exchange with a racial/ethnic equity lens.
    - Hospital Focused: Create space for Orange County birthing hospitals to share ideas, plan, and focus on hospital specific issues that support the standardization and countywide implementation of the OC Family Wellness Plans in the hospital setting.
    - Workforce Training and Support: Equip providers with the knowledge and tools to support families effectively, ensuring they understand the value of the FWP and can address the needs of families without judgment.

For information about this task force, contact Sara Brown at sara.brown@first5.oc.gov and Kristen Stits at kristen.stits@ssa.ocgov.com

Contact the WE CAN Coalition at wecan@ssa.ocgov.com  to join our coalition or to find out more.

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