Pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 16521.6 and Assembly Bill 2083, Mendocino County has developed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting forth roles and responsibilities of specific agencies specified in AB 2083 that serve children and youth in foster care who have experienced severe trauma. These specific agencies include Mendocino County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services, Social Services, Family & Children's Services, Juvenile Probation, Mendocino County Office of Education and Redwood Coast Regional Center. The Mendocino County Superior Court serves in an advisory role. 

The purpose of the MOU is to ensure that children and youth in foster care receive coordinated, timely, and trauma informed services and that all public programs for children, youth and families provide services in an integrated, comprehensive, culturally responsive, evidence-based/best practice manner, regardless of the agency door by which children and families enter. The MOU partners are also committed to coordinating services to prevent entry into foster care, and to support transitions and exit from foster care programs.  

Please click the following link to read Mendocino County's AB 2083 MOU:  AB 2083 MOU

The AB 2083 Interagency Leadership Team (ILT) members:

• Bekkie Emery- Social Services Director
• Dwayne Nelson- Redwood Coast Regional Center Client Services Manager/ Intake Supervisor (2024 Vice Chair)
• Izen Locatelli- Chief Probation Officer
• Jena Conner- Family & Children's Services Deputy Director (2024 Chair)
• Dr. Jenine Miller- Behavioral Health & Recovery Services Director
• Nicole Glentzer- Mendocino County Office of Education Superintendent
• Hon. Carly Dolan- Mendocino County Juvenile Court Judge (advisory only)

Tribal Representatives:

• Alice Langton-Sloan, Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria Indian Child Welfare/Health & Human Services Director

The ILT meets quarterly by Zoom and interested individuals are encouraged to attend. The dates, times, Zoom link information and agendas will be posted here.