Section 4244.

The Director of State Hospitals shall enter into a contract with the successful bidder to provide services which shall include, but not be necessarily limited to, all of the following:

(a) Production and statewide dissemination of information to families regarding methods of obtaining and evaluating services needed by mentally disordered family members.

(b) Provision of timely advice, counseling, and other supportive services to assist families in coping with emotional stress and to enable them to care for or otherwise assist mentally disordered family members.

(c) Organizing family self-help services in local communities, accessible to families throughout the state.

(d) Conducting training programs for mental health practitioners and college and university students to inform current and future mental health professionals of the needs of families and methods of utilizing family resources to assist mentally disordered clients.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 107. Effective June 27, 2012.)