2009 California Welfare and Institutions Code - Section 5694.7 :: Article 5. Policy Initiatives For Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children

5694.7.  When the director of mental health in a county is notified
pursuant to Section 319.1 or 635.1, or Section 7572.5 of the
Government Code about a specific case, the county mental health
director shall assign the responsibility either directly or through
contract with a private provider, to review the information and
assess whether or not the child is seriously emotionally disturbed as
well as to determine the level of involvement in the case needed to
assure access to appropriate mental health treatment services and
whether appropriate treatment is available through the minor's own
resources, those of the family or another private party, including a
third-party payer, or through another agency, and to ensure access to
services available within the county's program. This determination
shall be submitted in writing to the notifying agency within 30 days.
If in the course of evaluating the minor, the county mental health
director determines that the minor may be dangerous, the county
mental health director may request the court to direct counsel not to
reveal information to the minor relating to the name and address of
the person who prepared the subject report. If appropriate treatment
is not available within the county's Bronzan-McCorquodale program,
nothing in this section shall prevent the court from ordering
treatment directly or through a family's private resources.