Supportive Housing: Ending the Cycle of Homelessness
Oct. 24, 2011 | 11:00 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
Of the more than 9,000 homeless people in the region, 25 percent suffer from mental illness.
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Course Trains First Responders to Handle Large Animals
Oct. 21, 2011 | 2:20 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
County Animal Services hosts a two-day pilot course to help first responders handle large animal emergencies.
How to Eliminate Your Home’s Drug Dealer
Oct. 21, 2011 | 12:32 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
They get them at local pharmacies. They buy them online. They steal them. However, most prescription drugs people use to get high come from their own or other people’s homes.
Giving Children a Healthy Smile
Oct. 20, 2011 | 8:39 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
First 5 San Diego’s oral health commercials earn the top Public Service Announcement award from the Public Relations Society of America.
Building a Better Life Through Education
Oct. 19, 2011 | 3:36 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County and partners are working to keep at-risk and foster youth out of gangs and get them into colleges.
County Awarded Grant to Help At-Risk Mothers
Oct. 18, 2011 | 3:13 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
A new grant award will help a program that serves at-risk mothers in the North Inland and North Coastal regions of San Diego County to expand to help more first time mothers.
VIDEO: Preventing Abusive Head Trauma
Oct. 18, 2011 | 10:38 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
The County wants parents and caregivers to understand the lifetime damage caused by Abusive Head Trauma, formerly known as Shaken Baby Syndrome, and learn steps to prevent it.