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VIDEO: Be a Resource Parent for a Child in Need

| 10:05 AM

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There are children in San Diego who have experienced neglect, abuse, tragedy and abandonment. These children are from every race, ethnicity, culture, and age group and are in desperate need of a safe and loving home. They need the support of a resource parent until they can safely reunify with their families or establish other […]

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Special Ceremony Honors Abused and Neglected Children

| 1:57 PM

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The County’s Child Welfare Services and its partners held a moment of silence and a special flag raising ceremony Friday to honor the more than 1,700 children who die in the U.S. each year as a result of abuse, violence and neglect.

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VIDEO: Flag Raising Ceremony Honors Abused and Neglected Children

| 5:08 PM

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A special flag is flying over the Polinsky Children’s Center to honor children who have died due to abuse, violence and neglect. 

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Board Receives Update on Initiative to Improve Child Abuse Hotline

| 12:26 PM

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The County Board of Supervisors received an update Tuesday about efforts to improve the system used to take and process calls reporting child abuse.