Families
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County of San Diego Child Welfare Services is transforming into the Child and Family Well-Being Department, expanding its focus to keeping families intact and thriving.
Families
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The County Board of Supervisors received an in-depth look today at how the Strong Families, Thriving Communities initiative has improved the lives of minority families interacting with the County’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
Government
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The County Board of Supervisors adopted a budget Tuesday for fiscal year 2019-2020 that underscores its commitment to helping the region’s most vulnerable residents.
Health
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved creating a new board to enhance the ability of the County to prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect on Tuesday.
Public Safety
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A new awareness campaign that shines light on methods sex traffickers use to recruit victims launched this week in San Diego County. The County’s District Attorney’s Office and Child Welfare Services are partnering with the anti-human trafficking organization, Abolitionist Mom, to help promote the public service ads. They will appear on billboards, poster boards, transit shelter displays and in radio public service announcements beginning this week as part of an education effort called Disrupt Sex Trafficking.