County to Apply for State Funds to Help Homeless People
Oct. 9, 2018 | 1:57 PMThe County Board of Supervisors voted today to allow the Health and Human Services Agency to apply for state emergency funds to address homelessness in the region.
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County Seeks Input on Drug Abuse, Mental Health Issues
Oct. 5, 2018 | 4:00 PMDrug abuse. Mental illness. School violence. If you’ve been affected or are concerned about these and other behavioral health issues, the County Health and Human Services Agency wants to hear from you.
New County Budget Takes on Region’s Challenges
May 8, 2018 | 4:11 PMCounty government works hard to keep its 3 million residents healthy, safe and thriving. But like many regions this size, there are challenges. The County of San Diego’s new recommended budget stands ready to meet these challenges head on.
VIDEO: County Seeks $25 Million To Address Affordable Housing Crisis
Jun. 12, 2017 | 3:24 PMThe Board of Supervisors will soon look at three ideas designed to help get the homeless into homes. County Supervisors Ron Roberts and Dianne Jacob today unveiled the three initiatives to spur the building, renovation and acquisition of affordable housing and stem the growing tide of homelessness.
VIDEO: Results of Annual Count of Homeless Announced
Apr. 20, 2017 | 5:29 PMThe annual count of San Diego County’s homeless population found 9,116 people living on the streets or in shelters, a 5 percent increase from last year. Results were released Thursday from the Point-in-Time Count held in the early morning hours of January 27, 2017. The effort is organized by the Regional Task Force on the […]
County Director Appointed to State Initiative on Homelessness
Feb. 21, 2017 | 11:48 AMThe director of the County Health and Human Services Agency’s Behavioral Health Services department has been appointed by Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. to the No Place Like Home advisory committee.