child well-being

COUNTY'S CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES ONE YEAR OF TRANSFORMATION, ACHIEVEMENTS

By Cassie N. Saunders, County of San Diego Communications Office
 
July 25, 2024 (San Diego) -- The department uses data and insights from subject-matter experts and has caught the attention of advocates around the world. 
 
In its first year, the Child and Family Well-Being Department (CFWB) reduced the number of children in foster care by nearly 12 percent. For children who did need the protection of foster care, 44 percent were placed with relatives—marking a 10 percent increase over the previous year. 
 
Child and Family Well-Being was created by merging the First 5 Commission and Child Welfare Services.  

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CALIF. RANKS 37TH IN NATION FOR CHILD WELL-BEING

 

By Suzanne Potter, California News Service

June 13, 2017 (Los Angeles) -- California has made major strides in getting kids insured, but still ranks only 37th in the nation for overall child well-being due to persistent pockets of poverty, according to the latest KIDS COUNT Data Book, out today from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.


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REPORT FINDS CA 38TH IN CHILD WELL-BEING NATIONWIDE

 

By Suzanne Potter, Public News Service

July 24, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) - California is ranked 38th in the nation in overall child well-being, according to the Kids Count Data Book, released today by the nonprofit Annie E. Casey Foundation.


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