COMING UP NEXT ON HEADLINE HUMBOLDT, THE EUREKA CITY.

COUNCIL THIS WEEK RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON ITS EFFORTS TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS WHILE ALSO ESTABLISHING A NEW HOUSING FUND.

WE'LL HAVE THE DETAILS.

ALSO, JAN BRAMLETT AND CINDY SUTCLIFFE FROM THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COORDINATING COUNCIL OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY JOIN US TO TALK ABOUT CHILD ABUSE IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND WHAT'S BEING DONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

COMING UP NOW ON HEADLINE HUMBOLDT.

FROM THE TOP OF HUMBOLDT HILL, THIS IS HEADLINE HUMBOLDT.

I'M JAMES FAULK.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

WHEN YOU'RE A PARENT, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, YOU BECOME AN EXPERT AT MONITORING YOUR CHILD, BOTH THEIR RELATIVE HAPPINESS AS INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS AND IN TRYING TO GAUGE HOW THE WIDER WORLD IS IMPACTING THEM.

CHILDREN ARE IMPRESSIONABLE, SUBJECT TO THE WHIMS AND ATTITUDES OF THOSE ADULTS AROUND THEM AS WELL AS THEIR BROADER COMMUNITY OF PEERS AND PLAYMATES.

THEY FACE ALL THIS WHILE TRYING TO NAVIGATE A VERY COMPLICATED AND OFTEN TRAUMATIC WIDER WORLD.

WHILE EACH CHILD IS AN ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE AND MIRACULOUS PERSONALITY ALL BY THEMSELVES, THEY ALSO FORM A VIVID REFLECTION OF THE WORLD AND PEOPLE FROM WHICH THEY'VE SPRUNG.

IN MOST FAMILIES, MOST OF THE TIME, THAT MEANS THEY'LL HAVE THE SAME ACCENT AS THEIR PARENTS, THEY'LL OFTEN USETHE SAME DESCRIPTIVE WORDS AND LABELS FOR THINGS, AND THEY'LL PROCESS EMOTIONAL EVENTS IN THE SAME MANNER THEY OBSERVE IN THEIR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS.

BUT WHEN CHILDREN ARE ABUSED, THEY ABSORB ALL THAT PAIN AND NEGATIVITY, PROCESS IT AS BEST THEY CAN, AND THEN - IF NOT HELPED BY SOCIETY - THEY CAN BECOME TRANSMITTERS OF THAT SAME EMOTIONAL FREQUENCY IN THEIR DEALINGS WITH THE WIDER WORLD.

THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE NEED TO PREVENT.

IF A SOCIETY CAN BE JUDGED BY HOW IT TREATS ITS MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS, THAT'S PRECISELY THE SUBJECT OF TONIGHT'S SHOW.

HOW DO WE TREAT THE HOMELESS?

ARE WE TRYING HARD ENOUGH TO FIX THE ISSUES THAT LEAD TO PEOPLE BEING UNHOUSED?

AND OUR KIDS — WHATEVER BEFALLS OUR KIDS, GOOD AND BAD, BECOMES OUR FUTURE.

AND IN AN AGE WHERE THE IMPOSSIBLE SEEMS MORE AND MORE LIKELY THROUGH CULTURAL CONDITIONING, SCIENTIFIC ADVANCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTION, HAVE WE DONE ENOUGH TO PROTECT OUR OWN KIDS FROM THE AGONY OF ABUSE AND THEREBY SECURED OUR OWN COLLECTIVE FUTURES?

JAN BRAMLETT AND CINDY SUTCLIFFE FROM THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COORDINATING COUNCIL OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY WILL JOIN US TO TALK ABOUT CHILD ABUSE IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND HOW THEIR ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT.

BUT FIRST, THE NEWS.

AT TUESDAY'S MEETING OF THE EUREKA CITY COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBERS HEARD AN UPDATE ON THE CITY'S HOMELESS ACTION PLAN, AN INITIATIVE MEANT TO HELP THE CITY ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.

THE COUNCIL RECEIVED A REPORT FROM STAFF ON THE 24-PAGE DOCUMENT, APPROVED IN 2022.

BY PROVIDING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, EXPANDING OUTREACH AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS BENT ON TACKLING HOMELESSNESS, SUCH AS UPLIFT EUREKA, THE CITY HOPES TO MAKE PROGRESS ON AN ISSUE THAT HAS PROVEN INTRACTABLE IN RECENT YEARS.

JUS MOSTLY A COMMENT.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU THAT'S PUTTING ALL OF THIS EFFORT INTO IT.

I DON'T KNOW -- I KNEW WHAT THE CITY WAS DOING ABOUT IT PRIOR TO BEING ELECTED.

JUST TO HAVE A MUCH CLOSER VIEW HOW MUCH ENERGY AND DEDICATION GOING INTO HELPING A VERY NULL VULNERABLE POPULATION.

SOME OF THE STUFF THAT THE CITY IS NOT THINGS THAT THE CITY HAS TO DO.

BUT IT'S STUFF BEING DONE.

SO MANY OF THE CHALLENGES LAND HERE, AND I'M JUST APPRECIATIVE AND WANT TO THANK STAFF ALL OF YOU ARE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT'S GATHERING INTO EUREKA THAT NEEDS HELP.

AND YEAH.

SO THANK YOU.

THE COUNCIL ALSO DECIDED TO ESTABLISH THE EUREKA HOUSING TRUST FUND, WHICH IS TO BE SEEDED WITH $500,000 FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, MONEY THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO THE CITY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THE CITY WILL ALSO DEDICATE $100,000 PER YEAR TO THE PROGRAM FROM TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAXES COLLECTED THROUGH VACATION DWELLING UNITS.

THE MONEY COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAMS, LOANS AND GRANTS.

IT COULD ALSO BE USED TO FILL FUNDING GAPS FOR A FUTURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.

JOINING ME IN THE STUDIO IS JAN AND CINDY FROM THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COORDINATING COUNCIL OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON.

THANKS FOR HAVING US HERE.

>> THANKS FOR THE WORK YOU DO.

IT'S A LONG TITLE.

I'M ALSO A PARENT.

I'M AROUND A LOT OF KIDS A LOT OF THE TIME.

I SEE WHAT TRAUMA AND TROUBLE CAN DO FOR YOUNG MINDS AND YOUNG IDENTITIES.

SO LET'S FIRST START WITH HUMBOLDT COUNTY'S ABUSE SITUATION.

WHERE DO WE RANK IN TERMS OF THE COUNTIES OF THE STATE AND HOW IS THAT PROBLEM LOOKING RIGHT NOW LOOKING FOR RESIDENTS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

>> I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION FROM YOUR INTRODUCTION WAS REALLY ELOQUENT.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT THERE ARE ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND THEN THERE'S STABSIATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE.

THEY'RE THE NUMBER OF REPORTS, THE NUMBER OF REPORTS THAT COME INTO THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.

THEN THE INVESTIGATIONS BY THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM ARE CONDUCTED AND THEY DECIDE WHETHER THE PROBLEMS ARISE TO THE LEVEL OF HAVING TO BRING THE CHILD INTO FOSTER CARE.

>> INTERVENTION YOUR REMOVAL.

>> THAT WOULD BE SUBSTANTIATION.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF ALLEGATIONS AND THE NUCH OF SUBSTANTIATIONS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY IS VERY, VERY BIG.

ACROSS THE NATION IT'S A HUGE RANGE WHICH MEANS THAT PEOPLE ARE OVERREPORTING ABUSE AND HAD NEGLECT.

>> IS THAT A MATTER OF PARENTS >> IT'S THE DEFINITION OF NEGLECT THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING BY AND THE DEFINITION OF CHILD ABUSE.

SO A LOT OF ISSUES OF NEGLECT ACTUALLY GET REPORTED AS ABUSE OR THEY'RE -- THE CATEGORY OF NEGLECT IS VERY BROAD AND IT'S NOT VERY WELL EXPLAINED.

IN MOST OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT TRAIN MANDATED REPORTERS THOSE TRAININGS ARE LIKE AN HOUR-LONG AND MAYBE THEY DO IT ONCE A YEAR.

SO THE FOCUS IS NOT REALLY ON LET'S SHOW YOU ALL THE POSSIBILITIES AND THESE ARE THE POSSIBILITIES THAT ARE DEFINITELY CHILD ABUSE.

THIS IS DEFINITELY SEVERE NEGLECT THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED.

THIS IS NEGLECT LIKE THE KID IS BEING COMING IN EVERY DAY WITH DIRTY CLOTHING OR HAS BAT TEETH OR THEIR HAIR ISN'T DONE.

THERE ARE DEGREES.

A LOT OF FOLKS SEE THESE PROBLEMS AND SUSPECT ABUSE WHETHER IT'S REALLY A MATTER OF POVERTY AND NEEDING CERTAIN SERVICES THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE TO THEM.

THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE CONCERNED WITH IS MAKING SURE THAT THOSE CHILDREN WHO'RE SUBSTANTIATED REPORTS MUCH OF CHILD ABUSE THAT WE REALLY ATTEND TO THOSE KIDS AND TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF CHILD WELFARE -- I LET ME RUN THE NUMBERS BY YOU.

THE AGGREGATIONS OF MISTREATMENT IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY 92.9 WORD THOUSAND CHILDREN.

>> THOSE ARE REPORTS PEOPLE CALLING IN REPORTS OF ABUSE.

>> THE CALIFORNIA NUMBER IS 49 PER 1,000 CHILDREN.

SO WE'RE PRETTY MUCH UP THERE IN DOUBLE CATEGORY.

THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING.

SUBSTANTIATIO -- I MEAN ON ITS CASE CHILDREN IN HUMBOLDT ARE SUFFERING.

THEY PROBABLY ARE BUT PROBABLY NOT FROM FROM SEVERE CHILD NEGLECT.

>> THE SUBSTANTIATION RATES 8.7.

SO THE ALLEGATIONS ARE UP RIGHT AROUND 92.7 AND THE 8.7.

>> 0.1 OF THE REPORTS.

>> WE'RE DOING THINGS TO LOOK AT MANDATED REPORTING YOU ARE TRAININGS AND THE PROBLEM THAT OVERREPORTING IS CAUSING.

BECAUSE IF YOU'VE GOT ALL THESE SOCIAL WORKERS ARE BUSY RUNNING AROUND INVESTIGATING ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS THAT ARE NOT GETTING SUBSTANTIATED.

OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE NOT PUTTING THOSE PEOPLE ON THE BIG DEALS OF.

>> SO PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE BETTER.

>> I THINK THERE ARE PEOPLE IN FAMILIES THAT COULD USE SERVICES IN THIS COUNTY.

WE HAVE SO MANY SERVICES IN THIS COUNTY.

BUT SO FEW FAMILY KNOW ABOUT THEM.

AND THERE'S STIGMA ABOUT SEEKING SERVICES.

WE'RE CAPSE WE ARE MADE UP OF LIKE CASAS.

CHANGING TIDES.

>> BEFORE WE WERE TALKING BEFORE THE SHOW CINDY YOU'VE BEEN WITH CAPSE FOR 20 YEARS.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

BUT ALSO WE WERE TALKING BEFORE THE SHOW SORT OF CAN YOU EXPLAIN FOR US -- YEAH WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

>> SO CAPSE IS A COORDINATING COUNCIL.

OUR BOARD IS PROBABLY MADE OF 14 OR 15 DIRECT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE INTERVENTION WHETHER IT'S PRIMARY PREVENTION OR SECONDARY PREVENTION.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE TRY TO DO AT OUR BOARD MEETINGS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT SERVICES ARE BEING PROVIDED EQUITABLY.

BECAUSE OF EITHER ECONOMIC STATUS OR OTHER THINGS THAT COULD BE PROHIBITIVE.

AND THAT THEY'RE PROVIDED GEOGRAPHICALLY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S A BIG CHALLENGE IN HUMBOLDT WE'RE A BIG COUNTY.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SQUARE MILES.

AND WE HAVE GOT LOTS OF ITTY-BITTY TOWNS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

AND YOU HOMEOWNER DO WE GET FAMILIES SAY ENBRIDGEVILLE INTO A IN PARENT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PARENTS OF ADOLESCENTS.

ONE OF THE WAYS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES USING TECHNOLOGY.

COVID KIND OF TAUGHT US SOMETHING ACROSS THE NATION AND THAT IS YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE SITTING IN THE ROOM WITH YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER FACE-TO-FACE.

YOU COULD BE ON ZOOM.

>> I DO HAVE MY INTERVIEWS ON ZOOM NOW.

>> THE WORLD CHANGED WITH COVID.

>> WE'RE TRYING TO DO A SHIFT IN CULTURE BUT CAPSE LOOKS FOR THOSE AREAS IF THERE'S GAPS IN SERVICES HOW CAN THOSE BE FILLED.

AND TO DO THAT EARLY PREVENTION WORK SO FAMILIES DON'T RISE TO THE LEVEL WHERE AN ALLEGATION TURNS INTO A SUBSTANTIATION WITHIN CHILD WELFARE.

>> I'VE DONE DOCUMENTARIES IN THE PAST ABOUT ADDICTION.

AND I HAVE ADDICTION IN MY FAMILY.

WHEN I WAS RESEARCHING THE DOCUMENTARY THEY TALKED ABOUT ADVERSE CHILDHOOD PROBLEMS.

AND WHERE PEOPLE WHO'RE ADDICTED TEND TO RAISE CHILDREN WHO HAVE MORE ACES.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE ABUSE PROBLEM IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND IS RATES OF ADDICTION CORRELATED WITH ABUSE DO YOU THINK OR WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT.

AND THE MORE BROADLY HAS ACES IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY.

I DON'T HAVE ALL THOSE NUMBERS WITH ME TODAY BUT I CAN I APPRECIATE YOU'RE MAKING THE CONNECTION THAT CAME UP WHEN YOU WERE DOING THE INTRO, TOO.

ACES IS NOT WE WANT TO SCREEN FOR AND DETECT IN CHILDREN.

CERTAINLY WE WANT TO IDENTIFY IT EARLY AND GIVE CHILDREN SERVICES THEY NEED TO DEAL WITH THE TRAUMA.

BUT IT'S ACTUALLY SCREEN THE ADULTS THAT REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE WAY THAT THEIR EXPERIENCE IMPACTED THEIR OWN LIVES AND THEIR SUBSTANCE USE.

IT IS A BIG ISSUE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF NEGLECT CASES WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN SUBSTANCE USE AND THAT'S CAUSING NEGLECT.

IT'S A CYCLE THAT'S HARD TO BREAK OUT UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF INTERVENTION.

INTERVENTION IS ALWAYS A TRICKY THING.

IT HAS TO BE THE PERSON WHO DECIDES THEY WANT TO MAKE THE CHANGE.

>> SO I FEEL PART AS CAPSE IS FOCUSED ON EDUCATING PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN THE LANGUAGE OF ACES, AND WHAT IT MEANS TO -- ONE OF THE ACES HAVE YOU EVER HAD A PARENT INCARCERATED.

HAVE YOU HAD A PARENT WHO IS MENTALLY ILL. ARE YOU IN A HOUSEHOLD THAT HAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?

WHILE IN ITSELF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT A REASONABLE FOR REMOVAL OF A CHILD FROM A FAMILY.

IF YOU COMBINE THAT WITH CHILD ABUSE GENERALLY THERE ARE -- CONSIDERATIONS THAT GO INTO CONSIDERATION WHETHER OR NOT THE CHILD IS SAFE IN THE HOME.

>> WHAT WE'RE HOPING IS THAT IF WE CAN BRING MORE OF AN EDUCATION TO PARENTS THROUGH PARENTING COURSES THROUGH EDUCATION ABOUT ACES AND OTHER CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH A TRAINING PROGRAM.

>> YOU HAVE TO TRAIN TO DRIVE A CAR.

>> THEY DON'T GIVE YOU A MANUEL AT THE CAR.

>> I DO NOT HAVE MY OWN CHILDREN.

IT'S REALLY EASY FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SHOULD BE DOING WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

I KNOW THE EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND THAT'S WHY I DO THIS WORK LARGELY.

AND I'VE SEEN IT IN MY FAMILY AS WELL.

AND IT'S BEEN REALLY MEANINGFUL FOR ME TO BE INVOLVED IN THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO'RE DEVOTED TO THIS IN THE COMMUNITY.

SOME OF OUR MEMBERS WERE AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING ON TUESDAY.

>> APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH.

>> I DIDN'T BRING A PROCLAMATION WITH ME.

ANYWAY THE PROCLAMATION WAS THAT APRIL IS THETION CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION ABUSE.

THERE WAS SOMEONE FROM FIRST FIVE.

MARYANN HENSON.

SHE'S BEEN WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOREVER TOO AND CARRIE VILLEGAS FROM CHANGING TIDES.

WITH SOME AND AFTERWARD I WAS SO IMPRESSED THAT THE THREE OF US WERE STANDING THERE TALKING AND A PERSON FROM THE COMMUNITY CAME UP AND ASKED US QUESTIONS.

I WAS SO IMPRESSED WE PROFESSIONALS QUOPT UNQUOTE WE TOOK THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS PERSONALLY STORY AND THINK OF WAYS WE COULD HELP THEM GO LEGAL AID OR SOME OTHER ORGANIZATION VICTIM WITNESS.

WE PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER, AND SAID HOW CAN WE HELP THIS INDIVIDUAL.

THAT'S THE WORK WE DO EVERY DAY.

AND THEN THE CAPSE IS KIND OF THE HIGH LEVEL WORK THAT WE DO WHERE WE'RE ALL TRYING TO TALK WHERE ARE THE GAPS IN SERVICES AND WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE NEED TO LOOK AT NOW.

THE MALTREATMENT I THINK THAT'S A BIG DIRECTION TO GO IN THE FUTURE.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE WE HAVE TO GET INFORMATION IN SPANISH AS WELL AS ENGLISH TO EXPLAIN WHERE ARE PEOPLE CAN GO FOR SERVICES AND NOT HAVE THEIR KIDS TAKEN AWAY.

THEY CAN GO IN AND TALK TO THE FAMILY AND RESOURCES CENTERS.

HOW MANY.

>> 16 WE HAVE 16 FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTY AND NATIVE-AMERICAN TRIBAL AGENCIES WHO'RE INVOLVED IN THESE FAMILY RESOURCES CENTERS THAT ARE SPREAD OUT.

AND WE ARE CAPSE HAS VERY MUCH SUPPORTED WE A BUNCH OF US GOT TOGETHER AS A SUBCOMMITTEE AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THE COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION PLAN FOR THE COUNTY.

WE WERE AMONG THE STATE IN THE STATE TO COME UP WITH AN APPROVED.

>> ACTUALLY WE WERE NUMBER 7.

>> THAT'S PRETTY HIGH UP THERE.

AND PART OF THE PLAN IS TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN SERVICES IN THESE FAMILY RESOURCE SERVICES.

>> AS WELL AS THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY TRANSITION COLLABORATIVE.

ACTC.

WE HAVE 20 SITES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE TALKING BEFORE THE SHOW WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE WHAT'S REPORTING BIBLE AND ENFORCEABLE.

IF PEOPLE VISIT THE WEBSITE TO DISTINGUISH WHAT'S REPORT BIBLE.

CAPSEHUMBOLDT.org.

THERE IT IS ON THE SCREEN.

BUT CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE MIGHT FIND AT THE WEBSITE.

AND SOME BROAD STOKES WHAT MIGHT BE ABUSE OR WHAT MIGHT BE NOT.

>> IT TAKES YOU TO A SEPARATE PAGE TO THE CHILD PROTECTION REPORTING GUIDE.

WE'VE BEEN VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS GUIDE.

IT'S A DECISION LOGIC TREE THAT WORKS YOU THROUGH WHETHER OR NOT WHAT YOU'VE SEEN OR WITNESSED IS ACTUALLY CHILD ABUSE AS CHILD WELFARE SERVICES WOULD DEFINE IT AND THEN RESULT IN AN INVESTIGATION.

OR IF IT'S NOT.

BUT IT GIVES YOU ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION THE DEFINITIONS THAT ARE IN THE WELFARE AND INSTITUTION CODES.

IT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT TOOL TO USE, AND IT EXPLAINS THE USE OF THE TOOL ON OUR WEB PAGE.

THERE'S THE LIMBLEING LINK TO IT.

YOU CAN MAKE THE REPORT FROM THAT SITE.

BUT IF IT SAYS NO THIS WOULDN'T ACTUALLY BE ABUSE THEN THERE'S A LINK TO RESOURCE GUIDES SO YOU CAN THEN FIND AN AGENCY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT YOU EXPERIENCED WHAT YOU SAW AND YOU CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THE FAMILY AND REFER THE FAMILY DIRECTLY TO THE SERVICE PROVIDER INSTEAD OF CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

>> JAN ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE NOTICED OVER THE YEARS THERE'S JUST A LOT OF BUREAUCRACY IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

BUT SILOING BUT DON'T NECESSARILY LOOK WITHOUT OUTSIDE OF THEIR PURVIEW.

IT SOUNDS LIKE CAPSE IS TAKING MORE OF A GLOBAL VIEW OF THE ISSUE AND TRYING TO COORDINATE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE.

IS THAT FAIR.

>> I THINK THAT'S FAIR.

I THINK BECAUSE OF OUR PARTICULAR CHARTER THAT WE ARE THE WORK THAT WE'RE CHARGED WITH IT IS BASICALLY FOCUSED ON CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION BUT BROADLY DEFINED LIKE I SAID THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CAUSES THERE CAN BE A WHOLE CONVERSATION ON THAT.

BUT PRIMARY PREVENTION IS WHAT YOU TRY IT'S WAY UPSTREAM.

WE HAVE NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP.

AND WHAT'S THE VALUE IN PREVENTION VERSUS INTERVENTION.

>> CAN I TELL YOU YOU WHAT THE VALUE IS.

THE THAT >> YES YOU CAN.

>> THERE'S A ORGANIZATION CALLED SAFE AND SOUND OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO AND THEY HAVE PRODUCED THE FINANCE OF CHILD ABUSE ON FAMILY.

THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE 226 VERIFIED SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY THAT'S KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE FOSTER SYSTEM IS $70.4 MILLION.

THAT IS JUST FOR THE 226 VERIFIED SURVIVORS.

>> THAT'S LIKE THE LIFETIME EXPENSE COST TO US AS A SOCIETY.

>> BECAUSE OF HEALTH ISSUES OR SOCIETAL IMPACTS THAT.

THE ABUSE THEY SUFFERED AND HOW IT IMPACTED.

>> PRODUCTIVITY GETS IMPACTED.

THE UTILIZATION OF HIGH END EXPENSIVE SERVICES AROUND MENTAL HEALTH, IS SUBSTANCE USE, EMERGENCY ROOM HOSPITAL CARE, ALL OF THAT GETS FACTORED INTO THIS CALCULATION.

>> WOULD YOU SAY THAT FIGURE ONE MORE TIME.

$70.4 MILLION FOR THE 226 PEOPLE.

AND THE CHILD WELFARE COST IS $2.3 MILLION AND THEN THERE'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPENSES ANOTHER $2 MILLION SOMETHING.

BECAUSE A LOT OF THE KIDS WHO'RE IN FOSTER CARE OR ARE NOT IN FOSTER CARE BUT ARE SUBJECT THEY HAVE HIGH ACES SCORES BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE OFFICIALS THEY NEED SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

YOU KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE THAT IS.

JUST A STRUGGLE TO GET SOMEONE INTO A SPECIAL ED SERVICES.

>> THAT'S WHERE PREVENTION COMES IN.

BECAUSE THE COST IS SO MASSIVE.

THAT ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR THE FISCAL IMPACT NOT TO MENTION THE SOCIAL IMPACT.

>> THAT'S FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAME OUT THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE COST OF FOSTER CARE.

FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THE AGENCY THAT FUNDS FOSTER CARE THROUGHOUT THE NATION.

FOR EVERY DOLLAR SPENT ON FOSTER CARE THERE'S A NEGATIVE RETURN OF ALMOST $10.

IN OTHER WORDS THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE SPENDING OUR MONEY.

WE WANT TO SPEND OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN PREVENTION.

IT'S SO LESS EXPENSIVE AND IT HAS A WAY OF LOWERING THESE FIGURES LIKE JAN $70 MILLION.

>> IF YOU LOWER THOSE FIGURES YOU'D START TO SEE METRICS FALL.

THIS BLEEDS INTO THIS IS THE GENESIS OF A LOT OF THE BLIGHT WE'RE EXPERIENCE IN THIS COUNTRY.

>> THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA ON HUMAN LIVES THEY CAN -- THEY'VE CORRELATED HEART DISEASE AND CERTAINLY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.

BUT DIABETES.

STROKE.

>> THE MOST THINGS YOU WOULD NEVER THINK ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO ARE TRACEABLE TO TRAUMA.

IF YOU PREVENT THE TRAUMA YOU'RE GOING TO CATCH UP FASTER.

BUT OTHERWISE IT'S JUST GOING TO BUILD ON EXPENSES ALL THE WAY COWEN THE LINE.

SO SNOWBALL.

>> THE ARGUMENT WE'VE GOT THESE PREVENTION DOLLARS THAT ARE GOING TO BE STRENGTHENING SERVICES FOR FAMILIES THAT HOPEFULLY WILL KEEP THEM OUT OF FOSTER CARE.

IF WE CAN PROVE THAT'S EFFECTIVE THEN WE CAN TAKE THAT TO ARGUE FOR MORE PREVENTIVE SERVICES.

THERE'S A FIGURE PREVENTIVE SERVICES HAVE A POSITIVE RETURN THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE JUST IN THE OPPOSITE.

>> THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

WE HAVE TWO MINUTES LEFT IN THE SHOW.

WE HAVE TWO VENTS.

CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL.

SAVE THE DATE 9:00 A.M. APRIL 26th, 2024.

>> IF PEOPLE GO TO THIS WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO SEE.

>> WE HAVE A LITTLE CEREMONY EVERY YEAR.

AND WE CELEBRATE AND WE COMMEMORATE.

SO WE'RE CELEBRATING PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE STOOD OUT IN THEIR WORK TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE OR SERVE CHILDREN'S NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE GIVE THEM CERTIFICATES WE RECOGNIZE THEIR WORK.

WE TALK ABOUT NEW THINGS THAT MIGHT BE COMING UP IN CHILD WELFARE THAT ADDRESS ABUSE PREVENTION.

THE ULTIMATE WE RAISE THIS FLAG TO COMMEMORATE THOSE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN LOST TO VIOLENCE IN CHILD ABUSE.

>> THEN WE HAVE THE CENTERING OUR FAMILIES SAVE THE DATE FAMILY.

>> WE SAVE THE DATE.

>> 8:30 TO 4:30 ON MAY 15th.

IT'S THE FORTUNA RIVER LODGE.

THIS IS CENTERING OUR FAMILIES.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PANEL IN THE MORNING OF PARENT PARTNERS AND NAVIGATORS.

BECAUSE THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING THEIR CHILD THROUGH WHATEVER THAT SYSTEM IS.

THEY ACT AS NAVIGATORS.

IN THE AFTERNOON WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER PANEL THAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HIRE PARENT PROVIDERS.

AND ONGOING EVALUATION.

IN OTHER WORDS TURNING.

WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

BUT THANK YOU