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818 South Main
Street, Yreka, CA 96097 Phone (530)
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Strengthening
Family,
Building Community
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Adult & Children's Services
1215 S. Main, Yreka, CA 96097
Telephone (530) 841-4200
Social Workers
in Adult & Children's Services provide a range of services to the most vulnerable
members of our community: the young, persons with disabilities, and the elderly. One result of
increasing stressors within our society, such as poverty, crime, substance abuse, and
family violence, is that those who are least able to protect themselves are most often
victimized by their caregivers or by their own self-destructive actions.
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Our office receives reports of alleged abuse and/or
neglect of children, dependent adults, and the elderly from mandated reporters and other
community members. These reports are investigated by social workers whose first
priority is the safety of the victim. If a crime is alleged to have been committed, law
enforcement also participates in the investigation.
A very close second priority for Adult
& Children's Services social workers is the preservation, to the extent consistent
with safety, of the family unit or living situation of the child or adult experiencing
abuse. Isolation from family and friends can be as painful as the abuse and neglect
suffered at their hands. Our goal is to stop the abuse and neglect while strengthening the
family's ability to protect all its members.
Sometimes it is not possible to preserve
the family unit and provide safety for those members being victimized. Part of our role is
to find alternative living arrangements such as foster care, guardianship or adoption for
children, and board and care or nursing homes for adults. These alternative living
arrangements are closely monitored to insure the safety and well-being of the child or
adult.
The success of our work depends on
involvement by the larger community and the many partnerships we have with other agencies.
Family and child well-being is far too important to a healthy society to leave to a single
agency. We work closely with law enforcement and the courts to insure the safety of our
clients, and collaborate with public and private agencies to provide services to
individuals and families in the community.
Connie Lathrop
Program Manager |
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818 S. Main Street, Yreka, CA 96097
Phone: (530) 841-2700 |
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