Governor Newsom meets with NAMI CA By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – With the nation experiencing a ment ...
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Yolo Gets $12.5 Million for Housing and Services for People Experiencing Severe Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
Yolo Gets $12.5 Million for Housing and Services for People Experiencing Severe Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
Governor Newsom meets with NAMI CA By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – With the nation experiencing a mental health crisis, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the state is issuing $518.5 mi ...
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Guest Commentary: My Client’s Wife Is Afraid to Sleep
Guest Commentary: My Client’s Wife Is Afraid to Sleep
By Eliana Rose Swerdlow I’m claustrophobic. I avoid elevators. I avoid driving in the center lane. I avoi ...
By Eliana Rose Swerdlow I’m claustrophobic. I avoid elevators. I avoid driving in the center lane. I avoid crowds. In my recurring nightmare, I’m trapped and no one can hear me call out for help. When ...
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Yolo to Launch Basic Income Project on April 1
Yolo to Launch Basic Income Project on April 1
By Vanguard Staff Woodland, CA – Over one-fifth of Yolo County residents (20.9 percent) are living in pov ...
By Vanguard Staff Woodland, CA – Over one-fifth of Yolo County residents (20.9 percent) are living in poverty according to recent survey data from 2017 to 2019 (notably pre-pandemic). That represents ...
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Guest Commentary: Mapping the Future of Yolo Youth – A Post-Pandemic Response
Guest Commentary: Mapping the Future of Yolo Youth – A Post-Pandemic Response
By Jim Provenza, Lucas Frerichs, Garth Lewis and Jesse Salinas These past weeks have been a time of joy i ...
By Jim Provenza, Lucas Frerichs, Garth Lewis and Jesse Salinas These past weeks have been a time of joy in Yolo County. A parade of high school seniors crossed stages to receive their diplomas. Childr ...
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Yolo Crisis Nursery Continues to Save Lives
Yolo Crisis Nursery Continues to Save Lives
By Iliana Magana DAVIS -- The Yolo Crisis Nursery is a safe haven for numerous parents in need of nurtu ...
By Iliana Magana DAVIS -- The Yolo Crisis Nursery is a safe haven for numerous parents in need of nurturing child care and assistance. Heather Sleuter, the Executive Director of the Yolo Crisis Nurs ...
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Guest Commentary: De-Criminalizing Mental Illness – Providing 911 Alternatives to Individuals Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis
Guest Commentary: De-Criminalizing Mental Illness – Providing 911 Alternatives to Individuals Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis
by Dr. Corrine McIntosh Sako Sacramento County Board of Supervisors are set to vote at the end of March o ...
by Dr. Corrine McIntosh Sako Sacramento County Board of Supervisors are set to vote at the end of March on a program that will provide alternatives to 911 for mental health emergency calls. The goal o ...
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Davis Homelessness Alliance Presents One Year Update To The Social Services Commission
Davis Homelessness Alliance Presents One Year Update To The Social Services Commission
By Madison Forwood The Davis Homelessness Alliance (DHA) provided a one-year progress report to the Davis ...
By Madison Forwood The Davis Homelessness Alliance (DHA) provided a one-year progress report to the Davis Social Services Commission at their most recent meeting on Oct. 19, 2020. Martha Teeter, advoc ...
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Guest Commentary: Board of Supervisors Need to Reform Yolo Child Welfare Services
Guest Commentary: Board of Supervisors Need to Reform Yolo Child Welfare Services
(Editor's note: The author of this piece asked for it to be published anonymously. They did so to protec ...
(Editor's note: The author of this piece asked for it to be published anonymously. They did so to protect the identity of a minor. The Vanguard board reviewed the article and the request and agreed ...
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Commentary: Rare Consensus by DA and Public Defender Overshadowed by Local Politics
Commentary: Rare Consensus by DA and Public Defender Overshadowed by Local Politics
Last month, the Davis City Council, pressured by neighbors on Pacifico, acknowledged that the Pacifico lo ...
Last month, the Davis City Council, pressured by neighbors on Pacifico, acknowledged that the Pacifico location was not the best position for the residential treatment center proposed by the county fo ...
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Anger and Frustration Come Out in Informational Meeting on Pacifico
Anger and Frustration Come Out in Informational Meeting on Pacifico
A packed room on Thursday at Montgomery Elementary What was supposed to be an informational meeting on Th ...
A packed room on Thursday at Montgomery Elementary What was supposed to be an informational meeting on Thursday night at the overflowing library at Montgomery Elementary became a site of anger and fru ...
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Guest Commentary: Starving for Tax Cuts… Literally
Guest Commentary: Starving for Tax Cuts… Literally
By Michael Bisch and Zane Hatfield A safety net can’t do its job if it is torn apart. If it is torn apar ...
By Michael Bisch and Zane Hatfield A safety net can’t do its job if it is torn apart. If it is torn apart, the people it is designed to protect are left in peril. Currently, the Federal Government is ...
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Davis High Student Almost Released to the Streets by Mental Health Hospital
Davis High Student Almost Released to the Streets by Mental Health Hospital
On Friday as the world was about to enter the New Year’s Day three-day weekend, just after 5 pm the Vangu ...
On Friday as the world was about to enter the New Year’s Day three-day weekend, just after 5 pm the Vanguard received a frantic call from Kristin, the mother of an 18-year-old Davis High School studen ...
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Letter: On Changes in the Child Welfare System
Letter: On Changes in the Child Welfare System
(**ANONYMOUS FOR FEAR OF RETALIATION. I was not sure how else to provide this submission but hope it can ...
(**ANONYMOUS FOR FEAR OF RETALIATION. I was not sure how else to provide this submission but hope it can somehow reach the community) I have long wished to comment on the situation in our community su ...
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Gina Daleiden Named First 5 Yolo Executive Director
Gina Daleiden Named First 5 Yolo Executive Director
Four months ago, First 5 Yolo selected former School Board Member and Yolo County Deputy Supervisor Gina ...
Four months ago, First 5 Yolo selected former School Board Member and Yolo County Deputy Supervisor Gina Daleiden as its interim Executive Director. Now, after conducting a four-month, nationwide sea ...
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My View: The Plight of Supervisor Rexroad and Why We Must Protect Our Children
My View: The Plight of Supervisor Rexroad and Why We Must Protect Our Children
Any parent who has followed the account of Yolo County Supervisor Matt Rexroad and his 18-month saga with ...
Any parent who has followed the account of Yolo County Supervisor Matt Rexroad and his 18-month saga with the toddler he lovingly refers to as the “Bonus Baby” had to have their hearts torn out by the ...
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Mental Health Board Urges Reconsideration of Usage for Former EMQ FamiliesFirst Site
Mental Health Board Urges Reconsideration of Usage for Former EMQ FamiliesFirst Site
By Bob Schelen and Cass Sylvia There is an existing contract which will use Mental Health Services Act (M ...
By Bob Schelen and Cass Sylvia There is an existing contract which will use Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) housing funds for a housing project on the site of the old Yolo General Hospital. On May 2 ...
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County Withholds Information on Death of Justice Rees
County Withholds Information on Death of Justice Rees
As there have been numerous media inquiries concerning general child welfare practices and related legal ...
As there have been numerous media inquiries concerning general child welfare practices and related legal standards, Yolo County has developed the attached Child Welfare Fact Sheet to address frequentl ...
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Saving Foster Care in Yolo County
Monday Morning Thoughts: Saving Foster Care in Yolo County
In the early morning hours of December 7, 2009, my wife and I received the call that would change our liv ...
In the early morning hours of December 7, 2009, my wife and I received the call that would change our lives. A baby girl had been born in Woodland the day before and needed a good safe home. We respon ...
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Foster Funding Snafu May Have Led To Removal of Saylor From First 5
Foster Funding Snafu May Have Led To Removal of Saylor From First 5
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to remove Supervisor Don Saylor as the board re ...
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to remove Supervisor Don Saylor as the board representative on First 5 Yolo Commission. While the move followed some discussion about a rotati ...
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Foster Care and Beyond
Foster Care and Beyond
by Tia Will In response to the recent Vanguard article “If We’re Going to Focus on Healthy Children, Let’ ...