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County Emergency Services during the Tropical Cyclone Hilary activation

Emergency Services Earns Highest Honor of Accreditation

| 11:48 AM

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San Diego County’s Office of Emergency Services earned re-accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program. The honor was announced this week. After a comprehensive and rigorous review of 66 standards of excellence in emergency management programs and capabilities, the Emergency Management Accreditation Program granted San Diego County the five-year re-accreditation.

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Poster about the CARE Act Program on an easle in a conference room

VIDEO: County and Court Officials Preview Start of New CARE Act Program

| 2:10 PM

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County and Court officials outlined Wednesday plans for the launch next week of the Community Assistance, Recovery & Empowerment Act (CARE Act) program to help severely impaired people living with untreated schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders.

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County Accepts One-Year Congressional Grant to Fund Mobile Crisis Response Team Expansion

| 12:59 PM

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The Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) program that supports people confronting mental health struggles is getting a multi-million-dollar boost.