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Health, Welfare and Domestic Violence
Some of Pam Slater's Accomplishments
Countywide sheltering program for animals of women and children fleeing domestic violence. (1999)
Complete Review of all of the County of San Diego's Anti-Tobacco Programs to Measure Their Effectiveness. (1999)
Co-chaired Elected Official's Domestic Violence Summit with City Attorney, Casey Gwinn. (1999)
Chair of the Proposition 10 Commission (Children and Families First). (1999)
Supported a regional Cancer Center. See recent San Diego Union-Tribune article on this issue. (1999)
Added $4 million to enhance senior services, added $2 million to improve transportation needs for seniors. (1999)
Started a Domestic Violence Response Team in Encinitas. See recent North County Times article. (1999)
Regionalized the Adult mental health system and approved design of the children's mental health system (Heartbeat). (1999)
The Board approved my board letter in February directing the CAO to partner with the City of San Diego to identify potential sources of contamination from storm drains using DNA testing. (1999)
Directed County staff to report on the County's Ombudsman program and how the program can be improved to help prevent elder abuse. (1998)
- Began a restructuring of the Department of Social Services welfare system, merging the DSS's Income Maintenance Bureau with the Adult and Employment Services Bureau. (1997)
- Proposed and won support for the first ever San Diego County Summit on Aging. (1997)
- Welfare reform -- Adopted new guidelines to move from assistance to self-sufficiency. (1996)
- Domestic Violence Prevention Policy -- The "Spousal and Children's Protection Act." (1996)
- Established a Breast Cancer Trust Fund. (1996)
- Established a child care center at the County Administration Center or other downtown county building. (1996)
- Supported San Diego County federal demonstration project that will require 16- to 18-year-old teens to attend school full-time in order to be eligible for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). (1996)
- Gave more than 1,000 tickets to worthy children through Tickets for Kids. (1996)
- Established a $4 million Children's Trust Fund solely for prevention programs for children. (1996)
- Added $3 million to the County's Medical Services budget. (1996)
- Prevented funding cuts in the Commission on the Status of Women. (1996)
- Supported transfer of child support enforcement and collection activities to the District Attorney. (1996)
- Developed new policy regarding seized assets and family support. (1996)
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