County Health & Human Services
Human Services in a Time of Economic Crisis
Joint report with the California State Association of Counties, which examines the California's safety-net programs and related economic benefits for communities. (April 2009)
- Visit the Child and Family Policy Institute of California website to view Spending on County Human Service Programs in California: An Evaluation of Economic Impacts prepared by Beacon Economics.
Counties Do
A brief summary of the critical services county human
service departments provide.
To order copies please contact the CWDA office. (June 2004)
County Safety Net Programs
A brief summary of the critical services county human
service departments provide.
To order copies please contact the CWDA office. (Jan 2003)
Challenges Facing the Safety Net
A review of trends challenging county-run
safety net programs.
To order copies please contact the CWDA office. (Jan 2003)
Budget Cut Impacts to County Administered Health and Human Services Programs
Shows the annualized impacts of cuts and underfunding since 2001 on county-administered social services programs. (January 2011)
California Performance Review
- CWDA Analysis of California Performance Review Recommendations: Transform Eligibility Processing
Our analysis finds that the CPR recommendations with respect to Medi-Cal eligibility operations are fundamentally flawed. (2004)
Analyzes recommendations in the In-Home Supportive Services, Child Welfare Services, Foster Care, Adoptions, Child Care, CalWORKs and Medi-Cal programs. (2004)