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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 15, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~-p <br />SUBJECT: Final Report from the Human Services Advisory Commission on the Human <br />Services Issues Forum 2002 <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Community Solutions to Abuse in <br />Orange County: A Discussion of Ways <br />To Address Abuse of Children, Teens, <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gwen Harvey, 245-2300 <br />Rosetta Wash, Chair, <br />Human Services Advisory <br />Commission <br />Elders, and Partners TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To present to the BOCC the final report prepared by the Human Services Advisory <br />Commission on the proceedings of its Human Services Issues Forum for 2002. <br />BACKGROUND: The Human Services Advisory Commission (HSAC) is responsible for making <br />recommendations to the. BOCC on issues concerning human services programs. Its <br />membership consists of representatives from a wide array of County agencies and community <br />partners. Each fall, it hosts an issues forum that brings administrators, advocates, consumers, <br />and educators together to discuss human service needs facing the County. The forum held on <br />September 10, 2002 attracted nearly100 participants who examined, through panel discussions <br />and interactive sessions, ways the community might address issues of abuse affecting children, <br />teens, elders, and partners. <br />Over a series of meetings, the HSAC has reviewed the proceedings of the 2002 Forum and <br />prepared a report that summarizes the outgrowth of recommended strategies. These strategies <br />fall into four major categories, as shown below: <br />Public Awareness, Information, and Advocacy <br />^ Develop/support an update of the Orange County Orange Book. <br />^ Increase awareness of abuse and neglect for families, general public and other <br />agencies. <br />^ Address issues of violence in TV, radio, and on the Internet. (Sponsor a "turn off the TV" <br />day.) <br />^ Explore tax relief incentive for elder caregivers. <br />