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DISCUSSION.RE JUVENILE WELFARE BUREAU <br />The Chairman noted that we have received a letter from staff <br />of the Indian River Memorial Hospital, as follows: <br />INDIAN RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC <br />September 16, 1986 <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />Administration Building <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Dear Board Members, <br />Michael J. O'Grady, Jr. <br />President <br />The Indian River Council of the Governor's Constituency for <br />Children is interested in establishing a Juvenile Welfare Board in <br />Indian River County. The Juvenile Welfare Services Act will <br />become effective October 1, 1986. <br />w t <br />I would like to request time on Octoberi•l, to have Mr. James <br />Mills, Executive Director of the Juvenile Welfare Bureau of <br />Pinellas County, address the County Commision to familiarize the <br />members with this project. Mr. Mills! presentation would take <br />approximately 15 minutes. Due to scheduling, it would be most <br />helpful if Mr. Mills could be first on the agenda. <br />I can be reached at 567-4311, extension 1116 if you have further <br />questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />�1-a L4�;c.4,2 *CC_ <br />Madeleine Laplante <br />Social Service Department <br />1000 36th Street Vero Beach. Florida 32960 (305) 567-4311 <br />Chairman Scurlock then introduced James Mills, Executive <br />Director of the Juvenile Welfare Bureau of Pinellas County, who <br />made the following presentation: <br />The Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County <br />The citizens of Pinellas County <br />recognize the importance of <br />children in our society. Children <br />have needs for special safeguards <br />and care because of their physical <br />and emotional vulnerability. <br />The Juvenile Welfare Board of <br />Pinellas County is a unique model <br />nationally, for implementing a broad <br />range of services to children. It is <br />the only independent special taxing <br />district in the country established <br />In 1985, over 148,000 children <br />and adults received services in <br />such areas as adaption, child and <br />spouse abuse, counseling, day <br />care, foster care, family life educa- <br />tion, financial counseling, home- <br />maker services, information and <br />referral, juvenile delinquency, <br />mental health, mental retardation, <br />residential treatment, runaway <br />shelter, substance abuse preven- <br />tion, truancy prevention, and volun- <br />teer recruitment. <br />21 <br />BOOK 6 6 PDGF 210 <br />C'- <br />BOOK 6 6 PDGF 210 <br />