Despite the financial challenges of providing health insurance benefits to employees, some local governments have used innovative solutions to reduce the cost of premiums.

Bully Busters is a comprehensive public awareness campaign developed by the County’s Criminal Justice Office to bring attention to the problem of bullying; educate the public; encourage reporting bullying behavior; and promote a zero-tolerance attitude toward bullying in Hillsborough County.

May is Mental Health Month, a time for increased awareness of mental health conditions and treatment.

By 2030, it is predicted that the population of those aged 65 and older will double. Local governments need to be ready for this challenge.

<p>The City of Santa Monica, California Human Services Division (HSD) announced an 8% reduction in the city’s homeless population, based on its recent count of the city’s homeless. Using a new, rigorous methodology that involves physically counting homeless individuals in every census tract of the city, HSD is demonstrating the early success of Santa Monica’s Action Plan to Address Homelessness, and paving the way for accurate evaluation of progress in the future. The Count tallied 915 homeless individuals living within the City’s borders.<br>