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Santa Barbara
County
CALM serves clients throughout Santa
Barbara County
Population: 435,697
98,432 children and youth (23%)
Ranges from urban coastal cities to
remote agricultural communities
Major cities: Carpentaria, Santa Barbara,
Goleta, Lompoc, Santa Maria,
Guadalupe, Santa Ynez, New Cuyama.
Poverty
Santa Barbara County is in the top 15% for income
inequality in the nation, and the 4th highest in California
1 in 3 of these households have difficulty providing food for their
children
Santa Maria
Lompoc
Santa Barbara
Crime
There were 1,703 calls for Domestic Violence
assistance in 2012, the highest number since
2005.
The rate of calls has been rising since 2005.
Over 1,000 children present when police respond to
DV incidents each year
About 450 mothers and children utilize shelter
services each year.
Based on reporting research, this is an estimated
18,000 incidents in the county each year
Local Gangs
There are seven significant gangs
operating in the county:
Santa Barbara (Eastside & Westside 550)
Goleta (Old Town)
Carpentaria (Carpas)
Santa Maria (West Park & Northwest
-1400)
Lompoc (VLP & Southside)
Teen Mental
Health
35% of female teens, and 25% of
males, report struggling with
feelings of sadness and
hopelessness.
In 2011, 185 children in the
county were hospitalized for
mental health issues. An
additional 21 children were
hospitalized for self-injury.
Teen Pregnancy
The actual number of births to
teens (age 1519) has been
dropping since a high in 2000,
currently 25.7 per 1000 births.
Percent of births to teens (age 15
19) was 11.81% of the number of
total births.
In 2007, 15.38% (649/4,219) of
births to Hispanic women were to
teens.
Homicide Risk
These two factors, youth-onyouth violence and young age of
Youth
on Youth
parenting are theInfanticide:
two leading
Violence:
Teen/Young Parent
factors in child homicide.
Offender
Teen Offender
Infant
Teen Victim
Victim
Vict
i m s
Age
Offender
s Age
Substance Abuse
In 2004
nationwide
2009 the
there
were 2,583
methamphetamine
epidemic
arrests in Santa Barbara
reached
theoffenses
county, replacing
County for
related
alcohol
asdrugs,
the number
to illegal
nearlyone
drug
of arrest
double
the number of
At the same time, the rate of
arrests
over the previous
child abuse rose dramatically
decade.
2004-5
2001-2
Child Abuse
Poverty, substance abuse, and violent crime (in
addition to other factors) increase child abuse risk.
Children from families with annual incomes below
$15,000 are more than 22 times more likely to
experience child abuse compared to children from
families with annual incomes above $30,000 (Sedlak, A.
J., & Broadhurst, D. D.,1996)
Child Abuse
The number of substantiated
cases of neglect or abuse in
Santa Barbara County increased
significantly in the last decade
While the overall rate of abuse
substantiation peaked around
2007, infants have continued to
have a high rate of
substantiation compared to
25
20
Under 1
1-2
3-5
15
6-10
11.1 10.9
10
6.9
5
8.8 8.6
9.2
11-15
8.1
16-17
7.1
5.7 5.8
Total
10
8.9
9.5
Under 1
8.8
7.9
7.7
7.5 7.7
11-15
5.3
16-17
4
21.7
0
3-5
6-10
1-2
2.9
2.2
2.8 2.8
3.1
2.8
Total
Child Abuse
The number of children placed in
foster care rose from 149 in 2000 to
273 in 2013, an increase of 83%.
The overall rate of foster care
placement has also increased.
The rate of foster care placement
increased substantially during the
same period, from 1.7 to 2.7 per 1,000.
Children Placed in
Foster Care
Children Placed in Foster Care
350
18
300
26
250
19
28
61
56
71
62
18
61
49
18
78
200
15
150
100
50
0
11
15
34
41
40
29
16
6
13
19
45
41
28
40
31
31
24
12
8
13
16
20
5
15
28
17
14
56
35
37
53
26
19
42
67
23
34
52
37
32
20
38
20
52
55
53
52
65
61
39
15
18
58
53
48
32
50
48
33
21
21
17
52
16-17 yr
11-15 yr
61
72
61
36
34
42
22
53
32
37
31
21
19
13
23
24
53
45
40
24
30
6-10 yr
3-5 yr
1-2 yr
1-11 mo
<1 mo
Children Placed in
Foster Care
30
25
20
15
10
Summary
A number of different factors contribute to
abuse risk, and assisting a child in their
recovery will include addressing those
factors:
Safety planning to limit violence exposure
Basic needs (housing, food, parental
employment)
Parent effectiveness (mental health issues,
developmental/parenting knowledge),
substance abuse treatment).