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Santa Clara County funds suicide prevention despite budget cuts

Santa Clara County leaders are walking back a portion of proposed budget cuts to keep a pioneering suicide prevention program that’s contributed to one of the lowest death rates in all of California. At a Monday budget hearing, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to save two positions from being cut from the county program... The post Santa Clara County funds suicide prevention despite budget cuts appeared first on San José Spotlight .

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According to San Jose Spotlight’s source item, Santa Clara County funds suicide prevention despite budget cuts, Santa Clara County leaders are walking back a portion of proposed budget cuts to keep a pioneering suicide prevention program that’s contributed to one of the lowest death rates in all of California. At a Monday budget hearing, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to save two positions from being cut from the county program… The post Santa Clara County funds suicide prevention despite budget cuts appeared first on San José Spotlight .

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Santa Clara County funds suicide prevention despite budget cutsSan Jose Spotlight - 2026-06-17T15:30:22+00:00

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