American Association of Suicidology Certifies INFO LINE of Los Angeles.Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2003 INFO LINE of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , the leading providers of information and referral (I&R) services in Los Angeles County, announced that it has been certified by The American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
"Our certification by AAS is another step in our quest to maintain our position as one of the leading providers of I&R services in the country," said Maribel Marin, INFO LINE's executive director. "We want the residents of Los Angeles County to know that every time they call, whoever picks up the phone will be qualified to help them with whatever they need." "AAS certification validates service delivery programs such as INFO LINE of Los Angeles that are performing according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. nationally recognized standards," noted Joan Wright, AAS Chief Certification Examiner. "These include an organization having been evaluated by an on-site examination or other procedures, and having met or exceeded specific standards in the following areas: administration, training, general service delivery, services in life-threatening crisis, ethical issues, community integration and program evaluation." Such certification takes on added significance as consumers and providers become more aware of their rights and responsibilities regarding crisis services. Certification helps assure citizens that they will have available properly trained staff. AAS's certification announcement follows the recent decision by The California Public Utilities Commission The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC; also often commonly referred to as simply the PUC) [1] is a state Public Utilities Commission which regulates privately-owned utilities in the state of California, including electric power, (CPUC CPUC California Public Utilities Commission CPUC Current Procurement Unit Cost ) to designate INFO LINE of Los Angeles as the first information and referral (I&R) service provider in California authorized to utilize the 2-1-1 dialing code. Just as 9-1-1 provides direct access to emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' , 2-1-1 will provide a free, easy-to-remember telephone number that will enable people to access social services. Callers can find assistance getting food, housing, drug treatment or money to pay the electric bill as easily as they get police help by dialing 9-1-1. Established more than 22 years ago by the County and the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, INFO LINE is the largest, most technologically advanced I&R service agency in the nation, helping over 300,000 individuals and families each year. INFO LINE is the only County I&R agency accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the national Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS), and is funded by the County Department of Public Social Services, the City of Los Angeles' Community Development Department and the United Way. |
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