Home visiting is an important method for supporting families during pregnancies and the early childhood process. Child Trends recently released a report detailing policy recommendations for California’s system to help detail to policymakers the importance of home visiting and to create a coordinated infrastructure for the process. Click HERE to read more about the importance of home visiting and 3…
Learn how SPI’s newest collaborators and how we put the “we” in “wellness”, read about the Child Welfare Council’s December presentation focused on child abuse prevention, and get updated on new resources and upcoming events. Click HERE for the newsletter.
Explore our December newsletter and learn about San Diego’s Age-friendly Action Plan, the 16th Annual Cynthia Lockhart Mummery Conference in Tulare County, and access resources to deal with holiday stress. Access the full newsletter HERE
Explore SPI’s November 2021 newsletter to learn about CEAL and access new resources. For the full newsletter, click HERE
The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) requires each state to convene Citizen Review Panels (CRP). In California, there are three committees that make recommendations to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). One focuses on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, another on Children and Family Services, and the third one on Critical Incidents. In 2020, the Child and Family Policy Institute of…
Explore SPI’s newsletter and learn about Senior Alliance Day in San Diego and explore new resources, such as the “4 ACEs Tree” and CSSP’s Guide to Anti Racist Data Collection. Access the newsletter HERE
The YMCA of San Diego is committed to addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the effects they have on families. In order to combat ACEs, the YMCA partnered with our team at the Social Policy Institute (SPI) and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Chapter 3 to develop and produce the following manuals in English and Spanish. These guides focus on activities for parents…
Review SPI’s September 2021 newsletter to learn about our new Student Interns and Associates! Access full newsletter HERE