In the spring 2022, the Ventura County Interagency Leadership Team collaborated to create the vision presented in this Brief. Review or download the Vision Brief HERE Wellness_System_Vision_Brief_Final2022
What happened to children during the recent global pandemic? The California Department of Public Health, Injury and Prevention Branch (CDPH/IVPB) and the California Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention (CDSS/OCAP)’s, Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative recently addressed this issue in a webinar on “Child Maltreatment-Related Injuries During the COVID-19 Pandemic in California”. The goal of this webinar was to…
This newsletter provides updates on SPI’s Age-Friendly Communities work, the 2021-22 Annual Report of CA’s Citizen Review Panels, and some of the newest research how COVID-19 impacts ACES, and much more! Click HERE to access the full newsletter.
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. During the 2021/2022 fiscal year, these three panels made…
The Administration for Community Living has created their 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, a roadmap and 5 main goals. Click here to view the goals and visit their website for more information: https://acl.gov/CaregiverStrategy
The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) foundation has released an infographic summarizing important information for “Understanding and Preventing ACEs”. It includes information on who is at the highest risk for high ACE scores, effects of COVID-19, and how ACEs can lead to increased toxic stress. They also have collected multiple activities to preventing ACEs, such as increasing protective…
SPI’s September Newsletter is live! This time we providing updates on Partners in Prevention and resources for Suicide Prevention Month in September, as well as highlighting upcoming events such as Age Friendly Solana Beach’s Action Planning Sessions: https://mailchi.mp/dd0bc01bf11a/spis-september-newsletter?e=a60183b304
SPI facilitates Listening Sessions in Solana Beach and SDSU shares a new website for the Center of Excellence in Aging and Longevity, a new collaborative effort with SPI. Check out the August 2022 SPI newsletter HERE