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In the spring of 2022, the Ventura County Interagency Leadership Team developed and shared its vision for a comprehensive Wellness System. Explore and learn about Ventura County’s work and vision in this BRIEF.
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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
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 August 2021 newsletter to read about our prevention work in Ventura county and learn about the United Nations ‘Decade of Aging’! To access the full newsletter click HERE
Zero to Three has released a framework that is designed to facilitate community collaboration through three categories: relationships, actions, and foundation. This resource will guide families through early childhood systems so that it is even easier to get connected efficiently to fulfill their needs. This framework was created to help organizations and individuals who provide structure to the lives of…
The 2021 KIDS COUNT Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being delivers the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual state rankings and latest available data on child well-being. The Data Book highlights child well-being before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, as families endured even more public health and economic challenges during the pandemic. These challenges ranged from food and housing insecurity to health…
The finalized ACEs Aware Trauma-Informed Network of Care Roadmap: A Guide for Strengthening Community Relationships was released. The Roadmap shares practical steps that health care providers, community-based organizations, and social service agencies can utilize within their own communities to build and grow cross-sector Networks of Care. These connections built among health care teams, individuals, and families prevent and address the ACEs…