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By Samantha Young, California Healthline, July 7, 2021 When a parent takes an infant to the Children’s Health Center in San Francisco for a routine checkup, a pediatrician will check the baby’s vitals and ask how the child is doing at home. Then Janelle Bercun, a licensed clinical social worker, who is also in the room, will look at Mom or Dad and pipe up: What is this like for you? Your frustrations? Joys? Challenges? And she stays to work with the parent long after the pediatrician has...

From Center for Youth Wellness, July 2021 Today, the Center for Youth Wellness (CYW) and Safe & Sound announced their agreement to join together as one organization to serve families and children in San Francisco. Both organizations have a long-standing commitment and proven-record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families. As children and families continue to face the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the accompanying economic downturn, and...

From KidsData, July 1, 2021 Today, KidsData released the latest data from the Family Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic questionnaire. These data are the second wave of findings from the multi-wave questionnaire. As the COVID-19 pandemic passed the one-year mark, caregivers in households with children reflected on their experiences in: Education, Health Care, and Social Activities Economic Security Supportive Services Emotional and Behavioral Health Child and Caregiver Safety Adverse...

By Shawn Hubler, The New York Times, June 30, 2021 The mayor of Sacramento on Wednesday announced a plan to legally obligate California’s capital city to house its growing homeless population, a policy shift that would open a new front in the state’s struggle to address what has become a signature California social ill. Californians “are becoming homeless faster than we can get people the help they need,” said the mayor, Darrell Steinberg, as he proposed a municipal “right to housing” and a...

By Jonathan Bryant-Genevier, Carol Y. Rao, Barbara Lopes-Cardozo, et al., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, July 2, 2021 The CDC released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)- Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Suicidal Ideation Among State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: United States, March - April 2021 . The MMWR, which collected survey responses from public health workers during...

In Case You Missed It: "The Trauma-Informed Network of Care Roadmap: A Guide for Strengthening Community Relationships" June 28 Webinar Now Available WATCH NOW at ACEsAware.org A recording and materials are now available for the special webinar highlighting the final release of the ACEs Aware Trauma-Informed Network of Care Roadmap. The webinar covers: The purpose of the Network of Care Roadmap. Guidance on the key elements supporting a robust trauma-informed network of care and to support...

Title: Literary Explorations of Well-Being in Challenging Times Summary: During this unprecedented year of challenges, health care practitioners have faced inordinate and unexpected stressors and transitions in health care delivery and team-based care. This series of six one-hour interactive and participatory sessions will provide an opportunity for self- and group reflection on what has and continues to sustain us in our professional and personal lives. We will weave our conversation with...

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By Jason Green and Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, June 26, 2021 Following steady public pressure from reform advocates, the San Jose Unified School District has joined other large districts in the city that moved to end the routine campus presence of San Jose police officers. On Thursday, the Board of Education rejected a related extension with the city of San Jose, effectively ending a long-standing partnership between one of the South Bay’s largest school districts and SJPD. “We...

By Christopher Perrone, California Health Care Foundation, June 24, 2021 As we start to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, California faces a critical question: Can the state also overcome the long-standing racial health disparities that were so painfully revealed as Californians of color disproportionately fell ill and died of the virus over the last 15 months? To make any progress toward this goal, California must start with Medi-Cal. The program provides health coverage to 14 million...

By Kay Recede, KSBW8, June 25, 2021 California Attorney General Rob Bonta hailed the City of Stockton's gun violence prevention program as a model that will be used throughout the state. Operation Peacekeeper works with troubled youth by offering mentorship, resources and case management to curb gun violence. Kashon Andrews, 25, attended the program. "It's been a greater life for me, staying out of trouble," Andrews said. "It was a little rowdy, a little hectic, between just the family...

By Allen Laman, Mariposa Gazette, June 29, 2021 Aaron Covington had a pretty normal life. He drove a car. Earned a college degree. Rented a home. Worked as an electrical engineer. Even played Xbox. Last Thursday, wearing a pair of dusty jeans and with his life’s belongings in tow, the Mariposa County native wandered into a creekside homeless encampment near Pioneer Market. He hasn’t had a home for three years. And his new stomping grounds could be disbanded in the near future. In a Friday...