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The California Mental Health Oversight and Accountability Commission 's (MHSOAC) Prevention and Early Intervention Subcommittee is hosting public events. Directed by Senate Bill 1004 (Wiener), MHSOAC is leading an effort to advance prevention and early intervention in mental health. MHSOAC is looking for input to establish priority areas for prevention and early intervention programming, develop a statewide strategy for monitoring and evaluation, and create a focused approach to delivering...

The Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) and Strategies TA , a partnership of the Children’s Bureau of Los Angeles and the Sacramento Child Abuse Center , provide technical assistance and support to county Prevention Planning Teams across the state. Together, the OCAP and Strategies TA inspire, build and strengthen cross-sector networks that are committed to the advancement of community-driven child abuse prevention that seeks to improve the overall health and well-being of children and...

State of California HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY California’s health and human services leaders today issued the following joint statement on the Biden Administration’s announcement that it will no longer enforce the 2019 public charge final rule. Joint statement from California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly; California Department of Social Services Director Kim Johnson; California Department of Public Health Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Tomás Aragón;...

By Kiersten Stewart, Futures Without Violence, March 15, 2021 The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act is scheduled for a vote this week in the House of Representatives. We need your help! Members of Congress need to hear from you that you want them to support VAWA. Increase prevention; Invest in communities of color End impunity for violence against Native women by non-Native perpetrators on tribal lands; Improve access to housing for victims and survivors; Protect victims of...

From California WIC Association, March 2021 At the Resilience Conference we will come together as cyber collaborators, teachers, and learners, finding our new normal, resilient as ever, continuing to Strengthen and Support California Families! Gather with us for CWA’s 29th Conference & Trade Show. Highlights: An interactive online experience over five convenient half and full days Topics areas: Begin Early to Nurture Child Heath (with a specific focus on nutrition and breastfeeding)...

By Sydney Johnson, March 15, 2021 As schools across California welcome back more students on campus, some distance learning practices look likely to survive the pandemic. School closures exposed deeply embedded inequalities in California education, as well as the crucial lifelines that schools provide for their communities. But in nearly 12 months of distance learning, teachers pushed through difficult days to find new solutions that kept kids learning during an upended school year. Now,...

ENACT Day April 30, 2021 | 10am - 2pm ENACT Day is an annual advocacy event bringing communities together from across the state to learn about policies and to support a healthy and equitable California. This opportunity provides policymakers with information to make more informed decisions by using our voices to shape policies for better outcomes.

The California Essentials for Childhood Initiative is excited to share a newly developed attached, “Strategies for Trauma-Informed School Communities: Practices to Improve Resiliency in School-Aged Children and Address Adverse Childhood Experiences”. This new resource is intended to assist state and local public health programs, child-serving systems, non-profits, and philanthropic organizations in their efforts to educate about the need for trauma-informed school policies and practices that...

The next free 1 hr. webinar on the new ITRC Mental Wellness and Resilience Policy is in less than 2 weeks: on Thursday , March 25 from 12 noon to 1:00 pm Pacific Time (3:00-4:00 pm Eastern Time--US & Canada) (Note: this webinar was originally scheduled for March 18). To Register for the Webinar go to the ITRC Website: http://www.theresourceinnovationgroup.org/ Why the Urgent Need for a New Approach to Foster Mental Wellness and Resilience? The skyrocketing mental health and psychosocial...

By Anna Almendrala, California Healthline, March 10, 2021 Ana Guevara was determined to get a covid vaccine for her mother, 85-year-old Adelina Coto, but she needed help. Guevara, a full-time nanny in Los Angeles, didn’t have the time or knowledge to search for appointments online. Guevara’s son, a school district employee, lacked the time to park himself in front of a computer waiting for new appointments to drop. Then Guevara’s boss connected her with a group that volunteers to help people...

By Jackie Botts, Cal Matters, March 10, 2021 As President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion virus relief package heads to the Oval Office for his signature, the mammoth spending bill has the potential to reduce child poverty in the Golden State by half. That would be a turning point for a state that is an economic powerhouse vexed by the highest poverty rate in the nation when accounting for the cost of living. Economists and progressives are hailing as “revolutionary” a provision to send periodic...

Por Jackie Botts, Cal Matters, March 10, 2021 Mientras el paquete de alivio del virus de $1.9 billones del presidente Joe Biden se dirige a la Oficina Oval para su firma, el gigantesco proyecto de ley de gastos tiene el potencial de reducir la pobreza infantil en el Estado Dorado a la mitad. Ese sería un punto de inflexión para un estado que es una potencia económica molesta por la tasa de pobreza más alta en la nación al contabilizar el costo de vida. Los economistas y progresistas están...