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Widespread reporting has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated many poor communities of color. Less widely known is how the pandemic has affected young people in those communities. “COVID-19 has had a particularly harsh impact on youth of color,” further traumatizing [juvenile-justice] system-impacted youth and their families already struggling with disproportionately high rates of disease, death, job loss and housing insecurity,” said Jim Keddy of Youth Forward . Keddy was...

TONIGHT Wednesday March 10 at 6:30 p.m. join the conversation about Human Trafficking Awareness: "No One is For Sale"

Vacaville Family Resource Center is offering an 8 week support group for domestic violence survivors. Flyer attached.

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as child abuse and neglect, can lead to negative psychological, social and physical outcomes later in life – and can even affect future generations. New and exacerbated stressors during the pandemic underscore concern for the risks and long-term health effects of ACEs, particularly for groups already disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Certain interventions can help mitigate negative outcomes from ACEs and prevent them from occurring in the...

See details to register for two upcoming opportunities to view the film "Resilience" in Solano County.

View schedule of events for the March Foster-Kinship Care Education Virtual Conference

March Registration for Mental Health First Aid is now open

Registration details for February Mental Health First Aid Certification courses by A Better Way

The California Preterm Birth Initiative is pleased to share our spring 2021 request for applications for innovative research proposals on preterm birth! About the Opportunity Twice a year, in the spring and fall, we request research proposals via the UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP). The spring RAP applications are due by March 1st. What We're Looking For We are looking for proposals focused on: Reducing preterm birth rates Addressing racial disparities in preterm birth and/or...

In the spring of 1982, Susan Burton turned to alcohol and drugs to cope with the death of her 5-year-old son, who had run into the street and was hit by a vehicle driven by an off-duty police officer . Over the course of the next 17 years, Burton was in and out of prison. “Each time I left, I felt a little more broken,” she told me recently. What would have made a difference, she said, was “if there could have been a way to have therapy from traumatic childhood events, disappointments and...

As an Early Childhood Educator it is my Duty to Advocate for The Needs & Well-Being of ALL Children. Especially The Children Here in The City Of VALLEJO. I Will do Everything Possible to Speak Up and Bring Awareness to EVERYONE about the Impact ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences). You Will Be Educated, Encouraged and Empowered to Take the Action Necessary as Parents & Teachers to Create Healthy Environments for OUR CHILDREN. There Is Work to Do💪🏽. Come Learn More Every Wednesday🤗

We're excited to share this behind-the-scenes story of how the Ready4K team collaborated with First 5 Del Norte to create the country's first trauma-informed text message support program! Hear directly from Angela Glore, executive director of First 5 Del Norte, about how she and her partner organizations worked together to connect the dots between community health goals and early learning opportunities. It's a fascinating story of how this rural community set out a big, hairy, audacious goal...