On behalf of the Coastal Tri-Counties Child Abuse Prevention Coalition (CTC-CAPC) I'm delighted to share some exciting updates about our shared initiatives in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. Read more here: https://conta.cc/2SIqYhk Join the CTC-CAPC Email List here ! Be well, Erica Ruvalcaba-Heredia Coastal Tri-Counties Child Abuse Prevention Coalition Innovative Partnerships Project Coordinator Center for Family Strengthening Director of Programs (805) 305-4574 ...

I'd like to share a rather unusual free resource...parenting tips bumper stickers. Advancing Parenting, a Camarillo CA nonprofit organization, produces parenting tips bumper stickers and makes them available at no cost to schools, organizations, agencies, clinics, businesses, and individuals. There are fifty-one in a set and each one communicates a parenting behavior or practice generally recognized as supporting the healthy development of children. Just one will be read thousands of times!

Santa Barbara CAPC is happy to present April as Child Abuse Prevention Month! Every week we will be touching on various strategies that strengthen families, provide positive experiences for children, and reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect, with “Resilience” being the central theme. CAPC is a collaborative group dedicated to the prevention and early intervention of child abuse and neglect within the community. They enact change through raising community awareness, providing resources...

In April we recognized National Child Abuse Prevention Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of working together as a community to keep families strong so that children and youth are safe and thriving. Each year, our local campaign has a theme. This year, we invited you to focus on how community support strengthens families. The conditions in which people live, work, play and learn can have a big impact on wellness. Adverse community environments can create challenges for...