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A Message of Support from The Link Family Resource Center Please know our thoughts and hearts are with you and your families during this strange and uncertain time. Our mission at The Link Family Resource Center is to foster a safe, healthy, and thriving community by linking children, youth, and families with programs and services to address their unique needs. Our programs remain operational and we are committed to serving families in our community during this unusual time. The Link Family...

How CFS advocates for the prevention of child sexual abuse. Many San Luis Obispo County community members read the recent Tribune article “ Two girls testify against SLO man in molestation trial ”. The abuser was arrested in 2016 and now three years later two young women who were victimized by him bravely testified in court at the end of June. According to Berkeley Media Studies, news coverage of child sexual abuse is usually tied to a “moment” in the criminal justice process, which means...

In celebration of National Breastfeeding Month and Black Breastfeeding Week, the Central Coast Breastfeeding Coalition is hosting a 72hr virtual screening of Chocolate Milk: The Documentary . This film is an exploration of the racial divide in breastfeeding. Told through the narratives of three African American women: a new mother, a midwife and a WIC lactation educator, the film seeks to answer the longstanding question of why more African American women are not breastfeeding. August 29 -...

September 10, 2020 Resilient Santa Barbara County is proud to support the efforts of the statewide ACEs Aware initiative, led by the California Department of Health Care Services and the Office of the California Surgeon General. This initiative seeks to change health outcomes and save lives by helping Medi-Cal providers understand the importance of screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and responding to patients with trauma-informed care. ACEs Aware offers Medi-Cal providers...

Good afternoon, Please see agenda for upcoming Trauma Informed SLO meeting on Thursday, May 25 th from 1:30 – 3:00 PM. In addition to needs assessment proposal updates, and breakout groups to foster connections we’re excited to share with you the following presentations: Family Healer TV Ron Huxley, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years’ experience. He is the former director of the Central Coast Seneca Family of Agencies, founder of the TraumaToolbox.com,...

Please see agenda for upcoming Trauma Informed SLO meeting on Thursday, May 25 th from 1:30 – 3:00 PM. In addition to needs assessment proposal updates, and breakout groups to foster connections we’re excited to share with you the following presentations: Family Healer TV Ron Huxley, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years’ experience. He is the former director of the Central Coast Seneca Family of Agencies, founder of the TraumaToolbox.com, FamilyHealer.tv, and...