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2015 "Toolkit for Families" from the Yolo Family Strengthening Network
APRIL is National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month and to recognize this, the Yolo Family Strengthening Network is excited to share our 2015 Toolkit for Families! This year's Child Abuse Prevention Month theme is the following: Talk + Play =...
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Yolo Family Strengthening Network (YFSN) meeting
Attached please find the YFSN agenda for our upcoming meeting next Tuesday, May 29, 9:30-11am. The meeting will be held in the following location: Yolo County HHSA Community Room-Gonzales Building 25 N. Cottonwood St. Woodland, CA 95695 We'll have 2 wonderful presentations: * Anna Sutton will talk to us about Maternal Mental Health efforts in Yolo County. * Lynn Arner, Joyce Lee, and Lana Magness from Quality Counts will tell us about Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework...
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Strengthening Families Webinar: Technical Assistance Clinic
Join a webinar on Thursday, June 13, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT , to get answers to your questions about Strengthening Families implementation and help answer other people's questions! You can submit questions in advance by emailing cailin.oconnor@cssp. org or typing them in during the webinar. We will also hear from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and the National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds about new resources and opportunities. To register:...
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TRAINING on Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors Framework implementation
The Children’s Trust Fund Alliance is pleased to partner with ProSolutions Training to make available an online training to support implementation of the Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors Framework in multiple settings. This curriculum includes new materials on partnering with parents and addresses promising strategies to strengthen families for practitioners. Trainings are available for free for providers and parents, but if you want to earn CEUs and state credits, there is a fee.
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New date for Yolo Family Strengthening Network meeting
Please save the NEW date for our May YFSN meeting: May 29 . Meeting time 9:30-11:00am at Yolo County HHSA; Community Room-Gonzales Building; 25 N. Cottonwood St.; Woodland The Yolo Family Strengthening Network (YFSN) is a group of Yolo County family-serving organizations and agencies dedicated to strengthening families and reducing child abuse and neglect. PURPOSE The YFSN supports family-serving organizations in their efforts to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect by:...
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WEBINAR: Preventing Child Neglect by Building Protective Factors on 2/14
Join Strengthening Families for a webinar on Thursday, February 14, 12-1pm. Explore ways that it is "Everyone's Responsibility" to help prevent child neglect and how building protective factors at all levels of the social ecology can be an effective strategy to prevent child neglect. The session will include segments from one of the training sequences from the National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds' new four-part training, "Let's Talk About . . . Preventing Child...
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YFSN MEETING on 11/13: Yolo Family Strengthening Network
Yolo Family Strengthening Network will meet next week. DATE & TIME: Tuesday, November 13th at 9:30am-11:00am. LOCATION: Yolo County HHSA; Community Room-Gonzales Building; 25 N. Cottonwood St.; Woodland, CA 95695 At the meeting, Child Welfare Service’s Jennifer Edwards will present child maltreatment data, and we’ll also learn about Resilient Yolo’s Be the One campaign. AGENDA IS ATTACHED. Natalie Audage, MPH Child Abuse Prevention Coordinator Yolo County Children's Alliance | 600 A St.
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TUESDAY Sept 18th: Yolo Family Strengthening Network (YFSN) meeting agenda
We're looking forward to seeing you at the next YFSN meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, September 18, from 9:30-11am in the Community Room of the Gonzales building at Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency (25 North Cottonwood Street; Woodland, CA 95695). At the meeting, Amara Reddick will give us a presentation on services provided by the Children's Mental Health Team, and we'll hear updates on various collaboratives and events. Attached please find the agenda for the meeting. Please let me...
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Virtual Hangouts: Building Resiliency and Networks of Support while Sheltering in Place
Please see the attached flyer for more information about 4 virtual events for families in April from Quality Counts. The sessions support Strengthening Families protective factors. Please share widely!
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WEBINAR: Innovative Approaches to Strengthening Families Training on 11/14
Join the Center for the Study of Social Policy for a webinar on Thursday, November 14, 12-1 PT, to hear about innovative ways Strengthening Families training is being provided around the country. We will hear about online training modules for child welfare system of care workers in West Virginia and online learning activities from the Prevention Board in Wisconsin. We'll have plenty of time for discussion, including hearing about how you are getting training out to various audiences in your...
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RESOURCE: Family Strengthening Research (FY2018) from US Department of Health and Human Services
This report describes the major research investments of our Division of Family Strengthening through Fiscal Year 2018. This division has primary responsibility for research and evaluation projects related to strengthening relationships within families, supporting fatherhood, nurturing children through their families, reducing teen pregnancy, supporting youth in their transition to adulthood, and preventing family violence. This report presents the research organized into six different...
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Re: New date for Yolo Family Strengthening Network meeting
Where is this meeting and what time? Carolyn
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Re: TUESDAY Sept 18th: Yolo Family Strengthening Network (YFSN) meeting agenda
So is this the same group that has the schools involved? On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 1:27 PM, ACEsConnection < communitymanager@acesconnection.com> wrote:
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Re: TUESDAY Sept 18th: Yolo Family Strengthening Network (YFSN) meeting agenda
Hi Lori. There is some school involvement in the YFSN group, which meet quarterly. You might also be thinking about Resilient Yolo, which meets monthly and includes YCOE and other school partners among its collaborators. The next Resilient Yolo meeting is October 5th at 2:30 at the CASA/YCRC offices. But some to the YFSN meeting tomorrow to see what it's all about!
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Re: TUESDAY Sept 18th: Yolo Family Strengthening Network (YFSN) meeting agenda
I would love to come but I’m swamped for the best few days. I’m glad to get the other meeting on my calendar though. Thank you!!!
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WEBINAR: Applying Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)’s Anti-Racist Intersectional Frame to Our Work (the Strengthening Families Framework) on 7/9
TIME: 12-1pm DATE: Thursday, July 9, 2020 REGISTER: https://cssp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CSK4vy7JS5Ca5jCe99HcXw Current events have heightened issues of systemic racism and racial disparities to the forefront of our national conversation. This long-overdue reckoning with America’s racist past and present has challenged us to consider how we must advance anti-racist policies and practices – whether we are new to this work or have been in the struggle for years. Please join us for a...
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RESOURCES from Office of Child Abuse Prevention on racism and inequality
The consequences of system racism and inequalities are experienced at the individual, community, societal, and institutional levels. They impact short- and long-term health outcomes throughout the entire lifespan, contribute to inter-generational trauma, and disrupt and harm families. While overwhelming to address, change is possible and individuals, organizations, and systems can contribute to meaningful progress. The following links are starting points to begin understanding how we can all...
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WEBINAR: Strengthening Families Webinar: Technical Assistance Clinic on 8/13
12-1pm on Thursday, August 13 In August, the Center for the study of Social Policy will use their regular monthly webinar time for a Strengthening Families Implementation Technical Assistance Clinic. Bring your questions about Strengthening Families. All questions are welcome, from the mundane to the philosophical—things you’ve been wondering about for a while and things that just came up. We will answer as many as we can! Whether you have questions or not, please come ready to share your...
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WEBINARS on COVID, ACEs, Trauma-Informed Care, Racism, Strengthening Families, Social and emotional development, and Child Maltreatment
Protecting Our Children: COVID-19's Impact on Early Childhood and ACEs on 9/10 10am on September 10 This webinar from the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation will bring together experts to provide insight on early childhood development, ACEs and COVID-19’s impact on children. Trauma-Informed Care 101: Basics of Trauma and the TIC Framework on 9/11 11am-noon on Friday, September 11 Current events like the COVID-19 pandemic, public images of police brutality, and...
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WEBINARS on economic mobility, Strengthening Families, race, trauma, and mental health
Resilience Reimagined: Reshaping the Path to Equitable Economic Mobility on 10/7 9am on October 7 The widespread health and economic impacts of COVID-19 have highlighted the critical need to support vulnerable populations, many of whom are disproportionately impacted due to existing inequities. Join the Shared Value Initiative and FSG for a conversation between Shamina Singh (Mastercard), Rebecca Marmot (Unilever), and moderated by Adeeb Mahmud (FSG) to discuss the power of partnership to...
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WEBINARS on family engagement, child abuse and neglect, and strengthening families
Keeping Kids Safe: Standout Statewide and National Initiatives on 11/2 11am-12:30 on Monday, November 2 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nationwide, there has been a sharp decline in reports of child abuse and neglect. Research shows that child abuse typically occurs within the family or at the hands of a child’s caregiver. This webinar will highlight two statewide and three national initiatives that were created to empower the community at large to prevent, recognize, and report child abuse.
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RESOURCE FOR PROVIDERS: Community Conditions That Strengthen Families: Protective Factors at the Community Level
Attached is the executive summary of the Community Conditions That Strengthen Families: Protective Factors at the Community Level Report from the Center for the Study of Social Policy. The link to the full report is also here . Feel free to share.
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YCCA’s 16th Annual Community Giveaway Day
Yolo County Children’s Alliance’s Community Giveaway Day Location: Sutter Health Park parking lot (off of 5 th Street- there will be signage). 400 Ballpark Drive, West Sacramento, CA 95691 Date: Saturday , November 20 , 2021 Time: 8:00 AM- 12:00 PM This event is a drive-thru style , we will have limited walk-up availability. Flyers in E nglish , Spanish , Russian and Farsi are attached below. Please share the attached flyer with your West Sacramento clients, families, friends, and partners.