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Commentary: Support children and families in Davis Enterprise During this extraordinary time, the Yolo County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) recognizes that now, more than ever, we need concrete ways to support Yolo children and families. Please read the full article to learn about some of the ways the CAPC recommends supporting children and families in Yolo County.

Dear Provider of Services for Families in Yolo County, In early April, I posted information about Nurturing Children During Times of Stress: A Guide to Help Children Bloom , a parenting guide from Yolo County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) and Yolo County Children’s Alliance (YCCA) . We would love your feedback on this guide. Can you please fill out this short survey by Friday, May 17th? LINK TO SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FKC8CYT If you haven’t had a chance to look at the...

The Yolo County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) and Yolo County Children’s Alliance (YCCA) are excited to share Nurturing Children During Times of Stress: A Guide to Help Children Bloom. This guide for parents and caregivers, which we are launching during Child Abuse Prevention Month, contains tips and resources that parents and caregivers can use to promote resilience in their children and themselves. Nurturing Children During Times of Stress explains the effects of intense stress or...

Please share the with the families you serve the attached a 2-page document for parents and caregivers about the parent guides that Yolo County Children's Alliance has produced as a project of the Yolo County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC). All of the guides are available at www.yolokids.org/forfamilies . There are some hard copies of the following guides and we would love for them to get into the hands of parents. Please let me know if you would like some of these materials!

Counties throughout California have a child abuse prevention council (CAPC) charged with evaluating local data and identifying strategies to reduce child abuse and neglect. One of the underlying principles to CAPC’s work is that preventing child abuse is a much more effective intervention than trying to treat the lifelong effects of child abuse . On Tuesday, July 7, Tracy Fauver, the Chair of Yolo’s Child Abuse Prevention Council, provided the Yolo Board of Supervisors their annual report...

As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a very stressful and difficult situation for many families. The Yolo County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) is very concerned about the increased risk for child abuse and neglect during this crisis. Yolo Child Welfare Services (CWS) has reported about a 40% decline in child abuse and neglect referrals this spring, likely due to reductions in face-to-face interactions with adults in the community due to the pandemic. We have a collective...

In April, the Yolo County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) and Yolo County Children’s Alliance (YCCA) released Handling Your Child’s Challenging Behaviors at Every Age . This resource for parents and caregivers provides positive discipline tips and resources to handle challenging behaviors in babies, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, and teenagers. We were unable to hand out hard copies in April because of COVID-19. Now that Yolo County is allowing more services, please...

Child Abuse Prevention Councils (CAPCs) of California are community councils whose primary purpose is to coordinate the community’s efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect. The Yolo County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) meets every other month, and community members are welcome to attend. Our next meeting is 9am-11am on Zoom on Friday, December 4. Please see the attached agenda to learn more about what the meeting will cover and for a link to the Zoom meeting. The...

We all want Yolo children and youth to be safe, but it’s sometimes hard to know how to prevent child abuse and neglect. Strong Families Yolo is a new website that encourages everyone to play a part in caring for Yolo children and strengthening Yolo families. Whatever our role in the community – friend, educator, business owner, parent, person of faith – there are ways we can support children and families in Yolo County. The website also has resources for parents and youth. There are...

We all have a role to play in making sure children have the opportunity to thrive. In Child Abuse and Neglect: What It Is and What to Do About It , you will learn more about the types of child maltreatment, what to do when you think a child or family needs more support, and how to make a report if you suspect that a child has been abused or neglected. We all want children to be safe and healthy. However, the heartbreaking reality is that every year thousands of children are victims of child...