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SFTS December 2007 Newsletter
A one-day training conference for Safe from the Start County Contacts, the 2005 and 2007 Train the Trainer (TTT) graduates, and other community team members will be held in Sacramento on April 21, 2008. The conference will feature Bruce Perry, MD, PhD and Lt. Mark Wynn, Nashville Police Department (retired) focusing on taking the brain science - exposure to violence message to the community level. Discussion of the Statewide Law Enforcement Protocol for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence will also be featured. We hope to open the conference to other partners, space permitting. More information will be announced soon.
The Statewide LawEnforcement Protocol for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence was mailed to all CA law enforcement agencies in September. The document was sent to police chiefs and sheriffs and domestic violence units and training units of the law enforcement agencies. A similar document was mailed to domestic violence, social service, and child abuse partner organizations. We are encouraged by the number of departments taking steps to implement the protocol and view the videos included with the document. We’d like to hear from you if you need assistance or have comments related to the protocol. This recent comment was received from a police department in Southern California:
"This
briefing video was especially effective with my Lieutenant. He really
didn’t understand the purpose of the protocol and this video turned him
around. I would encourage other department administrators to view it if
they are in doubt as to whether this program is necessary.”
The protocol can be downloaded at Resources: Law Enforcement Protocol or by contacting Safe from the Start.
The Safe from the Start“Children and Domestic Violence: Training for Criminal Justice Professionals” has been scheduled in several locations. The POST-certified course explores the role of criminal justice “first-responders” to children in domestic violence situations. Discussion of response, interaction, interviewing techniques and protocols is covered in the course. Scheduled dates are: December 12 th San Diego County ; March 10 th Los Angeles County ; and March 11 th Riverside County . Other locations planned for 2008 include San Joaquin County and the South Lake Tahoe region. For more information, or to register for the course, contact Arlene Greene.
The Social Science Research Center of CA State University, Fullerton has completed their final report on the Safe from the Start Initiative. After many months of data collection and review of input from TTT participants, county contacts, and involved experts, the Research Center presented a report that documents SFTS activities are being integrated, sustained, and supported in many ways in local communities. The full report will be posted on the Safe from the Start web site soon.
Interactive tools for parents and caregivers encouraging learning activities for young children are available on the Zero to Three website at
According to a recent report by Jeffrey M. Lacker, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond VA, early childhood education is similar to early investment in capital. The most important investment parents can make in their children’s growth is to provide them with skills early – between birth and age 5. Enhancing early childhood development appears to improve a child’s ability to learn at later stages. For more on Mr. Lacker’s presentation at the Virginia Governor’s Summit on Early Childhood Development, click on
http://www.richmondfed.org/news_and_speeches/presidents_speeches/index.cfm/id=101.
Audio stories
and research papers are available to help fathers break the cycle of violence and relate to their children in positive ways. Check out http://www.endabuse.org/programs/display.php3?DocID=342.
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
implemented a demonstration project utilizing a multi-pronged approach which supports non-abusing parents and children exposed to domestic violence through home visits and community-based services. To view the report, go to www.endabuse.org/health/ejournal/archive/1-6/dv_project_demo.php.
Programs for the promotionof preventing child abuse and domestic violence in the Asian/Pacific Islander community are available on the Asian Perinatal Advocates web site: http://www.apasfgh.org/programs/programs.html.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Name of Grant: School Community Violence Prevention Program
Funding Source: School/Law Enforcement Partnership Program, a joint entity of the CA Department of Education and the CA Attorney General’s Office
Deadline: February 22, 2008 NOTE: Request to Apply Form Due Dec. 14th
Brief Description of the Funding: Approximately $18.7 million available annually through competitive grants to local educational agencies for violence prevention.
Information on Grant: www.safestate.org/grants
Name of Grant/Funding: Domestic Violence Training and Education, and Family Violence Prevention
Funding Source: CA Department of Health Services
Deadline: Ongoing
Brief Description of the Funding: Domestic Violence Training and Education, and Family Violence Prevention grants are available.
Information on Grant/Funding Provider: www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/epic/fdv/default.htm, or call (916) 657-4643.
Name of Grant/Funding: Coca Cola Foundation
Funding Source: Coca Cola Foundation
Deadline: Rolling deadline - Applications are reviewed quarterly
Brief Description of the Funding: Grants offered to provide youth with educational opportunities to become productive citizens. The foundation encourages new solutions to problems that impede existing educational systems.
Information on Grant/Funding Provider:
www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/foundation_guidelines.html
Name of Grant/Funding: Model School Program
Funding Source: Intel
Deadline: Rolling deadline
Brief Description of the Funding: Grants offered to provide equipment for a school or district to enhance existing technology or provide advanced new technology.
Information on Grant/Funding Provider: http://www.intel.com/community/grant.htm
UPCOMING TRAINING AND CONFERENCES
December 12, 2007– register today - space is still available!
Location:
Balboa Park Recital Hall,
San Diego
Presenters: Dr. Linda Chamberlain & David Love, MFT
Co-Hosted by: San Diego Family Justice Center
Contact: Arlene Greene
January 28-30,2008
Location: Town & Country, San Diego
Presenters: Linda Chamberlain, Ph.D., MPH & David Love, MFT
Information: http://www.chadwickcenter.org/conference.htm
February 24-26, 2008
Location: Radisson Hotel in Sacramento
Keynote: Dr. Linda Chamberlain,
sponsored by the Safe from the Start Initiative
Information: http://www.cippp.org/conf-08/conf08.htm
March 10, 2008
Location:
Los Angeles County
Presenters: Dr. Linda Chamberlain & David Love, MFT
Contact: Arlene Greene
March 11, 2008
Location:
Riverside County
Presenters: Dr. Linda Chamberlain & David Love, MFT
Contact:: Arlene Greene
April 3-4, 2008
Location: Long Beach
Presenters: Dr. Linda Chamberlain & David Love, MFT
Information: www.caeyc.org
April 21, 2008
Location: Sacramento
Speakers: Dr. Bruce Perry, MD, PhD and Lt. Mark Wynn, Nashville
More information will be posted soon
April 22-24, 2008
Location:
Westin Hotel, San Diego
Information:
www.familyjusticecenter.org
Happy Holidays to All from the Safe from the Start Team!
For more information on reducing children’s exposure to violence,
go to www.safefromthestart.org or call the Attorney General’s Crime and Violence Prevention Center at (916) 324-7863.
The California Attorney General’s Safe from the Start initiative
is funded, in part, by
First 5 California.
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