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SFTS June 2005 Newsletter
SFTS NEWS
As you probably already know, SFTS promotes many strategies to reduce children's chronic exposure to violence. These include home visitation nursing programs for first-time mothers, multidisciplinary teams from public and private service agencies, and one-stop services for victims of domestic violence. In April we offered you the opportunity to apply for a visit to one of these programs, if you think you may be able to implement it, or something like it, in your community. This is your last opportunity to sign up for a visit to one of California’s Promising Strategies on SFTS. We will make the arrangements for the visit, and we will pay for airline tickets and reimburse you for all other travel expenses, in accordance with state reimbursement guidelines. Don’t miss out on this great deal! To receive an application, contact Safe from the Start at sfts@doj.ca.gov.
For more information, take a look at seven of California’s Promising Strategies featured on our Web site at http://www.safefromthestart.org/ps/index.html.
SCHOOL READINESS INFORMATION
United Way of America, in partnership with Civitas and the Ad Council, launched "Born Learning," a public engagement campaign designed to help parents and other caregivers create quality early learning opportunities for children out of everyday activities. The national campaign includes a Web site for parents and caregivers with action tips, information, and resources in both English and Spanish about child development and learning during ages 0-5.
For more information, check out http://www.bornlearning.org.
NEW RESEARCHES
A new study at the University of Michigan has found that teenagers who have witnessed gun violence are twice as likely as other teenagers to then commit violence. The researchers assessed a group of about 1500 children who were either 12 or 15 years old, then re-assessed them two years later, and three years after that. The study, published in the May 27th issue of Science magazine and posted on the Forbes Web site, is believed to be the first to show a cause-and-effect relationship between exposure to violence and committing violence. For more information, check out
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/05/26/hscout525957.html.
Children today need what children have always needed to become healthy and productive adults – caring parents, a safe place to live, a strong education, and health care, among other basics. The Children's Partnership set out to answer whether information and communications technology - most notably the Internet - can help address these needs in new and sometimes more effective ways. For more information, check out http://www.contentbank.org/doms/.
NEW RESOURCES
Strengthening Families Through Early Care and Education is a child abuse and neglect prevention project from the Center for the Study of Social Policy at Duke University. The goal is to use early childhood programs to build evidence-based protective factors for children and their families. The project's Web site describes the protective factors approach and lists exemplary programs and resources. For more information, check out http://www.cssp.org/doris_duke/index.html.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities have produced a toolkit to help parents learn about the milestones in their children's growth, from birth to age 5 years, as well as developmental delays and other disabilities. The "Learn the Signs. Act Early" campaign and toolkit are designed to help parents recognize any delays so that their children can be screened and receive early treatment, if necessary. Available in both English and Spanish, the toolkit includes an informational card on developmental milestones, a growth chart, and a series of factsheets on milestones and developmental and behavioral delays. These materials can be downloaded from their Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/actearly/.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the availability of funds to experienced organizations to deliver capacity-building services to faith-based and community organizations through the provision of training, technical assistance, and sub-awards. Approximately $16.9 million is available to fund 17 awards, and a match is required. The deadline for applications is June 13th. For more information, check out http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2005-ACF-OCS-EJ-0035.html.
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces funding opportunities for the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program. These grant funds are “to support projects that convene researchers, activists, survivors of domestic violence, and practitioners who have been advocates of a more culturally appropriate and familial orientation to the elimination of domestic violence.” The deadline for these grants is July 5th. For more information, check out http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2005-ACF-ACYF-EV-0077.html.
The American Honda Foundation, the giving arm of the vehicle manufacturer, funds youth-oriented programs, including education and minority programs. Average grants range from $40,000 to $80,000. Deadlines for grant applications are February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1. For more information, check out http://corporate.honda.com/images/banners/america/AHF_brochure.pdf.
UPCOMING TRAINING AND CONFERENCES
The First 5 Sacramento Technical Assistance Region will be sponsoring a workshop scheduled for June 30th in Sacramento titled Father/Male Involvement: Supporting Men in Their Children's Lives. This workshop will include speakers such as Jerry Tello, the Director of the National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute in East Los Angeles. There will also be a panel presentation on efforts in Placer, Stanislaus, Amador, and other counties. To register, please contact First 5 El Dorado County at (530) 672-8298.
The California School Resource Officers’ Association presents the 5th Annual Statewide Conference “School Readiness and Strategies: Aggression to Terrorism.” The conference will be held in Long Beach, CA on August 9th-11th, with a pre-conference on August 8th. For more information, check out http://www.csroa.org.
San Bernardino County Children’s Network announces the 19th Annual Children’s Network Conference "Young Children, Adolescents, and Adults: The At-Risk Chain Reaction" to be held on September 21st and 22nd in Ontario, CA. Jerry Moe, National Director of Programs at the Betty Ford Center, will be one of the featured speakers. For more information, check out http://www.sbcounty.gov/childnet/docs/2005%20Registration%20Packet.pdf.
UPCOMING SFTS TRAINING AND CONFERENCES
Sacramento Domestic Violence Collaborative Second Annual Conference on Children, Families and Domestic Violence Location: Radisson Hotel Sacramento Contact: Sgt. Dave Cropp, Sacramento Police Department DCROPP@pd.cityofsacramento.org
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