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SFTS Training Opportunity
Are you a law enforcement agency interested in bringing Safe from the Start training to your region? Supported by a grant from the US Dept. of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs, Safe from the Start has developed “Children and Domestic Violence: 8-hour Training for Criminal Justice Professionals.” The training is POST-certified and free of charge to participants. Law enforcement and criminal justice personnel will be given priority for the training. Linda Chamberlain, Ph.D., and David Love, M.F.T., will be the primary trainers. We anticipate holding 3 trainings between January and September 2006. Additional training dates will be scheduled from late 2006 through 2008.

For more information, or to request the training in your region, contact Arlene.shea@doj.ca.gov.

KVIE - Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Campaign
KVIE Channel 6 - Public Television for the Central Valley and Sierra - has launched a Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Campaign to increase local awareness and prevention of domestic violence through a year-long series of broadcast and outreach activities beginning this month, which is Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. KVIE will broadcast a new episode of its series "View Finder: The Children Next Door," on Wednesday, October 19, from 7:30 - 8 pm. This program investigates the local impact of domestic violence in our community, focusing on children and exploring local resources. On the same evening, KVIE will broadcast “Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories” from 8 - 9 pm. This national documentary includes interviews with youths from Northern California (Davis, Elk Grove, Ione) offering moving and unforgettable profiles of those struggling to put their lives back together.

For more information, check out http://www.kvie.org/education/domesticviolence/default.htm.

SCHOOL READINESS INFORMATION

Families and School Readiness
"Families as Primary Partners in their Child's Development and School Readiness" is a toolkit developed by the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development. It provides guidance, resource materials and references that will assist communities and families in working together to support each child's development and readiness for school. Each section includes an overview of key content, critical questions for communities, key strategies for families, providers, and administrators; guides, tip sheets and checklists; along with annotated resources and promising practices.

For more information, check out http://www.aecf.org/publications/data/families_sr.pdf.

RELATED RESEARCH

Parent-Child Connectedness
"Parent-Child Connectedness: Voices of African-American and Latino Parents and Teens," produced by ETR Associates with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, summarizes findings from a focus group study with African-American and Latino parents and adolescents living in low-income neighborhoods in four states, including California. The report discusses relationship-building techniques between adolescents, parents and families. The report also provides responses to how programs or interventions should be designed to help families.

For more information, check out http://www.etr.org/recapp/research/PCCFocusGroupReport.pdf.

RELATED RESOURCES

Family Involvement Resources
The Harvard Family Research Project released, "Taking a Closer Look: A Guide to Online Resources on Family Involvement," a comprehensive resource guide about family involvement from over 100 national organizations. It contains Web links to the latest research and tools about family involvement in early childhood education.

For more information, check out http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/fine/resources/guide/index.html?pid.

The Knowledge Path: Domestic Violence
The Knowledge Path from the Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University directs users to a selection of resources about identifying and responding to domestic violence within the home and in the community. It includes information on hotlines, Web sites, publications, data, research, and programs.

For more information, check out http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_domviolence.html.

DV 101: The Dynamics of Domestic Violence
An innovative Florida State University program that trains Meals on Wheels volunteers to spot domestic violence among elders has been so successful that it is now online. Social Work Professor Sharon Maxwell, director of the FSU School of Social Work's Institute for Family Violence Studies Rural Victimization Project, and Kelly O'Rourke, project director, established the initiative in 1999 to train those who may come in contact with victims of domestic violence in Florida's rural counties. Women in rural counties often face barriers to getting help, such as the lack of nearby shelters or services, a lack of transportation, or concerns about confidentiality.

For more information, check out http://familyvio.ssw.fsu.edu/dv101/.

UPCOMING TRAINING AND CONFERENCES

2nd Conference on Children, Families and Domestic Violence
The Sacramento Domestic Violence Prevention Coalition is holding the 2nd Conference on Children, Families and Domestic Violence featuring Lt. Mark Wynn and David Love, M.F.T., as keynote speakers. This conference will explore effective child and family violence prevention and intervention strategies and will be held at the Sacramento Radisson on Monday, October 17, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

For registration information, check out http://www.sacdomvio.org.

First 5 Southern California School Readiness Conference
First 5 California will hold its Southern California School Readiness Conference on October 28, 2005 at the Hilton Burbank Airport and Convention Center. Workshops include: strategies for school readiness, expanding and sustaining programs, the vital link between school readiness and health, quality programs for the diverse needs of children. This conference is sponsored by First 5 CA and First 5 Southern CA (LA, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, San Diego, Kern).

For more information or to register, contact Nicole Singer at nosinger@aol.com or call (805) 641-3172.

The 2nd Annual Responding to Family Violence Conference
The 2nd Annual Responding to Family Violence Conference will be held in Merced on October 27, 2005 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Fairgrounds Pavilion. It features Dr. Vincent Felitti discussing the ACE study, and Sally Kinoshita, Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center. The conference will address the impact of domestic violence on health, offer a better understanding of cultural and immigration issues related to domestic violence, and provide information regarding local legal services.

For more information, contact kxiong@mcoe.org.

Dr. Vincent Felitti in Mariposa County
Mariposa Safe Families and the Attorney General’s Safe from the Start initiative present “The Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Adult Health,” October 26, 2005. Dr. Vincent Felitti will introduce the topic during brunch at Mariposa’s John C. Fremont Hospital from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, and follow with an in-depth presentation at the Best Western banquet room from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm, lunch included.

For more information, contact msf@sti.net.

Making a Difference 2005
The Plumas County Child Abuse Prevention Council and the Attorney General’s Safe from the Start initiative will sponsor “Making a Difference 2005 with Dr. Linda Chamberlain.” This event will be held on October 14, 2005 at the Grizzly Creek Ranch and will focus on adolescent brain development, substance abuse, and exposure to violence.

For more information, contact Colleen Davis (530) 283-5333.