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SFTS October 2007 Newsletter
SFTS NEWS:
October is designated as a time to take
collective action, to celebrate survivors, raise public awareness of domestic violence, and remember the millions of lives lost as a result of abuse. In recognition, the CA Attorney General's Office teamed up with local and statewide domestic violence organizations and other state agencies to host a Statewide Day of Awareness - Californians Uniting to End Domestic Violence on October 2, 2007 at the California State Capitol. Actress/activist/author Robin Givens presented the keynote address to the audience on the West Steps of the Capitol and then testified at a legislative hearing later in the day. For more information on domestic violence prevention, go to http://www.safestate.org/index.cfm?navId=1052 and http://www.safestate.org/documents/DV_Toolkit_Website_links_DV_Awareness.pdf.
Local Safe from the Start trainers are working hard on spreading the word on children’s exposure to violence and the impact on brain development. Several professionals who were trained by Dr. Bruce Perry in the Safe from the Start 8-hour Training of Trainers project, presented at the 12th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma in San Diego September 16-20, 2007. Mark Foreman, Director of the San Diego Family Justice Center , presented on “Placing Meaning Behind Delinquency.” Rosemarie Hedegard, Program Specialist, Orange County Office of Education and Mary Marlin, OC Safe from the Start, along with their colleague, Debra Stout, provided a well-received workshop on the Orange County Safe from the Start project. If you are interested in hosting a presentation by one of our local trainers, contact SFTS@doj.ca.gov.
Some 38 states are working to build their Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems, which are designed to improve outcomes for children and families and ensure that all young children are healthy and ready for school. This "short take" from the National Center for Children in Poverty's “Project Thrive” looks at what ten states are doing and offers ideas for local systems. Check it out at http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_758.html.
Prosecutors are focused on prosecuting the abuser in a domestic violence situation and they may not take time to consider the needs of the children who witnessed the abuse. An article by Evanthia Pappas, Assistant District Attorney, San Francisco County District Attorney’s Office, details her account of what a prosecutor can do to let children know they are not forgotten. For the complete article, click on http://www.cdaa.org/mentorproj/ChildrenWitness.pdf.
An August 2007 report from the National Center on Children in Poverty reviews current policies and practices to support children, youth, and families exposed to trauma. Trauma-informed policy needs to balance current knowledge about effective practices with supportive financing, cross-system collaboration and training, accountability, and infrastructure development. For the complete report, click on http://www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_737.pdf.
RESOURCES
Safe from the Start
champion, Dr. Linda Chamberlain, Ph.D., MPH, developed a toolkit for public health for the Family Violence Prevention Fund. It includes a comprehensive powerpoint curriculum on CD-ROM, “Making the Connection: Domestic Violence and Public Health.” For more information, click on http://fvpfstore.stores.yahoo.net/macodoviandp.html.
There is compelling evidence that lifetime exposure to violence is exceedingly common and has serious long-term implications. There are parallel patterns of adverse health outcomes associated with childhood and adult exposure to violence. These range from chronic diseases to health-compromising behaviors to future violent behavior. For the entire article, click on http://new.vawnet.org/Assoc_Files_VAWnet/AR_AssessmentforExposure.pdf
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Name of Grant/Funding: Domestic Violence Training and Education, and Family Violence Prevention
Funding Source: California 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: Annie E. Casey Foundation Grants
Funding Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Deadline: Ongoing
Brief Description of the Funding: This foundation funds initiatives that have significant potential to demonstrate innovative policy, service delivery and community supports for children and families.
Information on Grant/Funding Provider: http://www.aecf.org/AboutUs/GrantInformation.aspx.
UPCOMING TRAINING AND CONFERENCES
October 19, 2007
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, Seaside, CA.
Contact: Sheree Goldman (831) 277-7509 or http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/dvcc/conferencenew.htm.
January 28-30, 2008
Location: Town & Country, San Diego
Contact: http://www.chadwickcenter.org/conference.htm
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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