Child Abuse Council Of Sacramento

THE MISSION OF THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL OF SACRAMENTO (CAPC) IS TO REDUCE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE BIRTH & BEYOND PROGRAM: THE FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE (FSC) WAS FORMED BY THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL AND SACRAMENTO COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF CHILD, FAMILY AND ADULT SERVICES IN 1998 AT THE DIRECTION OF THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND OVERSEE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION STRATEGIES. THE BOARD'S REQUEST RESULTED FROM A HIGH NUMBER AND RATE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT HOMICIDES. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY VOICE, HOME VISITATION WAS THE IDENTIFIED STRATEGY TO ADDRESS CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. TWO HOME VISITATION MODELS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY LAUNCHED - THE BIRTH & BEYOND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER AND NURSE FAMILY PARTERNSHIP PROGRAMS. - CONTINUE ON SCH O

TRAINING: CAPC CONDUCTS AND COORDINATES TRAINING TO AMERICORPS MEMBERS AND BIRTH & BEYOND STAFF SERVING AS HOME VISITORS, FAMILY RESOURCE AIDES, AND OTHER FAMILY STRENGTHENING PARA-PROFESSIONALS IN MORE THAN 25 DIFFERENT AREAS OF CURRICULA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, FAMILY VIOLENCE, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, SAFE SLEEP BABY EDUCATION, MAKE PARENTING A PLEASURE, AGES & STAGES, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDE, HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, PARENTS AS TEACHERS, AND THE NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM. IN 2021, CAPC TRAINED APPROXIMATELY 1,750 FAMILY STRENGTHENING WORKERS WHO ATTENDED MORE THAN 75 WORKSHOPS TO GAIN COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.

SAFE SLEEP BABY EDUCATION CAMPAIGN: THE SAFE SLEEP BABY (SSB) EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, DEVELOPED BY CAPC AND FUNDED BY FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO, WAS LAUNCHED MID 2015, TO TARGET A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN INFANTS. THE SSB CAMPAIGN TAKES A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH IN EDUCATING EXPECTING AND NEW MOTHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS THROUGH A UNIFIED MESSAGE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEPING BABIES IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. SSB IS A COUNTYWIDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE INFANT SAFE SLEEPING KNOWLEDGE AND ENVIRONMENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS, COUNTY AGENCIES THAT SERVE EXPECTANT/NEW MOTHERS, AND LOCAL HOSPITAL SYSTEMS AND BIRTHING CENTERS. - CONTINUE ON SCH O

CHILD DEATH REVIEW TEAM: FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL OF SACRAMENTO HAS COORDINATED THE WORK OF THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY CHILD DEATH REVIEW TEAM (CDRT), A 21-MEMBER MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LAW ENFORCEMENT, CORONER, HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, CHILD WELFARE, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES WHO REVIEW THE DEATH OF EVERY CHILD IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, BIRTH THROUGH 17 YEARS OF AGE, TO IDENTIFY CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS RELATED TO CHILD DEATHS. THE CDRT PUBLISHES AND PRESENTS TO THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AN ANNUAL REPORT AND PERIODIC MULTI-YEAR REVIEWS OUTLINING DATA, TRENDS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTING FUTURE CHILD INJURIES AND DEATHS. CAPC ALSO COORDINATES THE FETAL INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW TEAM (FIMR) FOR THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. A 2017 - 2019 CDRT AND FIMR REPORT WITH FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETION AFTER COVID-19 CAUSED DELAYS IN THE TEAMS MEETING AND CLOSING CASES. PRIOR CDRT RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS, A SHIFT IN COUNTY POLICY AWAY FROM FAMILY MAINTENANCE TO CHILD SAFETY, SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME PREVENTION, INFANT SAFE SLEEPING EDUCATION, AND THE REDUCTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILD DEATHS INITIATIVE. CHILD SAFETY FORWARD INITIATIVE - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: TRAGICALLY, FROM 2008 THROUGH 2017, 140 SACRAMENTO COUNTY CHILDREN WERE VICTIMS OF AN ABUSE AND NEGLECT FATALITY OR NEAR-FATAL INJURY. EIGHTY PERCENT OF VICTIMS WERE ZERO TO FIVE YEARS AND 50 PERCENT WERE ONE YEAR OF AGE AND YOUNGER. SIXTY-FOUR PERCENT OF PERPETRATORS WERE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS ACTING TOGETHER OR ALONE. THIS DATA COMPELLED CAPC TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME (DOJ OVC) DEMONSTRATION INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP MULTIDISCIPLINARY STRATEGIES AND RESPONSES TO ADDRESS FATALITIES/NEAR- FATALITIES AS A RESULT OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. CAPC IS PROUD TO BE ONE OF FIVE DEMONSTRATION SITES IN THE NATION SELECTED FOR THE INITIATIVE. WITH THIS DOJ OVC AWARD, CAPC BRINGS TOGETHER MONTHLY A 31-MEMBER 18-AGENCY CROSS-DISCIPLINARY CHILD SAFETY FORWARD SACRAMENTO PREVENTION CABINET AND ITS THREE SUBCOMMITTEES OF DATA, SYSTEMS, AND COMMUNITY VOICE. DURING 2020 AND 2021, THE PREVENTION CABINET ANALYZED CHILD FATALITY/NEAR-FATALITY DATA; COLLECTED SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DATA; REVIEWED CURRENT SCREENING AND INVESTIGATIVE POLICIES; AND APPLIED THIS INFORMATION TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN WITH FOUR STRATEGIES OF RACIAL EQUITY; COMMUNITY, PARENT, AND YOUTH VOICE; TRAUMA-INFORMED SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES; AND BUILDING AND IMPLEMENTING SYSTEMS OF CARE. CURRENTLY THE PREVENTION CABINET IS IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE THE STRATEGIC PLAN RESULT AREAS. MANDATED CHILD ABUSE REPORTER TRAINING: SOME INDIVIDUALS ARE MANDATED BY STATE AND FEDERAL LAW TO REPORT KNOWN AND SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. MANDATED REPORTERS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, TEACHERS, MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, HOME VISITORS, AND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, CAPC IS THE TRAINING PROVIDER FOR THESE MANDATED REPORTERS, CONDUCTING TRAININGS TO SCHOOLS, NONPROFIT AGENCIES, MEDICAL PROVIDERS, AND FOSTER FAMILY AGENCIES. IN 2021, CAPC CONDUCTED 105 MANDATED CHILD ABUSE REPORTER TRAINING WORKSHOPS ATTENDED BY 1025 SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO REPORT SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT COMPARED TO 540 ATTENDEES IN 2020. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL: CAPC MAINTAINS AN INFORMATION AND REFERRAL LINE FOR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANT TO ACCESS SERVICES, FIND RESOURCES, ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES. IN 2021 CAPC FIELDED 1986 CALLS FOR REFERRALS AND LINKAGES TO COMMUNIYT RESOURCES WITH 970 REFERRED BY SACRAMENTO COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES EMERGENCY RESPONSE. THERE WERE 12,622 HITS TO THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER WEBSITE FOR MANDATED REPORTER INFORMATION.