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Honoring the Intersection of Mental Health Awareness and Foster Care Month

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you” Rumi   In 2020, former United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared loneliness and isolation as an epidemic, on par with tobacco use[1]. His documentation of increased social isolation during and after the height of the COVID pandemic helped to normalize the need for mental…

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Developmental Disability Awareness in Child Welfare

March is Developmental Disabilities Month and it’s a great time to bring awareness to the overrepresentation of parents and children with developmental disabilities among families interacting with public child welfare agencies[1], [2]. Increasing awareness of developmental disabilities within child welfare is essential for creating a better system for both parents and children. Parents with developmental…

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How are Black Foster Youth Faring in California’s Child Welfare System?

Written by: Stacy Shwartz Olagundoye & Melissa Connelly Racial disparities persist in California’s Child Welfare System. Black and African American youth in California’s foster care are overrepresented (21%) when compared to California’s 2022 total population of Black youth (5%)[1]. This trend persists across the United States, where 22% of the total youth in foster care…

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Adults MDT Convening 2025

CFPIC recently hosted the 2025 Adult Services MDT Convening in Sacramento, California. This event brought together human services professionals and their partners to exchange knowledge, develop new skills, share experiences and innovative ideas, and foster connections with teams across the state to enhance services for older adults. We are proud to have organized this event…

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Human Trafficking Recognition at the California State Legislature: PACT Makes Us Proud!

By Stuart Oppenheim, Director Emeritus, and Melissa Gomez, PACT Program Director Thanks to the incredible efforts of our PACT (Preventing and Addressing Child Trafficking) team, I had the honor of spending an unforgettable day at the State Capitol on January 21, 2025. I truly wish all our staff could have been there to witness the…

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Initial Linkages Evaluation Results: Families Share their Perspective!

As part of our larger Linkages evaluation, we recently worked with 3 participating Linkages counties and our evaluation partner RDA to design and administer a survey for mutually involved families who received coordinated case planning. The survey captured insights on the effectiveness of the program, identified challenges, and highlighted successes in meeting family needs and…

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Integrate 2024: PACT Statewide Convening

Last month we gathered over 130 PACT cohort members from across the state to build connections with peers, explore innovations from the field, and hear from survivors with valuable expertise on human trafficking at the annual Preventing & Addressing Child Trafficking convening. Our PACT staff did an incredible job of not only hosting a successful…

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CFPIC Leadership Transition

CFPIC will be undergoing some exciting changes in the coming year! Click here to read a memo from our Board of Directors regarding the appointment of Juliet Cox as Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2025.

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Cheers to 20 Years!

CFPIC thanks all of our colleagues, past and present, for a wonderful twenty years of partnership in CFPIC’s evolution. Our 20th Anniversary Report and Strategic Planning Report were released earlier this month, detailing our last twenty years and our plans for the next twenty! You can read both of the reports here. We were so…

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YEP Skills Coaching Institute

The Youth Engagement Project (YEP) is excited to launch additional support for our Youth Ambassadors via the YEP Skills Coaching Institute! We are seeking passionate individuals who experienced the foster care system as a youth to support and coach a current or former foster youth in developing or strengthening their skills in Expected benefits of…

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