Benefits of Prenatal Group Care
The healthcare visit, a nearly universal event in pregnancy and early childhood, is an opportunity to provide parents with the knowledge and skills to support their child and family’s health and is a significant entry point for promoting optimal child development. In this slidedeck from a webinar, leaders from the Centering Health Care Institute explore how centering improves health outcomes, and supports healthy parent-child interactions, early learning and positive parenting. Learn about emerging national and state policy initiatives that support maternal and child health.
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Racial Justice in the Child Welfare System: Leadership Leaning into a Core Practice Model
Article January 21, 2022
As race, racism, anti-racism, equity and inclusion become front and center across multiple facets of American life, culture, politics, and institutions, directors across California say now is the time to work together as child welfare leaders to better understand and dismantle dominant and oppressive culture characteristics that exist in the system, both for the benefit of the workforce and for the children and families served.
Racial Justice in the Child Welfare System
Report January 21, 2022
This resource from the Child and Family Policy Institute of California identifies steps to support child welfare directors.
The California Child Welfare Core Practice Model (CPM)
Website January 21, 2022
The California Child Welfare Core Practice Model is a statewide effort to develop and implement a framework to support child welfare practice and allow child welfare professionals to be more effective in their roles. The CPM is intended to guide practice, service delivery, and decision-making.