March 31 – Strengthen Families Locally Weekly

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In This Issue:

Updates From the Strengthen Families Locally (SFL) Team

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Youth at the 2023 Strengthen Families Locally Retreat made “Friendship Salad” to share with the adults at their Kids Café.

Dear Strengthen Families Locally Community,

How do we strengthen families and support children? For Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month, I want to highlight some of the resources which have come across my desk recently. Of course, everything in this newsletter is focused on strengthening families and preventing child abuse and neglect. But these resources might be of special interest to you!

TRANSFORM Podcast Episode 6: Reimagining The Child Welfare System: Encouraging Families To Thrive. Host Dr. Catherine Cerulli and guest Dr. Mical Raz explore themes of Poor Parenting vs. Poor Parents, mandatory reporting, Child Protective Services being used as a surveillance tool rather than a support tool, and how we can reframe and reimagine these systems. Listen to the story here. Also check out Episode 5: Using Evidence Based Research to Reduce Teen Pregnancy.

Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse releases new ratings: As of April 2023, the Prevention Services Clearinghouse has reviewed 141 programs and services; 71 of these have been rated as promising, supported, or well-supported. New ratings are now available for programs and services including: Common Sense Parenting® – School Age | Common Sense Parenting® of Toddlers and Preschoolers | Functional Family Probation and Parole | Multisystemic Therapy – Building Stronger Families | Promoting First Relationships® | Trauma Systems Therapy

Place Matters: The Environment We Create Shapes the Foundations of Healthy Development from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. Building on the Center’s growing focus on upstream, systemic factors that shape the conditions in which families are raising young children, the new paper examines how a wide range of conditions in the places where children live, grow, play, and learn can get “under the skin” and affect their development and lifelong health. Read the paper here.

Hear the stories directly from parents on why easy and equitable access to prevention resources is key to helping them best care for their children in the National Child Abuse Prevention Month Multimedia gallery.

All the best,

Joy

SFL Resources

SFL Website

SFL Partner Onboarding Packet

Share a Story to Strengthen Families

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Community Planning Meetings

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Stevens and Ferry Counties
First Wednesday of each month
2-4 p.m.

Bremerton
Third Thursday of each month 
1-3 p.m.

Spokane
Third Monday of each month
1-3 p.m.

Port Angeles and Sequim
Fourth Thursday of each month
12:30-2:30 p.m.

Contact

Joy Lile, PhD
Strengthening Families Locally Coordinator
360-688-4956
joy.lile@dcyf.wa.gov

Strengthening Families WA
Family Support Programs Division

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If you attended the 2023 SFL Retreat, please fill out this evaluation survey. You can see the Retreat documents including pictures and presenters’ slides here.

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Mandated Supporters

“As a provider, I needed to do a report to DCYF for a concern I had with the families wellbeing and safety. I knew the family was doing their best and lacked the education on safety. Instead of just calling, I met with the family and explained to them my concerns, my observations, and encouraged them to be part of the process and call themselves. They did. This opened the door to services the family needed to finally feel that they can go from just surviving to thriving.” – Washington Provider

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Highlights From Around DCYF

See three Funding Opportunities from DCYF Strengthening Families Washington for prevention services in our Grow section!

The Unsung Heroes 2023 Photo Album is live on the DCYF Facebook Page! Thanks to all of the families and nominators who made this event fun and special!

Local Corner

Check here for opportunities specific to our SFL communities. Send more opportunities to joy.lile@dcyf.wa.gov.

  • Bremerton: Kitsap County Parent Coalition meeting: Something’s Not Right.  Join KCPC and Dr. Violeta Gomez on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8599141421 We will discuss: Recognizing signs of a developmental disorder like autism; Pursuing a diagnosis; What to do when the pediatrician doesn’t listen to your concerns. Questions/RSVP: Melia Hughes at kcpc@wa.easterseals.com Flyer available on the KCPC website.
  • Bremerton: Healthy Kids Day is free and open to the public and offers a variety of fun fitness activities, games, and giveaways for the whole family. At the event you’ll have the chance to win a 3-month family membership or other exciting prizes, including a free week of summer day camp, and tickets to Tacoma Rainiers games. Cost: FREE, Ages: All Ages. April 29, 10-1, Bremerton Family YMCA. See invitation here.
  • Eastern Washington: Please join your community partners as a member of Resilient INW, a virtual space on PACES Connection. Resilient INW is a virtual space dedicated to the sharing of events, training opportunities, research, resources and toolkits to help build safe, equitable, healthy communities. Many agencies, organizations and local health jurisdictions are doing incredible work in our region, and it is changing how health, equity and trauma are discussed and acted upon. Let’s learn from each other - share successes and barriers toppled. By working together, we can create a resilient region where all community members have the opportunities needed to thrive.
  • Olympic Peninsula: Application now available: Stronger Together Funding Opportunity. Olympic Community of Health is excited to release the application and instructions for the Stronger Together Funding Opportunity. Under this funding opportunity, OCH aims to continue to advance the theme of “Stronger Together: Foster a region of healthy people, thriving communities” through collaborative action among organizations, governments, Tribes, and agencies working to advance health in the region. There is room for everyone in this important work, whether you're a health provider, civic institution, or another community-based organization. Everything you need is available on the funding webpage. Applications are to be submitted via email to och@olympicch.org no later than 11:59 p.m. on May 1, 2023.

 

Other Community Resources

Connect (Events)

Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support from the National Family Support Network: This Certification Training details how the nationally-adopted Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support can enhance work with families through focus on 5 areas of practice: Family Centeredness, Family Strengthening, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Community Strengthening, and Evaluation. Date: April 27 and 28th, Register by 4/17, 5 pm PT. (Cost: $150).

Universal Benefits of School Programs that Bolster the Behavioral Health and Educational Success of Our Youth: The National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives (NPSC) and the FPG Child Development Institute, UNC are hosting a congressional briefing on the benefits to children of school-based programs designed to foster social, behavioral, and emotional development. People competent in these domains tend to do better in every aspect of life—from health to wealth. Federal and state educational policies that support the provision of these programs will ensure our children are instilled with the skills needed for them to succeed throughout life. Wednesday, April 19th, 11-12:30 PST. Register here | Download flyer | more information.

All About Fathers* and the Men* in Children's Lives (*cis and transgender), BTC's 2023 virtual National Forum, will bring together fathers and the men in children's lives for a series of conversations that Provide fresh perspectives on the many facets of masculinity that fathers and men bring to children and families. May 2, 3 & 4 – from 8 AM – 2 PM PT. Register for one or all days, Spanish translation and certificate provided. Register and learn more here.

Washington Fatherhood Council 5th Annual Fatherhood Summit: Co-Parenting, The Hardest Job We'll Ever Do. The Washington Fatherhood Summit brings together public and private service providers, policy makers, academics, and fathers with lived experience to increase inclusion and belonging of fathers to be the fathers they aspire to be for their children, families and communities to thrive! We will focus upon co-parenting through a variety of lenses as this relationship is critical to the well-being of children. Let’s gather to take this conversation to the next level. May 16 – 18, 8:30 am – noon. Register and learn more here.

Early Learning Facilities grant application workshop: The Washington State Department of Commerce, in partnership with the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families, is hosting a workshop on the application and funding process for the state Early Learning Facilities grant program. The Early Learning Facilities program provides funding to early learning and child care providers to expand facilities or purchase new facilities, creating more Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) and Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) slots. Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 1 - 3 p.m. via Zoom. Register here. Session will be recorded and posted to this website. More questions: email Kristin.ramos@commerce.wa.gov.

2023 Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference: The conference will be held in person in Kennewick and will include 35 workshops focused on Recovery and resiliency, Race and equity in behavioral health, Children youth and families, Corrections and mental health. A virtual pre-conference training on law and ethics is also available on May 30 and June 6. Thursday June 15 to Friday June 16; Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick. Register and learn more here.

 

Learn (Educational Resources)

Washington State Department of Corrections is Providing Trauma-Informed Training. “One of our core values is centered around respectful and inclusive interactions. Visitation staff, in particular, are tasked with facilitating interactions between individuals and their loved ones, which can be emotionally challenging. It is crucial that these staff members receive trauma-informed training to ensure they can effectively support both themselves and the people they interact with.” Read the article here.

 

Innovate (News and New Insights)

PS-WA has a new grant to provide FREE perinatal mental health consultations for your workplace. Through this project, we are able to provide perinatal mental health consultation and support to WA state organizations who would like to improve or implement perinatal mental health programming. Learn more about perinatal mental health consultation here.

Washington Education Research & Data Center Dashboards: Data Dashboards. ERDC focuses on providing longitudinal information and research about transitions between the education and workforce sectors to assist students, parents, educators, and policy makers when making decisions. View the dashboards here.

DOH launches new opioid and drug overdose dashboard: The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recently launched an updated Opioid and Drug Overdose Data dashboard that includes county level data on hospitalizations and deaths due to overdose of opioids and other drugs. Explore the dashboards here.

 

Grow (Funding and Resources)

SAMHSA Grant Opportunities focused on Education, Mental Health, Children and Youth, Minority, and Tribal Populations: Several SAMHSA grants focusing on mental and behavioral health are currently open. See their Grants Dashboard for more information.

Program Evaluation and Capacity Building: Strengthening Families Washington (SFWA) at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is pleased to announce that funding is available for evaluation capacity building for community-based child abuse and neglect prevention programs! We invite Requests for Application (RFAs) from Washington State organizations interested in child abuse and neglect prevention efforts to submit a letter of intent to apply by April 3, 2023 at 5 p.m. The RFA form is available online on our website: DCYF Home Visiting Web Page Funding Opportunities. The deadline for applications is April 19, 2023 at 5 p.m. If you have any questions, please email strengtheningfamilies@dcyf.wa.gov.

Funding Opportunity to Explore Expanding Home Visiting into Southern Washington Rural Counties: In efforts to expand home visiting in all Washington communities, the Home Visiting Service Account (HVSA) under the Strengthening Families Washington (SFWA) at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is pleased to announce that funding is available to support planning for one organization to explore home visiting, where none exists, in any of the following rural counties in Southern Washington: Asotin; Columbia; Garfield; Klickitat; Skamania. We invite Requests for Application (RFAs) from Washington State organizations interested in exploring the path to establish home visiting in any of these communities. The RFA form is available online on our website: DCYF Home Visiting Web Page Funding Opportunities.  The deadline for applications is April 26, 2023 at 5 p.m. If you have any questions, please email dcyf.homevisiting@dcyf.wa.gov

Perinatal Mental Health:  Strengthening Families Washington (SFWA) at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) in collaboration with Perinatal Support Washington (PS-WA), is pleased to announce that funding is available for perinatal mental health community capacity building! We invite Requests for Application (RFAs) from Washington State organizations interested in collaborative efforts to increase community-wide awareness and develop resources to support perinatal mental health. The RFA form is available online on our website: DCYF Home Visiting Web Page Funding Opportunities.  The deadline for applications is April 26, 2023 at 5 p.m. If you have any questions, please email strengtheningfamilies@dcyf.wa.gov.

Office of Homeless Youth 2023-25 competitive funding: Potential $28 million available. The Washington State Department of Commerce Office of Homeless Youth (OHY) expects approximately $28 million in funding for multiple contracts to support outreach, shelter, housing and services for youth and young adults, ages 12-24, experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Due Wednesday, May 3, 5 pm. Questions: email youthhomeless@commerce.wa.gov. View all materials here or the Webpage here.

If you have suggestions for what to include in this newsletter, email Joy Lile.