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DCYF Prevention Dashboard 2024 Updates: September Webinar
Join us for an upcoming webinar to share and answer questions about the DCYF Prevention Dashboard, DCYF's first-ever data dashboard specifically to support the agency’s efforts to prevent child maltreatment. This year's update includes three new sections which offer new insights to DCYF's child welfare intakes and out-of-home care placements, as well as updates to the existing sections in response to community input. Register to receive slides and a recording, even if you can’t attend.
Photo from the Washington Interagency Fatherhood Council – Fathers Photo Bank
Spotlight on Success:
Right now in the Strengthen Families Locally project, we are taking an Appreciative Inquiry approach to highlighting successes in family support, so we can learn successful strategies and build on what works. This is part of the evaluation of our program. Consider sharing a story of the successes that your program has experienced! Here’s a story from Nespelem, Wa:
Trauma-Informed Care in DCYF: Over the last few years, a small team across DCYF has met monthly as the Trauma-Informed Champions Workgroup. Through the insights of this group and the support of DCYF leadership, the agency has now developed a set of Trauma-Informed and Healing-Centered Competencies, and an aligned Trauma-Informed and Healing-Centered Foundaitons training. Some of the Strengthening Families Washington team was able to attend a Train-The-Trainer with this material through July and August. We will be rolling out the training materials in our SFWA team and supporting other teams to hold the training as well. The intent of this effort is to provide trauma-informed training to all DCYF employees, and eventually, to community partners in early learning, adolescent and family support. We look forward to sharing common language and strategies for providing trauma-informed and healing-centered care to children and families across Washington, and to caring for our colleagues and our teams in trauma-informed ways as well. Stay tuned for more information!
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The 2024 ICYF Conference
The Indigenous Children, Youth & Families (ICYF) conference is a FREE, virtual event which gathers caregivers, tribal partners, caseworkers, early learning providers, and JR staff to learn and improve our practice. Over the two-day conference, champions in the field will share with participants the innovative work they are doing to support native families.
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Oct. 16-17| 2024 Indigenous Children, Youth & Families Conference | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Register for the ICYF Conference through the WA State Learning Center. Meeting links will be shared via email closer to the event date.
For additional information, contact OTR at dcyf.tribalrelations@dcyf.wa.gov.
Haring Center DCYF Complex Needs "Back to School" Training Series-Fall 2024
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is offering trainings to support childcare workers who care for young children with complex needs. These trainings will be facilitated by the UW Haring Center and focus on deepening the provider's knowledge in several areas related to Designing Classroom Routines, Transitions, and Schedules, Creating Supportive Learning Environments, Classroom Management, Teaming & Collaboration, Inclusive Large Groups and Supporting Multilingual Learners. All trainings are FREE, and will be held remotely via zoom. In-Service STARS credit will be offered for ALL trainings. All training topics will be offered in English, Spanish and Somali. Please email Phoebe Yeung (pcyeung@uw.edu) if you have any questions!
DCYF OIAA Reports Available: To help bring more clarity to the complex reports produced by OIAA, videos summarizing many of our reports are available. Our recently published report, Fair Start for Kids Act Implementation - 2023, now has a summary video on the DCYF YouTube channel. You can find other OIAA videos summarizing written reports by filtering the DCYF Reports webpage to “Report Type: OIAA Reports” and looking for reports under the column “Additional Info.”
Check here for news and opportunities specific to our Strengthen Families Locally communities. Send opportunities to strengtheningfamilies@dcyf.wa.gov.
Olympic Peninsula: View the PECC monthly meeting slides from last month to learn about: Pregnancy and Parenthood Support Line, Khushnum Sauna, Kitsap Public Health District and Services for Birth-3 through Holly Ridge, Alicia Skelly, Holly Ridge
Olympic Peninsula: Kilmer, Murray, Cantwell Announce $35 Million Award to North Olympic Peninsula Recompete Coalition. New Funding Aims to Create Jobs and Reinvigorate North Olympic Peninsula Economy. Read more here.
Olympic Peninsula: Funding Opportunity: Community-Based Care Coordination Partners. Olympic Community of Health (OCH) seeks to contract with partners throughout the Olympic region (Clallam, Jefferson, and Kitsap counties) for community-based care coordination services to identify, respond to, and address social needs for community members who live, learn, or work in the region. Interested partners will apply for one of two types of care coordination models: 1) full-service, 2) or care coordination for those with more complex needs. Find the instructions, application, and FAQ here.
Kitsap: Registration is now open for Strengthening Our Connections: Addressing the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation, occurring on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, from 9 a.m. to noon. Hosted by Kitsap Mental Health Services, Kitsap County, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, and Kitsap Public Health District, the goal of this solutions-focused forum is for organizations to walk away with tangible ideas for how they can, independently and in collaboration with others, create systems that foster connection and reduce loneliness in our community. Location: Kitsap County Fairgrounds Presidents Hall, 1250 NW Fairgrounds Road, Bremerton WA 98311. Registration: Please complete online registration form at www.tinyurl.com/strengtheningourconnections by Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
Kitsap: Kitsap County Parent Coalition Calendar.
Every Friday: Summer Support Fridays 1-2 p.m.
9/26 KCPC Meeting: Applying For Guardianship in Kitsap County
Visit our Events Calendar to see all events, find links to disability support groups and Kitsap community calendars.
Spokane: Professionals working in Spokane County: Please take a moment to complete this
Firearm Violence Prevention Survey. Your insights will help shape local safety initiatives.
Feel free to share this with your colleagues. Thank you!
Direct link to the survey: https://lnkd.in/gtRYbjEU
Residents in Spokane County can also complete this community survey, link; https://lnkd.in/gTBw_arX.
Spokane: SRDVC will start Domestic Violence Survivor’s Circle support groups the week of August 19, 2024. The intent of these support groups is to discuss, inform and instill hope to those impacted by domestic violence and other forms of intentional harm. The groups educate participants on the impact and dynamics of abuse, including an understanding of the power and control wheel and various forms of abuse. The groups teach about personal rights and boundaries, thus empowering participants to recognize characteristics of healthy relationships. These gatherings are free and confidential. When referring clients to the groups, kindly provide them with my contact information: programs@srdvc.org. Your participation in providing referrals is greatly appreciated!
Spokane: Our Kids, Our Business will hold its annual retreat on Sept. 13 from 12-4 p.m. at Vanessa Behan. This is open to all community partners whether they are currently OKOB members or not. This meeting is in-person only. You can register for all monthly meetings here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckceCsrTkiH9FIBWRRqk1J2ITwiq4wJ0EP#/registration
Check out these local resources on Facebook!
Connect (Events and Opportunities)
It Takes a Village: The Impact of Family Involvement on Treatment Engagement and Retention from Charlie Health. Learn why involving families in treatment is vital for better engagement and continued participation. Discover effective strategies for initially engaging families in the treatment process and re-engaging them when needed. Tuesday, August 20th 2024 @ 10:00AM PDT. Register here.
Strengthening Families in a Changing Climate: Family Support in a Changing World. August 27, 2024, 11 am PT. Along with the ongoing harmful effects of pollution in our air, water, and soil, climate change is bringing a new set of challenges to keeping kids safe that parents and child- and family-serving programs need to prepare for and respond to. In this Digital Dialogue, we will talk about how the family support field can respond and bring a family-centered lens, relational tools, and strengths-based practices to conversations about climate change, sustainability, and environmental justice. Our guests will be Lisa Fujie Parks from Our Family Coalition, a San Francisco Bay Area family support program, and Kathryn Goetz from Be Strong Families, a national organization that is exploring the role the family support field can play as families deal with these evolving challenges. Register here.
Nurturing Transitions: Supporting children and families in the new school year, by Amanda Higgins and Sharon Carlson. Prepare for the upcoming school year by strengthening transition practices to ensure new children and their families feel a strong sense of belonging in your Early Childhood Education program. Join us for a comprehensive webinar where we will explore the pedagogy surrounding transitions for children and families in ECE settings, with a particular focus on orientation and room changes. September 11, 11 a.m. to noon. Register here
Turtle Talk: Collectively Raising Indige-babies. Through conversations with families raising Indigenous babies and children, we will think together about what it is like to nurture children in our world today. This unique series explores the many ways in which families help their children grow their Native identities and connections with land, while navigating diverse systems of care and learning. Sept 13, Sep 27, Oct 18 from 12-1:30 p.m. Learn more and register here.
The Office of Equity Be Bold Be Change 2024 Convening. Registration is still open for Oct. 15-16, 2024! And we are so excited to share space with you all! The Office of Equity is looking forward to hosting a space dedicated to bringing together a community of like-minded people. Some of the events that we are excited to feature include:
- The Townhall on October 15th: a space for dialogue directly to and from state agencies. Let's engage in Real Talk!
- A space for networking with State Agency and Community Organizations! Let's build relationships!
- Workshops led by speakers such as Dr. Lolita Ceja and organizations such as the People’s Economy Lab! Let's advance our skills!
- Catered lunch on day 1, quiet rooms, swag, and much, much more!
October 15-16, 2024 at the Yakima Convention Center. Register here.
The Fifth Annual Prenatal-to-3 Research to Policy Summit. Oct 22, 2024 11 a.m. Join over a thousand state lawmakers, advocates, researchers, and practitioners for a virtual event to spotlight the investments that states made in 2024 to support young children and their families. Register here.
Learn (Educational Resources)
What’s Working (or Not) in State Policies for Substance Use During Pregnancy by Andra Wilkinson at Child Trends. State policy approaches to prenatal substance use vary widely, and mounting evidence indicates that treatment-oriented approaches are associated with better outcomes for children and families. This blog presents three categories of state policy approaches, with examples, and offers evidence on their effectiveness, based on available literature and correspondence with an addiction medication professional. Read more here.
Risk and Protection Profiles for Substance Abuse Prevention for Washington State and its Communities (CORE). We are pleased to announce the release of the JULY 2024 Community Risk Profiles, a comprehensive collection of social indicators relevant to a broad range of problem behaviors among adolescents and adults, such as substance abuse among youth. View here.
Watch the IECMH Provider Spotlight recording: HCA is hosting a series of Provider Spotlights, focused on mental health assessments for young children. During the Spotlights, providers share about the steps they took to put infant-early childhood mental health (IECMH) services into practice. At the July Provider Spotlight, providers from Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare and Ryther shared about how they’ve shifted their intake workflows to better support multi-session assessments and use of the DC:0-5. View the recording here.
Apple Health Expansion FAQs available. With the recent launch of Apple Health Expansion July 1, 2024 and to support people new to the program, Health Care Authority (HCA) released a new client resource to answer common questions about enrollment, eligibility, and coverage usage. If you are someone who assists Apple Health Expansion clients or helps immigrant communities apply for health care, share this FAQ to support your outreach. FAQ for clients | FAQ for providers.
Act (Ways To Engage Right Now)
Seeking young people to co-design a new pilot program! Paid opportunity: Focus groups in Pierce, Yakima and Spokane counties and online. The Office of Homeless Youth (OHY) and our partners Point Source Youth and Systems Change Partners are excited to share a paid opportunity for young people in Washington to co-design a new program for young people experiencing or at-risk of homelessness and housing instability. OHY and our partners are working with a team of youth consultants to lead to the co-design process for a Direct Cash Transfers pilot program. Later this month, we will host in-person and virtual co-design sessions with young people who have experienced housing instability or homelessness to participate in shaping this program. These sessions offer a valuable chance for young people to contribute their insights and help create an innovative new program. If you are between the ages of 16 and 25, have experienced or are currently experiencing homelessness or housing instability, please sign up using the registration form linked below. See dates and register here.
Pharmacy contraception access survey: Pharmacy and family planning programs within the Clinical Quality Care Transformation division at the Health Care Authority would like to hear from all pharmacy staff about barriers and solutions in prescribing and dispensing contraception. We welcome your feedback through a brief survey to inform quality improvements related to professional communications, industry education, billing Apple Health, and other areas. This survey should take approximately 10-15 minutes. Thank you for your time and partnership in supporting access to contraception in Washington. Take the survey here.
Grow (Funding and Resources)
Applying to the Housing Trust Fund: The Housing Trust Fund program makes funds available for affordable housing projects through a competitive application process. Applications are generally accepted once a year, but timing and frequency can vary depending on the size and nature of appropriations to the program by the Legislature. Visit this page regularly for funding availability and application updates.
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