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California
San Mateo, CA
 

Lead Agency: Edgewood Center for Children and Families

Don Cohon
Director, Institute for the Study of Community-Based Services
Edgewood Center for Children and Families
1801 Vicente Street
San Francisco, CA 94116
Phone: 415-383-2273
E-mail: cohond@peds.ucsf.edu

Ken Epstein
Director of Programs
Edgewood Center for Children and Families
1801 Vicente Street
San Francisco, CA 94116
Phone: 415-375-7576
E-mail: kene@edgewoodcenter.org

 
Oakland, CA
 

Lead Agency: East Bay Community Foundation, Safe Passages Initiative

Joy Sarraga
Director of Early Childhood Initiative
Safe Passages
250 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 6306
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone:(510) 238-7060
Email: jsarraga@oaklandnet.com

Dyanna Christie
Evaluation Director
Safe Passages
250 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 6306
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 637-0445
Email: dchristie@oaklandnet.com

 
San Diego, CA
 

Lead Agency: County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency

Chesley Blevins
Project Coordinator
Safe Start San Diego
County of San Diego Health and Human Services
Office of Violence Prevention
4438 Ingraham Street, MS: N-510
San Diego, CA 92109
Phone: 858-581-5813
E-mail: chesley.blevins@sdcounty.ca.gov

 
Florida
Miami, FL
 

Lead Agency: University of Miami Department of Psychology: Miami

Lynne Katz
Project Director/Principal Investigator
Linda Ray Center
University of Miami Department of Psychology
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: (305) 325-1818
Email: lkatz@miami.edu

 
Pompano Beach , FL
 

Lead Agency: Institute for Family Centered Services: Pompano Beach

Dawn M. Shelton
Florida State Director
Institute for Family Centered Services
4101 Ravenswood Road, Suite 323
Dania Beach, FL 33312
Phone: (937) 929-1215
Email: flsd@ifcsinc.com

 
Massachusetts
 

Lead Agency: Massachusetts General Hospital Chelsea HealthCare Center: Chelsea

Sarah Oo
Director of Community Health Programs
Chelsea Safe Start Initiative
MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center
151 Everett Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
Phone: (617) 887-7305
Email: soo@partners.org

 
Michigan
 

Lead Agency: SouthWestern Michigan University Children’s Trauma Assessment Center

James Henry
Project Director
Project Revco
1000 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Phone: (269) 387-7065
Email: james.henry@wmich.edu

 
New York
New York, NY
 

Lead Agency: New York Presbyterian Hospital Ambulatory Care Hospital

Patricia Stern
Director
New York Presbyterian Hospital Family
PEACE Program
534 West 135th Street
New York, NY 10031
Phone:(212) 491-2326
Email: pas9037@nyp.org

   
Bronx, NY
 

Lead Agency: St. Barnabas Hospital Child Advocacy Center: Bronx

Lynn Hamberg
Program Director
St. Barnabas Hospital
Child Advocacy Center
260 E. 188th Street
Bronx, NY 10458
Phone: (718) 220-2020 ext.8920
Email: lynn_hamberg@stbarnabas-ny.org

Abraham Rice
Medical Director
St. Barnabas Hospital
Child Advocacy Center
260 E. 188th Street
Bronx, NY 10458
Phone: (718) 220-2020 ext. 8590
Email: abraham_rice@stbarnabas-ny.org

 
Ohio
Toledo, OH
 

Lead Agency: The Toledo Hospital Toledo Children's Hospital

Kris Buffington
Project Director
Cullen Center for Children & Families
Center for Health Services
2150 W. Central Avenue
Toledo, OH 43606
Phone: (419) 291-7919
Email: kris.buffington@promedica.org

Vontyna Smith
Safe Start Project Coordinator
Cullen Center for Children & Families
Center for Health Services
2150 W. Central Avenue
Toledo, OH 43606
Phone (419) 291-7470
Email: vontyna.smith@promedica.org

 
Dayton, OH
 

Lead Agency: Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence, Inc.

Donna Gardner
Clinical Program Director
Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence
310 W. Monument Ave.
Dayton, OH 45402
Phone: (937) 531-5700
Email: donnag@artemiscenter.org

 
Oregon
Portland, OR
 

Lead Agency: Multnomah County, Oregon Department of County Human Services

Annie Neal
Project Coordinator
Multnomah County Safe Start
421 SW Oak Street, Suite 630
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: (503) 988-4113
Email: annie.m.neal@co.multnomah.or.us

 
Pennsylvania
Erie, PA
 

Lead Agency: Children's Advocacy Center of Erie Country, Inc.

Judy Smith
Executive Director
Children's Advocacy Center
1527 Sassafras Street, Suite 100
Erie, PA 16502
Phone: (814) 451-0202
Email: judy.smith@hamot.org

 
Rhode Island
Providence, RI
 

Lead Agency: Family Service of Rhode Island

Susan Erstling
Vice President, Trauma, Intake and Emergency Services
Family Service of Rhode Island
P.O. Box 6688
Providence, RI 02940-6688
Phone: 401-331-1350 ext. 1326
E-mail: erstlingsu@familyserviceri.org

 
Texas
Dallas, TX
 

Lead Agency: Southern Methodist University

Renee McDonald
Project Director
Southern Methodist University
Family Research Center
Dallas, TX 75275
Phone: (214)768-1128
Email: rmcdonal@smu.edu