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San Francisco Safe Start
San Francisco, CA

Lead Agency: Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families

Safe Start Staff:

Alan Fox, Safe Start Project Director, San Francisco of Department Children, Youth and Their Families
Cedric Yap, Deputy Director, San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families
Patricia Vinh-Thomas, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, San Francisco of Department Children, Youth and Their Families
Andrea Lee, Outreach and Training Coordinator
John Shields, Local Evaluator

Other Major Collaborators:

Batterers Intervention Program Directors, Child Abuse Council, The City and County Departments of Health Services, City Attorney's Office, The Commission on the Status of Women, Community-based organizations, The Department of Public Health, Domestic Violence programs, Faith-based leaders, Family Violence Department of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Family Violence Prevention Fund, The Mayor's Criminal Justice Council, Unified Family Court of San Francisco, University of California, San Francisco

Project Purpose:

All San Francisco children ages 0-6 will live and thrive in safe, supportive environments with their caregivers. The people who care for them and touch their lives will understand the impact of violence on young children. Systems (including the courts, social services, police, legal, medical, mental health, spiritual, and educational systems) will respond in a culturally appropriate and compassionate way to children and their caregivers. Children will live, play, and learn in environments where violence is not tolerated.

Project Goals:

PARENT LEADERSHIP
The parents of children ages 0-6, consumers, childcare providers and targeted neighborhoods will be engaged in all phases of SafeStart implementation and evaluation activities.
SERVICE ENHANCEMENT
Increase service providers' capacity to serve and work with children and families exposed to violence.
SERVICE INTEGRATION
Increase the system's capacity to work as an integrated system of care for children and families exposed to violence.
SERVICE EXPANSION
Expand the availability of services for children and families exposed to violence.
LINKAGE
Link SafeStart strategies with other initiatives in San Francisco that seek to address and respond to the needs of children and families exposed to violence.