In the News

2012

• The Mayor's Office released this press release after a joint meeting between the Commission On the Status of Women and the Police Commission.

• In its newly released 2011 Comprehensive Report on Family Violence, the Family Violence Council—co-chaired by Kathy Baxter, SFCAPCs Director of the Child Abuse Council—recommends the continued support of a multidisciplinary response to family violence in San Francisco. The report provides a snapshot of the prevalence and types of family violence in the city and highlights new initiatives to address family violence: (1) specific coding of 911 calls related to child abuse, (2) the creation of a 52-week Child Abuse Intervention Program, and (3) a program of the Department of Child Support Services to address domestic violence issues.

• ABC7 News highlights the 15th Annual Blue Ribbon Luncheon.

• Secretary Madeleine Albright and Ashley Judd Speak Up for Child Abuse Prevention on ABC-7 KGO-TV.
   
• A Poverty Solution That Starts With A Hug in The New York Times
  • POLICY STATEMENT: Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science Into Lifelong Health

2011

• Penn State Scandal: A letter from Katie Albright

• Sunset Partnership

• San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center highlight in Fogcutter

• The 14th Annual Blue Ribbon Luncheon in San Francisco Social Diary

• Blue Ribbon Luncheon Speaker, Dr. Harvey Karp, on the importance of the outdoors for children.

• Child Abuse Prevention Center Helps Parents in Crisis: ABC-7 KGO-TV.