We are pleased to share a new publication co-written by TONIC, a cross-sectional workgroup dedicated to preventing and treating toxic stress in San Francisco’s children. Safe & Sound is proud to represent child- and family- serving community based organizations in this group. The paper, titled New Opportunities with Enhanced Care Management: Increasing Success for San Francisco Families with Children Ages 0–5 in Family Maintenance, demonstrates the value of TONIC’s approach of breaking down silos and bringing together leaders across health care, county and city departments, and CBOs to grapple with how we can better keep children safe. Learn More.

Casey Family Programs, a leader in child welfare and foster care prevention, released an updated version of its brief on Family Resource Centers (FRCs). This comprehensive document highlights the diversity and innovation of family service organizations. We recommend exploring this newly updated report, which presents compelling national outcome data demonstrating the effectiveness and impact of these organizations. Learn More.

This report provides the data and recommendations for shifting from reporting families to supporting families. Learn More.

Safe & Sound and the Family Services Alliance informed the development of this guide to help CBO leaders decide if pursuing CalAIM services makes sense for their organization from a mission and financial perspective. Learn More.

This paper explores the experiences of families with children aged 0-5 in San Francisco who are in a Family Maintenance child welfare placement, and discusses ways to best support the unique needs of these families so they remain safely together. Learn More.