History

Formation ($13,765)

The Child Abuse Council, later changed to Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC), was formed in 1976 by the Sacramento Jr. League and the Community Services Planning Commission (CSPC). With a first year budget of $13,765, CAPC developed a:

• Speaker's Bureau
• "It's Not Easy" brochure
• Media Campaign
• Board of Trustees
• Purpose Statement and Goals, and
• The Children's Commission

Early Years 1977-1979 ($13,000-$30,000)

Other activities included:

• Information and Referral (19/month)
• Training Trainers (165 school personnel)
• Child Advocacy Conference (200)
• Medical Professional Training Project
• Multidisciplinary Teams (3 county-wide)
• Sexual Abuse Committee (Special D.A. unit)
• Respite Care Project - Parenting Resource Directory
• Adolescent Abuse Forum
• AB 1113 (Confidentiality Law)
• Forum with new Juvenile Court Judge

CAPC also sponsored the Sacramento Child Abuse Treatment Program, Parent Support Program, Parents Anonymous and advocated for Emergency Response and trained the County Counsel District Attorney.

Lean Years 1980-1983 ($31,000)

1980 to 1983 were lean years. CAPC's budget was $31K which provided a halftime coordinator and a halftime secretary. CAPC survived with Junior League support and donations and in 1982 incorporated. Jan Stohr, Marie Marsh, Karen Taranto, Jerry Plummer, Pauline Buck and CSPC volunteer consultant, Carolyn Marmaduke, served as the incorporation committee. The Founding Board of Directors' Executive Committee were:

Activities during these years included:

• Discontinuing 2 of 3 Multidisciplinary Teams
• Forming a Guild "Friends of Abused Children"
• Staffing a Dependency System Review
• A Speaker's Bureau
• Continuing the Child Abuse Awareness Monthly Campaign
• Developing Sexual Abuse Protocol
• A quarterly newsletter (4 issues) and providing
• Three Training sessions

Revival Years 1983-1984 ($32,000)

With a budget of $32K, 1983 to 1984 were revival years. We lost a coordinator position but managed to keep a halftime secretary. Judge Gualco, Marie Marsh and Jerry Plummer covered administration and programs from their offices. Jan Stohr, Marie and Jerry wrote a proposal to the County Children's Trust Fund and were awarded $25K. CAPC hired a halftime Coordinator/Executive Director.

Activities for 1983 to 1984 included:

• Information and Referral (1091)
• Speakers Bureau (169)
• Awareness Month Campaign
• Brochures (20,000)
• Newsletter (4)
• School Prevention Training (150)
• Children's Commission/CAPC Joint Task Force
• Needs Assessment Forum
• Child Witness Committee

1984-1986 ($47,000-$146,000)

CAPC developed organizationally from 1984 to 1986 and CAPC's budget expanded from $47K to $146K.

Fund/Administrative Development was enhanced by:

• Hiring a full-time Executive Director/CEO
• Increasing staff to 6FTE
• Developing autonomy by moving into office space
• Being designated by the Board of Supervisors per AB 1980 as Child Welfare Services' Advisory Council in July of 1986
• Establishing CSUS internships, and
• Developing an operations manual and individual project reports.

CAPC concentrated on Board Development by:

• Increasing participation
• Developing a Fund Development Committee to assess funding patterns of the Community Based Organization "Tax Bill". The Children's Trust Fund Campaign was birthed.
• Developing
  • Personnel Committee
  • Executive Committee
  • Program Development Committee

In 1985, the California Legislature passed AB 1980, which provided statutory authority for a child abuse council in each county, designating them with the responsibility and authority for:

• coordination of agencies,
• public awareness,
• training,
• recommendation for improvements and
• facilitation of community support.

This legislation further stated that the County Board of Supervisors shall provide funding through the Children's Trust Fund for these purposes.

And lastly, CAPC began to expand Program Development, Training, and Community Education by:

• Adding School Education and Advocacy Task Forces
• Expanding Speakers' Bureau to include professional Cadre of "loaned" community agency personnel
• Newsletter (6)
• Developing a "Resource Center"
• Performing: a Physical Abuse Diversion Feasibility Study Multicultural Assessment & Forum
• Holding a Child Witness Conference
• Northern California School-based SCAN demonstration
• Expanding:
  • "Awareness Month Campaign"
  • "Mayor for a Day"
  • "Kid's Day"
  • "Boss Bear" Child Abuse & Neglect Mascot
• Developing Trainings:
  • Private Schools/Day Care Centers
  • Rio Linda Jr. High
  • Elk Grove Unified School District
  • Sacramento Unified School District
• Performed School District Needs Assessment (16)
• Held multicultural conference
• Organized National Child Abuse Conference at Capitol
• Developed Primary Prevention Program (July 1986, SCUSD)
• Revised Sexual Abuse Protocol
• Developed Child Witness Pamphlet
• Performed Child Witness Research
• Performed Child Abuse/ Neglect Network Needs Assessment

1987-1988 ($298,000)

By 1987, CAPC had become an institution with a budget of $298K with 9 paid staff which included two new positions of business manager and a research consultant. The board established an Annual Awards Banquet and continued their Children's Trust Fund campaign.

The program projects for 1987 & 1988 were:

• To develop a Primary Prevention Program (23,000)
• An Emergency Medical Technician Training Manual
• Perform clergy trainings
• Develop Law Enforcement Trainings and Videos
• Continue with:
  • Speaker's Bureau
  • Boss Bear Campaign
  • Child Abuse/Neglect Clearing House
  • In-Home Support Forum
  • Multicultural Conference
  • Multidisciplinary Feasibility Study
  • Child Care Facility Abuse/Neglect Protocol
  • Child Protection System Assessment
  • Second Year SCAN Demonstration
  • Child Protection Conference
  • Newsletter (6 annually)
• Co-sponsored "Sacramento Cares" Conference
• Developed:
  • Developmentally Disabled Abuse Conference
  • Developmentally Disabled Directory
• Performed:
  • Physical Abuse Diversion Study
  • Prevention Campaigns for:
    • Shaken Infant Syndrome
    • Teen Pregnancy
• Co-sponsored with County Board of Supervisors: Month of the Child
• Continued Awareness Month Campaign which included:
  • Mayor for a Day
  • Kid's Day Kid's
  • March on the Capitol
• Child Welfare Services Advocacy

1989-1992 ($335,000)

Added:

• Primary Prevention Program (AB2443)
• Clergy Prevention Network
• Home-based Services Provider Workshop
• Training Needs Assessment
• Multidisciplinary Interview Center Planning
• Crisis Nursery
• Perinatal Substance Abuse Coalition
• Kid's Walk & Promises Campaign
• AB 141 Training
• Integrated Health Services 4 Kids
• Children's Agenda
• "Blue Print for Children's Services"

1993-1995 ($414,000-$544,000)

• OCAP CA/N Community Empowerment Demonstration
• Re-establish Services Coordination Network
• Hired Resource Development Director
• Pending County Contract to develop county-wide plan for Children's Services with emphasis upon preventing child abuse and neglect
• Children's Embassy Planning

1996-Present ($468,000-$2,500,000)

• OCAP CA/N Community Empowerment Demonstration
• Re-establish Services Coordination Network
• Hired Resource Development Director
• Pending County Contract to develop county-wide plan for Children's Services with emphasis upon preventing child abuse and neglect
• Children's Embassy Planning