EfC Initiative Issues Resource on Healthy Relationships and Environments for Children

The Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative, a joint effort between the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Injury and Violence Prevention Branch (IVPB) and the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) recently released a new resource entitled, “Creating Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships and Environments for Children.”

The resource is intended to elevate primary prevention strategies that support creating safe and nurturing settings for children and highlight 2019 data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Awareness, Commitment, and Norms survey.

The resource and additional information are accessible here.