Child Abuse Prevention Councils
The Child Abuse Prevention Councils (CAPC) of California are community councils appointed by the county Board of Supervisors whose primary purpose is to coordinate the community’s efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse.
Their activities include:
- providing a forum for interagency cooperation and coordination in the prevention, detection, treatment and legal processing of child abuse cases
- promoting public awareness of the abuse and neglect of children and the resources available for intervention and treatment
- encouraging and facilitating training of professionals in the detection, treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect
- recommending improvements in services to families and victims
Child Abuse Prevention Councils (CAPCs) work in collaboration with representatives from disciplines including: public child welfare, the criminal justice system and the prevention and treatment services communities. Council participation may include the county welfare or children’s services department, the probation department, licensing agencies, law enforcement, the office of the district attorney, the courts, the coroner and community service providers such as medical and mental health services, community-based social services, community volunteers, civic organizations and religious community.
California’s Regional Child Abuse Prevention Coalitions
The Office of Child Abuse Prevention provides funding to eight regional coalitions of Child Abuse Prevention Councils (CAPCs) throughout California to aid in strengthening CAPCs in all 58 counties and their prevention networks both locally and regionally. These prevention networks are based on partnerships and implemented through an interdisciplinary, collaborative public/private structure that includes parents as full partners.
The coalitions are responsible for the coordination and support of local CAPCs within their region in order to:
- develop, expand and sustain a prevention network to coordinate child abuse prevention efforts regionally and locally
- provide public/community awareness and education about child abuse prevention
- evaluate the effectiveness of the prevention networks regionally and locally and adapt to changing needs
Map of the California Coalition for Child Abuse Prevention
Roll over a region to view the regional contact information. Click on a region to view the local council contact information for that region.
Central California
Joyce Thompson Bianchi
P.O. Box 25683
Fresno, CA 93729
(559) 431-3451
preventionresources@comcast.net
http://frc.mcoe.org/frcweb
Los Angeles
Monika McCoy, Ph.D.
Los Angeles Community Child Abuse Councils Coordination Project Director
phone: (818) 790-9448
fax: (818) 248-7520
http://www.lachildabusecouncils.org/
Coastal Tri-Counties
Robin Bowen, Executive Director
California Parenting Institute
phone: (707) 585-6108, extension 101
robinb@calparents.org
North Coast
Sheryn Hildebrand, Executive Director
CASA of Mendocino County
P.O. Box 1434; 327 N. State St., S-204
Ukiah, CA 95482
phone: (707) 463-6503
fax: (707) 463-4624
casamc@pacific.net
Far Southern
Russell Brammer, Executive Director
The Raise Foundation
17875 Sky Park Circle, Ste. D1
Irvine, CA 92614
phone: (949) 955-1578 ext. 17
fax: (949) 955-1592
russell@theraisefoundation.org
Greater Bay Area
Robin Bowen
Sonoma County Child Abuse Prevention Council
3650 Standish Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Phone: (707) 585-6108
robinb@calparents.org
North East
Betty Futrell/Christy Rusell
2280 Benton Dr.
Building C, Ste. B
Redding, CA 96003
phone: (530) 241-5816, Ext. 202
shastacapccbetty@yahoo.com
crussell@shastacapc.org
Sierra-Sacramento
Brooke Allison
5400 Val Verde Rd.
Loomis, CA 95650
phone: (916) 652-4888
brooke.k.allison@gmail.com
