CONVENERS
Joanne Higashi, Department of Health
Joanne.Higashi@doh.hawaii.govCathy Sorensen, Department of Health
Catherine.Sorensen@doh.hawaii.govMalia Taum-Deenik, Department of Human Services
MTaum-Deenik@dhs.hawaii.gov
TEAM-SPECIFIC GOALS AND STRATEGIES
Goals
· Reduce family violence in homes with young children
· Strengthen early childhood providers’ capacities to support families and refer families at-risk
· Educate the general public about the prevalence of family violence and its impact on young children
· Strengthen our systems of support for families
Strategies
Map family strengthening supports and services statewide
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Develop family strengthening core competencies and trainings for early childhood practitioners
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Develop a Safe and Nurturing Family Framework to reduce intimate partner violence, sexual violence and child abuse and neglect
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Create a parenting support system that connects families to support programs from prenatal through early childhood
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OUR MEETINGS
We meet on the 1st Mondays of each month
1:00pm -3:30pm in the Action Strategy office at 700 Bishop St. Suite 1701, Honolulu
We support neighbor-island travel. Please contact Kerrie Urosevich at kerrie@ecashawaii.org for more information.