Promoted a comprehensive approach to reduce adverse childhood experiences in California

In 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom and Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris set an ambitious goal to reduce adverse childhood experiences by 50% within a generation. In 2020, PI partnered with the California Funders Workgroup on Prevention and Equity to develop Beyond Screening: Achieving California's Bold Goal of Reducing Exposure to Childhood Trauma, which explores approaches that seek to prevent adverse childhood experiences by strengthening mental health and wellbeing, supporting community healing from trauma, and building community resilience. PI’s executive director served as a senior reviewer of the surgeon general’s report, Roadmap for Resilience: The California Surgeon General's Report on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Toxic Stress, and Health. PI also served on the Equity Advisory Group for All Children Thrive CA to develop healthy, safe, and strong communities for children and youth to reach their full potential and ensure state investments in these efforts are equitable and racially just. The California Funders Workgroup for Prevention and Equity is comprised of Blue Shield of California Foundation, The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, and St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund. PI’s support for the workgroup was funded by Blue Shield of California Foundation and The California Endowment.