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Birth to Six Initiative: Supporting California’s Vulnerable Young Children

Learn about why it's crucial to focus on the developmental, social, and emotional needs of young foster children ages birth to six. Discover how providing stability and implementing evidence-based treatments can help minimize trauma and improve outcomes. Take the first step with a county organizational self-assessment using valuable toolkit resources.

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Birth to Six Initiative: Supporting California’s Vulnerable Young Children

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  1. Birth to Six Initiative Overview

  2. California’s Foster care population • In October 2010, California had 19, 647 children under the age of 6 in supervised foster care. http://cssr.berkeley.edu/CWSCMSreports

  3. Vulnerability • Children in this age group are vulnerable to maltreatment, relationship disruption and caregiver transition. • Infants who have experienced maltreatment and early disruptions tend to push caregivers away. Dozier and Fisher, 2006

  4. Why is this important? • These infants are at increased risk for having problems connecting with other people. • These infants can have behavioral problems, trouble eating, and difficulty sleeping. • Placement moves hurt children. Dozier and Fisher, 2006

  5. Importance (continued) • Brain growth and development are the most active in the early years. • Attachment and bonding also occur during the early years. • Young children who experience trauma may experience developmental delays.

  6. Children need stability

  7. Birth to Six Initiative This initiative focuses on the need for child welfare and related systems to respond more appropriately to the developmental, social and emotional well-being of children from birth to six years of age.

  8. Changes in practice can help! If we create a caring environment and stability for children, separation and trauma can be minimized. For those children who have suffered from separation trauma, evidence based treatment is available to help. http://cssr.berkeley.edu/CWSCMSreports

  9. Outcomes • Raise awareness of this population • Create policies and protocols to support the needs of young children • Improve well being outcomes for young children

  10. Happy Children!

  11. Where to start? County will conduct an organizational self assessment to determine its readiness and develop a plan of action. • Use tools from the tool kit to do the assessment: • Focus group questions • Self assessment tool

  12. Questions?

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