Break the Cycle of Domestic Violence
Violence is cyclical, generational, and can be experienced and felt over an individual’s lifetime. We’re working to prevent domestic violence, which takes a multigenerational approach.
Leaders unite to share community-driven solutions for children and families
February 23, 2024Reflections on recent funding opportunities, policy successes, and innovations that address and prevent childhood trauma in California.
A conversation with poet Natalie Patterson
February 14, 2024Natalie Patterson, a poet and leader with BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective), talks with Blue Shield of California Foundation about her work.
2023: The year in numbers
January 31, 2024In 2023, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 70 grants totaling over $17 million to organizations that are working to build lasting and equitable solutions to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence.
Toward Safety: Understanding Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness
January 25, 2024To better understand the experiences of survivors of IPV who are experiencing homelessness, the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative analyzed data related to IPV in the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH).
Community-driven learning: Contributions of multigenerational approaches for the prevention of domestic violence
August 23, 2023This report is a summary of key findings from a three-year initiative to build evidence for multigenerational, culturally...
All In For Kids: What collaboratives have to teach us about preventing childhood trauma and domestic violence
August 15, 2023What some child- and family-serving organizations in California — members of a collaborative called All In For Kids — are learning about ways to prevent domestic violence and other childhood trauma.
States Leverage Medicaid to Address and Prevent Intimate Partner Violence
March 15, 2023Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health crisis in California. Among California residents, 35 percent of women...
Using California’s Community Health Worker Initiatives to Address Intimate Partner Violence
March 15, 2023Community health workers and promotores (CHWs) are trusted members of communities who leverage their community...
Addressing Intimate Partner Violence through the CalAIM Population Health Management Program
March 15, 2023Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a widespread, multigenerational problem in California that has dangerous and cascading...
2022: The year in numbers
January 31, 2023In 2022, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 91 grants totaling over $29 million.