Policy
Policy developments help further us on the path to ending domestic violence and making California the healthiest state.
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...Read more »
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...Read more »
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...Read more »
How California’s Community-Based Organizations Filled the Gaps for Underserved Communities: Meeting the Needs of Racially & Ethnically Diverse Communities During the Pandemic
February 14, 2022Since the beginning of the pandemic, community-based organizations (CBOs) across California have stepped up to provide...Read more »
The California Experience: Lessons From 20 Years of California’s Paid Family Leave Program
October 21, 2021California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) program provides millions of California’s with access to paid leave to care for...Read more »
Using Disadvantage Indices to Guide State Health Equity Efforts: On-the-Ground Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
September 30, 2021Increasingly, policymakers are exploring how disadvantage indices can help guide efforts to dismantle structural...Read more »
Comments on the CalAIM Proposal: Breaking the Cycle of Intimate Partner Violence through Medi-Cal Policy
September 7, 2021This California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) proposal presents an opportunity to improve the health and...Read more »
Domestic violence prevention needs support in wake of pandemic isolation
June 14, 2021A future without domestic violence can be a reality if we take a two-pronged approach.Read more »
Investing in Health: Seven strategies for states looking to buy health, not just healthcare
February 17, 2021Over the past decade, policy makers and industry leaders have pursued significant changes in the way we deliver and pay...Read more »
Beyond the Crisis: A Long-Term Approach to Reduce, Prevent, and Recover from Intimate Partner Violence
February 10, 2021