Following the successful conclusion of our three-year federally funded TASIE project, the Center for Youth Wellness (CYW) team within Safe & Sound is working on a new one-year initiative in partnership with the University of California ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN). This multi-campus initiative—anchored at UCLA and UCSF—aims to strengthen the implementation of CalAIM services in pediatric settings when a child screens positive for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

Through this project, Safe & Sound will provide technical assistance and training to 16 healthcare practices across California—including Alameda Family Services, Bay Area Community Health, and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Many of these practices already conduct ACEs screenings but underutilize the full range of CalAIM services available, such as Enhanced Care Management (ECM), Dyadic Services, Community Supports, and Community Health Worker services. Our goal is to bridge this gap, helping practices build integrated care models that directly connect ACEs screening with appropriate CalAIM supports. This will include:

• Delivering individualized technical assistance and training at each site
  
• Conducting sustainability assessments and case studies to identify scalable best practices
  
• Sharing learnings and strategies at statewide convenings, including submitting findings to the International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment
  
• Disseminating results through UCSF’s Toxic Stress Network and broader Communities of Care networks.

This project runs until March 2026 and continues CYW’s leadership in advancing trauma-informed systems of care while leveraging Medi-Cal reforms to support whole-family wellness.