Safe & Sound hosts a variety of in-person and virtual events to educate, inspire, connect individuals, families, and communities.
We hope you will join us soon!
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2025 Child Abuse Prevention Month Webinars from the Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP)
OCAP’s Child Abuse Prevention Month theme was “It Takes A Village.”Each webinar is focused on how we build connections and trust to strengthen our collective “village.”
TrustMap.org
Use this tool to find out the level of social trust in your neighbourhood and every other neighbourhood in the USA. Community members can lean into their neighbourhood’s strengths and use the knowledge to improve other areas.
Three Indicators of Community Trust
Understand more about the three traits that help communities build trust – which are used in the Trust Map.
Why be a Weaver
How can you build trust where you live? Start weaving connections. Weaving the social fabric is not just about caring for and serving others. It’s about forming relationships where everyone feels valued.
Six Ways to Repair Declining Social Trust
This article looks in to some statistics around the current level of trust and some concrete steps for societies to replenish trust and social cohesion.
Dr. Jill Duerr Berrick shared some slides containing data on the international landscape of trust in government generally, and particularly trust for child welfare services. Revisit the slides.
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We were honored to have Dr. Diana Ramos, Surgeon General of California, as our keynote speaker. Following her, Jahmal Miller, Chief Administrative Officer of Mercy Medical Group, along with Dr. Pegah Faed, our CEO of Safe & Sound, engaged in a powerful discussion on child abuse prevention, the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on brain development and toxic stress. And what we can do to help combat ACEs and ways to support children and families in leading healthy lives.
Panelist, Junious Williams, referenced this slide deck during the Lunch & Learn which he created to inform and advance partnering with individuals with lived experience and expertise.
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Drawing from experience writing her dissertation titled, From Mandated Reporter to Community Supporter: Reimagining Schools as the Nexus to Address Intersectional Social Justice, panelist Dr. Charity Chandler-Cole offered ideas and personal experience on how to build a new research framework that engages lived expertise from beginning to end.
Panelist Jess Mussadi discussed a set of toolkits used in other industries to create a trauma-informed environment to engage with communities in a meaningful way in research, without sacrificing rigour:
Urban Institute Toolkit for Community Engagement in Quantitative Research
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Safe & Sound’s Board of Directors, the Blue Ribbon Host Committee and event co-chairs Farah Makras and P. Wayne Osborne & Gregory R. Price brought together more than 400 of San Francisco’s most dedicated civic leaders, philanthropists, and advocates to the Palace Hotel’s Grand Ballroom on Friday, October 17th for their annual Blue Ribbon Celebration event. This year’s theme, “Blue Skies of Hope”, perfectly captured the spirit of the evening — one of optimism, compassion, and collective action to ensure every child grows up safe, supported, and loved.
The Russian River Ride is a three-day, 200-mile journey from San Francisco to the Russian River and back, led by a dedicated team of cyclists riding for children and families. Each mile fuels Safe & Sound’s programs that provide safety, healing, and hope — and your donation helps power their impact. The 2025 event took place from October 3-5; our heartfelt thanks to our riders and their supporters.
On April 30th our playroom was converted into a theater for the night, to host the culmination of our special collaboration with The Moth. Three chosen storytellers who took part in our exclusive workshop delivered their story on stage, without notes, at an intimate storytelling event of invited guests. It was an exhilarating, inspiring event where we learnt more about ourselves and each other.
