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Evidence-Based and Community-Defined Evidence Practices Grants

Round One: Parent and Caregiver Support Programs and Practices Grantees Awarded

ROUND 1 AWARD DETAILS: DHCS is awarding $30.5 million to 63 entities for the eighteen-month grant period. Awardees will be required to complete contract deliverables, implement identified practices, and report on program outcomes resulting from the grant awards. EBP and CDEP practice models funded under this opportunity include, but are not limited to: Positive Parenting Practices, Incredible Years, Healthy Steps (Medi-Cal Dyadic Services Benefit), Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Effective Black Parenting Program, Positive Indian Parenting, and a variety of other community-defined parenting support programs. 

In selecting grant awardees, DHCS considered a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, demonstrated need as indicated by the Healthy Places Index, ability to meet outcome objectives for populations of focus (POF), ability to provide culturally relevant and responsive services to POF, overall estimated impact of the award, statewide geographic distribution of grants, practice model type, populations served, and sustainability pathways.

Note to Awardees: If your organization is listed in this table, the individual listed in the grant application will be notified of the award details via email. If you do not receive an email, please contact us at CYBHI@dhcs.ca.gov

Entity Name Primary County Secondary Counties (if applicable) EBP/CDEP
Alameda County Mental Health Association (doing business as Mental Health Association of Alameda County) Alameda Marin, San Mateo Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Family Paths, Inc. Alameda All Counties Effective Black Parenting Program
Safe Passages Alameda Family Resource Centers and expansion of Parenting Programs
First 5 Butte County Children and Families Commission Butte Shasta, Sutter, Yuba Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Youth For Change Butte Shasta, Sutter, Yuba Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Early Childhood Mental Health Program Contra Costa Perinatal Circle of Care
First 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission Contra Costa Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Promesa Behavioral Health Fresno Madera, Merced Nurturing Parenting for Teen Moms developed by Family Development Resources
Humboldt County Children and Families Commission (doing business as First 5 Humboldt) Humboldt Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Kern Behavioral Health & Recovery Services Kern Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Lily of the Valley Emmanuel Church of Jesus Christ Kings Fresno, Tulare Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
East Valley Community Health Center Los Angeles Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
HealthRIGHT 360 Los Angeles Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Oluwafikunmi M. Sobowale, MD; Karin M. Best, PhD Los Angeles Kern Early Relational Health Screen and Promotion Tool
Pacific Clinics Los Angeles Alameda, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Kings, Madera, Nevada, Placer, Riverside Celebrating Families!
Parents Anonymous Los Angeles All Counties Parents Anonymous
Torrance Unified School District Los Angeles Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Victor Community Support Services, Inc. Los Angeles Butte, Nevada, Placer, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, Shasta, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo, Yuba Incredible Years
FIRST 5 Mendocino Mendocino Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians Mendocino Celebrating Families! through Wellness
Merced County Office of Education Merced Parents as Teachers
Merced County Office of Education Merced Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Monterey County Health Department, Behavioral Health Bureau Monterey Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
The Village Project, Inc. Monterey Emanyatta incorporating Effective Black Parenting
Cope Family Center Napa Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Nevada WRAP
Children’s Hospital of Orange County Orange Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernadino HealthySteps
Seneca Family of Agencies Orange Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Placer County Office of Education Placer Incredible Years and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Riverside University Health System Behavioral Health Riverside Incredible Years
Native Dads Network Sacramento Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Yolo Motherhood/Fatherhood is Sacred
Roseville Joint Union High School District Sacramento Placer The Parent Project
First 5 San Benito San Benito Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
California Association of Health and Education Linked Professions, a Joint Powers Authority San Bernardino Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Greater Hope Foundation for Children, Inc. (doing business as A Greater Hope) San Bernardino Riverside Incredible Years and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools San Bernadino Effective Black Parenting Program
Serene Pathways Counseling (Recently updated to Serene Pathways Family Counseling, Inc.) San Bernadino Co-parenting groups – The Art Tx Program
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego San Diego Imperial, Riverside HealthySteps
Vista Community Clinic San Diego Orange, Riverside HealthySteps
YMCA of San Diego County San Diego Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
San Francisco Department of Public Health, Behavioral Health Services San Francisco Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
The Regents of the University of California San Francisco San Francisco HealthySteps
Native Solutions Family Guidance Center San Joaquin Mariposa Therapeutic Supervised Visitation
Parents by Choice, Inc. San Joaquin Solano, Stanislaus Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
The Amelia Ann Adams Whole Life Center San Joaquin Black Parents Healing for Thriving Families
Transitions-Mental Health Association San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Daly City Youth Health Center San Mateo Effective Black Parenting Program
One New Heartbeat San Mateo All Counties Effective Black Parenting Program
Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara Incredible Years
County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Santa Clara Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
FIRST 5 Santa Clara County Santa Clara HealthySteps
First 5 Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Level Up NorCal Shasta Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Sacramento, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba Promotora Peer Support Model
OLE Health Solano Napa Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Community Action Partnership Sonoma County Sonoma Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Tehama County Children and Families Commission Tehama Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Woodlake Family Resource Center Tulare Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Children and Families First Commission of Ventura County (First 5 Ventura County) Ventura HealthySteps
Interface Children & Family Services Ventura Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
CommuniCare Health Centers Yolo Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Sutter County Superintendent of Schools Yuba Sutter Incredible Years
Yuba County Office of Education Yuba Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)