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Foundation news & announcements
News
- • The Davis EnterpriseTo improve its domestic abuse training for social service workers, the California Department of Social Services worked with UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education on an updated training curriculum that includes more trauma-informed material, including material developed by survivors.
- • IntersectionsA future where care is valued
- • IntersectionsA new approach to domestic violence prevention.
- In the second quarter of 2026, Blue Shield of California Foundation dedicated $5.45 million toward its mission to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence.
- • IntersectionsEnvision a more equitable future
- As three new trustees join in its enduring commitment to making California the healthiest state and ending domestic violence, Blue Shield of California Foundation is announcing grants of $4.7 million in the first quarter of 2026.
- • IntersectionsNew research highlights journalists' role.
- • IntersectionsReflecting on highlights of 2025
- • The Fresno BeeIn this commentary, Debbie I. Chang shares that nearly two-thirds of Californians (63%) report that they have personal connections to domestic violence either directly or through friends or family, according to a newly published statewide survey.
- • IntersectionsHow we honor survivors and their stories.
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