Break the Cycle of Domestic Violence

This report highlights the frequency with which allegations of domestic violence cause a family to be reported to the child welfare system and documents the harms caused to those families and the children themselves when the children are put into foster care.

Nearly half of all women in California have faced intimate partner violence, with a shocking economic burden of $73.7 billion annually. This impacts us all, emotionally and financially.

This report, based on listening sessions with survivors of domestic violence, includes several recommendations for California's Department of Social Services. 

Reflections on recent funding opportunities, policy successes, and innovations that address and prevent childhood trauma in California.

Natalie Patterson, a poet and leader with BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective), talks with Blue Shield of California Foundation about her work.

To better understand the experiences of survivors of IPV who are experiencing homelessness, the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative analyzed data related to IPV in the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH).

In 2023, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 70 grants totaling over $17 million to organizations that are working to build lasting and equitable solutions to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence.

This report is a summary of key findings from a three-year initiative to build evidence for multigenerational, culturally

What some child- and family-serving organizations in California — members of a collaborative called All In For Kids — are learning about ways to prevent domestic violence and other childhood trauma.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health crisis in California. Among California residents, 35 percent of women and