Join us at 9 a.m. August 5, 2020 as the First 5 Orange County Children and Families Commission meets via Zoom. The meeting will begin with a presentation by Pritzker Fellow Hoda Shawky on the capstone project for her Fellowship, the OC Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit....
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First 5 Orange County CEO/President to Appear on Curt Pringle & Associates Webinar
First 5 Orange County CEO/President Kim Goll will join CHOC Children’s Chief Psychologist Heather Huszti and Curt Pringle of Curt Pringle & Associates for the weekly web series Thinking About Tomorrow Today. Goll and Huszti will discuss children’s mental health...
First 5 Orange County appoints new chair of the Children and Families Commission
Dr. Ramin Baschshi, President and CEO of UCP of Orange County, is new chair of the First 5 Orange County Children and Families Commission First 5 Orange County has appointed Dr. Ramin Baschshi as Chair of the Children and Families Commission. Dr. Baschshi will serve a...
Orange County Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit
First 5 Orange County and the Orange County Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder Collaborative have released the OC Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit. A webinar celebrating the release was held on June 29, 2020. One in 5 mothers and 1 in 10 fathers in Orange County are...
OCDE Presents Webinar: It’s Time! How can Early Learning providers create a thorough plan to reopen?
The Orange County Child Care and Development Planning Council and the Orange County Emergency Child Care Task Force Present: It’s Time! How can child care providers create a thorough re-opening plan? How can providers assure that children are in safe, healthy, and...
O.C. Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit Webinar
Please join First 5 Orange County and the Orange County Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder Collaborative for the release of the Orange County Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit in an upcoming webinar. The event will be held online from 6 to 7 p.m. June 29, 2020. RSVP...
H.E.A.L. to help those with perinatal depression and anxiety
One in 5 mothers and 1 in 10 fathers in Orange County are affected by perinatal depression and anxiety within their baby's first year of life. As these rates are expected to rise due to COVID 19 related stressors and social isolation, the Orange County Perinatal Mood...
First 5 Orange County Children & Families Commission holds June meeting
Please join our public meetings on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, online-only via Zoom. 9 a.m. — Commission Meeting At this meeting, we welcome the three newly appointed Commissioners Clayton Chau, Yvette Lavery, and Susan McClintic. The meeting will include election of...
First 5 Orange County Thanks Frontline Staff
First 5 Orange County is sending its thanks to child care workers, homeless shelter staff, and all the community heroes who are helping children and families during this pandemic. We applaud your efforts and appreciate the difficult and necessary work you are doing....
Free COVID-19 Tests Available for Uninsured Residents
The Orange County Health Agency is offering free COVID-19 testing through the county's new OC COVID-19 Testing Network to anyone with symptoms who does not have access to a healthcare provider. The testing is confidential and by appointment only for those with...