Children’s & Women’s Health

Imagining a future with limitless potential is critical to the health and development of all individuals.

LSPFF supports science-based, scalable systems-change initiatives that address the needs of children, teens, young adults and women in our diverse society. We look for quantitatively modeled and proven interventions that disrupt inequitable social determinants of health. We focus on health equity solutions that address multi-generational trauma and toxic stress in the most marginalized communities. Elevating social entrepreneurs as they establish field leadership is important to LSPFF, and we especially seek experts who represent the diverse experiences of communities served.

Spotlight: Children’s & Women’s Health

Children Now

Children Now is California’s only whole-child organization working to improve children’s health, education, and overall well-being.

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Spotlight: Children’s & Women’s Health

CPMC’s Kalmanovitz Child Development Center

For more than 50 years, CPMC’s Kalmanovitz Child Development Center (KCDC) has provided world-class, comprehensive care for children in need of specialized mental health, behavioral, and developmental therapies. The KCDC Child Psychology Post-Doctoral Program greatly expands access for children and adolescents in San Francisco to receive urgently needed behavioral health care now, regardless of their family’s insurance status or ability to pay.

 

Spotlight: Children’s & Women’s Health

Steinberg Institute

Since launching in 2015, the Steinberg Institute has generated billions of dollars for vital programs that directly impact the lives of California's most vulnerable. As California's only independent mental health and substance use advocacy organization, our work has led to thousands of homes for people experiencing homelessness with serious mental illness, a robust framework and implementation plan for the new 988 crisis line and strict rules requiring insurance companies to provide the same level of coverage for mental health treatment as physical health. 

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Featured Grantees

Children’s & Women’s Health

All ChicagoUniting Chicago’s community and resources to provide solutions that ensure and sustain the stability of home

All Chicago

Uniting Chicago’s community and resources to provide solutions that ensure and sustain the stability of home

California Children’s TrustReimagining California’s approach to children’s behavioral health by focusing on health equity and healthy development

California Children’s Trust

Reimagining California’s approach to children’s behavioral health by focusing on health equity and healthy development

California Partners ProjectChampioning gender equity and ensuring media and technology industries are a force for good in the lives of children

California Partners Project

Championing gender equity and ensuring media and technology industries are a force for good in the lives of children

Child Trauma Research ProgramCreating science-based interventions that guide parents in helping their child recover from traumatic events

Child Trauma Research Program

Creating science-based interventions that guide parents in helping their child recover from traumatic events

Futures Without ViolenceHealing those among us who are traumatized by violence today – and creating healthy families and communities free of violence tomorrow

Futures Without Violence

Healing those among us who are traumatized by violence today – and creating healthy families and communities free of violence tomorrow

Peer Health Exchange

Creating educational opportunities for young people to share tools and resources to make healthy decisions and build healthier communities.

Project Healthy Minds

Leveraging celebrity influence and technology to destigmatize mental health support for young people

Resilient Teens & Black Baby Equity Project

ddressing adversity that disproportionately affects low-income youth by integrating behavioral health into routine primary care

Safe & SoundBuilding a future with safe kids, strong families & sound communities by educating and supporting individuals at-risk

Safe & Sound

Building a future with safe kids, strong families & sound communities by educating and supporting individuals at-risk

Solid StartPromoting health and health equity for pregnant women and families with children 0 – 3 at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

Solid Start

Promoting health and health equity for pregnant women and families with children 0 – 3 at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

Teach for All

Expanding educational opportunity around the world by increasing and accelerating the impact of social enterprises that are cultivating the leadership necessary for change

UCSF Center for Health & Community, Dr. Nicole Bush

Examining behavioral health interventions that support the mental health and long-term physical health of vulnerable women

UCSF Center for Health & Community, Dr. Elissa EppelExamining behavioral health interventions that support the mental health and long-term physical health of vulnerable women

UCSF Center for Health & Community, Dr. Elissa Eppel

Examining behavioral health interventions that support the mental health and long-term physical health of vulnerable women

Current Grants

Children’s & Women’s Health