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SANTA CLARA COUNTY
TOUCHPOINTS TRAINING TEAM

TOUCHPOINTS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Inspired by the work of Dr. T. Berry Brazelton and the potential impact of Touchpoints on children, families, and
communities, FIRST 5 implemented Touchpoints in Santa Clara County in August 2009. As a result of the successful
initial training and implementation, FIRST 5 championed Santa Clara County to be a Touchpoints site and formed the
Santa Clara County Touchpoints Training Team.

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVED 124,000 ETHNICITY OF CHILDREN SERVED
Santa Clara County has a population of CHILDREN 3%
approximately 1.7 million people, including 7% 3%
124,000 children birth through age 5. In
Fiscal Year 2014/2015, our System of Care 6%
served more than 95,000 families,
including 74,000 children and 21,000 birth through age 9%
parents/caregivers. 5 in Santa Clara 72%
County
PROVIDERS SERVED
To date, Santa Clara County Touchpoints Team has offered 28 workshops to
565 trained providers/community members representing 65 agencies and
organizations. Workshops are offered at no cost and are open to all Santa Clara
County providers and community members. As a result of implementing Hispanic Asian White
Touchpoints in their systems, 92% of participants reflected that they felt Black/African- Multiracial Other
confident in their ability to engage and build relationships with the families American
with whom they work. Trained providers include:

• Early Educators • Family Resource Center Staff/ • Pediatricians
• County Judges and Court Staff Community Workers • Early Interventionists
• Home Visitors • Therapists/Social Workers • Parents/Caregivers
• Child Advocates • Nurses

OUR TEAM
The Santa Clara County Training Team is a transdisciplinary, cross-systems partnership that includes representatives from Early
Care and Education, Child Welfare, Early Intervention Services, Behavioral Health Services/Infant Family Early Childhood
Mental Health (IFECMH), Public Health, Community Based Organizations and FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, which serves as a
catalyst for ensuring that the developmental needs of children birth to 5 are a priority in all sectors of the community.

Carrie Herbst, LMFT, Crystal Nava, IFECMH Grace Meregillano, Linda Hsiao, LCSW, Lydia Marquez, IFECMH
Site Coordinator Certificate Program Public Health Nurse IFECMH Specialist Certificate Program
Graduate Manager Graduate

Maretta Juarez, LCSW, Margarita Gomez, MS, Melissa Santos, BSW, Nancy Crowe, IFECMH Rachel Talamantez, EdD,
IFECMH Specialist, RPM OTR/L, IFECMH Advanced Training Division Director Transdisciplinary LMFT, IFECMH Specialist,
Transdisciplinary Practitioner, Practitioner RPM
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Watch Santa Clara County’s video podcast to learn how Touchpoints is being used in our county at www.first5kids.org/podcast