There are four steps the Children’s Trust aims to achieve in order to realize its vision.

Step 1: Build Consensus

• Purpose: The California Children’s Trust is established to transform how we promote healthy development and health equity for children and families in California.
  • Establish research and analysis capacity
  • Develop communications strategy.
  • Establish infrastructure, funding and partnerships.
  • Engage public leaders.
  • Mobilize stakeholder coalition.
  • Identify short-term high value opportunities.

Step 2: Design the Solution

• Financing: Funding is adequate and flexible.
• Policies: Policies are enacted that enable greater access and quality.
• Administration: State and counties have capacity to administer re-designed service delivery system.
• Quality & Accountability: State and counties have capacity and common metrics to measure and report quality and standards of care.

Step 3: Institutionalize Change

• Integrated Model: Effective and culturally appropriate behavioral health practices and strategies are integrated into all child-serving systems and community-based settings.

Step 4: Improve Child Well-Being

• Healthy Development: Children and their family are supported to achieve developmental benchmarks.
• Health Equity: Children have opportunities to lead healthy and productive lives regardless of factors such as race or ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender or residence.
• Vision for Child Well-Being: All children in California have the support they need to realize their potential.