At a time when a sharp focus is on infant and maternal mortality, making it more
difficult for vulnerable families to maintain a breastfeeding relationship will hurt mothers and their babies.
For vulnerable families who are expecting a first child, early and intensive support by skilled home visitors can produce significant benefits for both the child and parents.
These Operational Guidelines provide the operational framework for the Family Mental Health Support Services (FMHSS) component of the Sub-Activity «Early intervention support
services for vulnerable families with children and young people who are showing early signs of, or are at risk of developing, mental illness».
A practical, readable guide that demystifies the child welfare system and offers professionals evidence - based interventions so that they can ensure the best
outcomes for vulnerable families in the system.
This multi-agency group are currently developing their plans to set up a home visiting scheme
for vulnerable families in the borough.
The joint commitment from the Health and Education sectors to work collaboratively should improve access to parent information, child health, and educational services
for vulnerable families at an optimum time in the life of the child.
About Blog - Nurture Africa operates projects providing access to Healthcare, Education, Sustainable Livelihoods and Child Welfare
for vulnerable families within our areas of operation in Uganda.
A controlled trial of an intensive home visiting programme and social support
programme for vulnerable families where children could be at risk of abuse or neglect reported a cost per unit improvement in maternal sensitivity and infant cooperativeness of # 3246 (2004 prices)(Barlow et al., 2007; McIntosh et al., 2009).
But research has shown significant positive outcomes
for vulnerable families enrolled in home visiting, including improved maternal, newborn, and infant health, better educational attainment for moms, improved school readiness, and reduced child abuse.
The President noted that Nigeria was coming out of recession and government's efforts were aimed at easing economic hardships with more jobs, social security
platform for vulnerable families and unemployed as well as infrastructural projects.
«Higher priced products, like vegetables, may not be the food that gets packed
first for vulnerable families that need to make tough choices about school lunches.»
«However, I believe this is an argument to strengthen and reinvest in public schools — not privatization in any form, including vouchers — to make our schools more equitable and
inclusive for vulnerable families.»
Collaborative Partnerships Between Early Care and Education and Child Welfare: Supporting Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families Through Risk to Resilience (PDF - 1,740 KB) United States Department of Health and Human Services & Administration for Children and Families (2011) Describes strategies to link child welfare and early childhood education (ECE) programs to support protective
factors for vulnerable families and prevent and mitigate significant early childhood risk.
The Irish report adds to a growing body of international evidence supporting the value of Triple P as both a targeted
response for vulnerable families and a way to improve the lives of children and families across an entire population.
Florida MIECHV is working to organize a statewide Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Primary Prevention (MIECPP) Advisory Council to promote, support and foster a coordinated service delivery
system for vulnerable families at the state and community - levels.
Research demonstrates that early childhood services have the greatest
impacts for vulnerable families, providing long - term wellbeing, productivity and cost benefits for society.
Integrated Family Services (IFS) provides specialist in - home and casework support
for vulnerable families.
Through a public comment process, it became clear that there was confusion in the field related to Ohio Part C early intervention policies, and policies related to home visiting
for vulnerable families.
Know Your Growing Child can only be offered to organisations already delivering the Lifestart Growing Child programme as a referred service
for vulnerable families.
The Annie E Casey Foundation is a not - for - profit public policy agency specialising in services
for vulnerable families and children.