FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTHY START

The federal child abuse and neglect state grants are funded by the florida department of children and families (dcf) and are part of the child abuse prevention and treatment act (capta). The grant was awarded with the purpose of implementing a home visiting prevention program for serving pregnant women and infants who are prenatally affected by controlled substances, either legal or illegal, or alcohol and their families.

The federal early childhood comprehensive systems (eccs) impact grant was awared in order to strengthen coordination of developmental screening by home visiting and early learning programs. The initiative aims to achieve a 25% improvement in the age appropriate developmental skills of three-year olds residing in participating communities. Efforts focus on improving the linkage and coordination between providers serving young children with a goal of identifying developmental delays and intervening as early as possible. The project will also strengthen screening for perinatal depression, a key parental risk factor impacting healthy child development. Additionally, the organization has other miscellaneous programs as well.