Help Me Grow National Center

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David W Willis, MD, FAAP has been announced as the new Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Director of the Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Services (DHVECS).  Dr. Willis is leaving his post as the Medical Director and...

The purchasing power of Medicaid can be a significant policy lever for promoting early childhood home visiting program quality and improving  child health outcomes. Supported by the Pew Home Visiting Campaign, NASHP conducted a scan of state policies and practices...

As states continue efforts to create effective early childhood development systems for children and families, a new report published by the BUILD Initiative offers four essential components: early learning; health, mental health and nutrition; family support; and special needs/early intervention....

Critical Condition: How Federal and State Budget Cuts are Hurting the Health of Our Nation’s Mothers and Children shows how the combination of increased poverty, the number of Americans lacking health insurance, and previous budget cuts approaching nearly half a...

This brief article by Judith Meyers addresses the importance of attending to health as part of a comprehensive approach to school success and the role funders can play in advocating for and supporting this work. Ms. Meyers’ article has also been...

Highlights from Mr. Heckman’s full letter on the importance of investing in early childhood: Early childhood development deserves more resources, not less. Investments in quality early childhood development more than pay for themselves. We can gain money by investing early...

This Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) report examines efforts to build state-integrated early learning and development systems for children, across six themes: leadership; data usage; quality improvement; community partnerships; physical and behavioral integration; and children with multiple...

The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation has launched a new Promising Practices in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program to recognize emerging and promising programs or policies in MCH, promote program replication and new collaborations, and create...

States and the New Federal Home Visiting Initiative: An Assessment from the Starting Line presents a picture of the national landscape of state-administered home visiting and provides recommendations for policymakers. The report is based on a survey of agency leaders...