We employed principles from a nationally recognized prevention model on family support to investigate whether connecting vulnerable children to community-based programs and services through a statewide intervention system, the Help Me Grow program, strengthens parents’ perceptions of protective factors. We...
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Study findings indicate that referrals to Help Me Grow and subsequent linkages to community-based programs and services enhance protective factors, and perhaps even mitigate risk factors. By enhancing protective factors, the Help Me Grow system successfully promotes children’s healthy development.
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This 2014 report explores the following questions: How much is the program doing? How well is Help Me Grow CT doing? Is anyone better off as a result of utilizing Help Me Grow CT? It also examines Help Me Grow CT’s Ages & Stages Child...
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State Policy Update California Releases Report on the Condition of Children Birth to Five and Status of Early Childhood Services in Its State California recently released a meta-analysis of existing early childhood services developed by the American Institutes for Research....
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In 2007, HMG Orange County introduced Connection Cafés as a way to develop consistent networking events among agencies that provide developmental and behavioral services to children and families in the County. Each Café includes an update on services from HMG,...
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Study confirming the feasibility and effectiveness of standardized developmental screening in urban primary care settings. Three key findings from the study include standardized developmental screening is feasible in a busy, urban primary care practice; standardized developmental screening is effective in...
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In Fiscal Year 2007/08, Help Me Grow (HMG) introduced Connection Cafés as a way to develop consistent networking events among agencies that provide developmental and behavioral services to children and families in Orange County. Each Café includes an update on...
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Report: The impact of training on the Ages and Stages Questionnaires on accurate developmental screening and improved screening rates among attendees. In spring 2011, HMG-OC surveyed past ASQ training attendees to assess the efficacy and the impact of the trainings on participants’...
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