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Transcript of 2 Project LAUNCH: Brief Overview Jennifer Oppenheim, Coordinator [email protected].
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Goal: To foster the healthy development and wellness of all young children (birth through age 8), preparing them to thrive in school and beyond.
Project LAUNCH
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• 5 year grants • Focus on prenatal/birth to age 8 • Collaboration across all sectors serving young children
and families• 40 states, tribes, & communities have been funded since
2008• Funds to state Title V & mental health agencies• State/tribe picks pilot community to partner• Dual focus on systems improvement/integration &
implementation of evidence-based prevention and promotion practices
Project LAUNCH:Basic Facts
Project LAUNCH Grantees
Aliviane, Inc.; El Paso, TX
Fund for Public Health; New York, NY
Multnomah Education Service District; Portland, OR
North Colorado Health Alliance; Greeley, CO
University of Missouri; Columbia, MO
Wheeler Clinic;Plainville, CT
Grantees by Cohort
California
District ofColumbia
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Massachusetts
Michigan
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Wisconsin
Cherokee Nation, OK
Florida
Indiana
Maryland
Missouri
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, OK
New Hampshire
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi, MI
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of AZ
Pueblo of Laguna, DOE, NM
Vermont
20082008 20092009 20102010 20122012
Arizona
Maine
New Mexico
Red Cliff Band of Lake SuperiorChippewa
Rhode Island
Washington
20132013
New Jersey
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, ND
Project LAUNCH: Dual Focus
3 Guiding Principles
Holistic Perspective
Ecological Framework
Public Health Approach
Dual Focus: (1) Systems Change
Dual Focus (2): 5 Core Strategies
Mental Health Consultation in Early Care and Education
Integration of Behavioral Health into Primary Care
Family Strengthening
Enhanced Home Visiting with a focus on social/emotional wellbeing
Screening and Assessment in a range of child-serving settings
Two Cross-cutting Approaches
wellness illness
PROMOTION PREVENTION TREATMENT
Universal/selected/indicated
PROJECT LAUNCH Activities along the Continuum of Care
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LAUNCH Communities at High Risk Compared to U.S. as a
Whole
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Breadth of Representation on LAUNCH Child Wellness
Councils96%
83%
92%96%
88%
33%
75%
50%
58%
17%
88%
38%
75%
94%
69%
81%75%
81%
63%
88%
31%
56%
0%
81%
6%
75%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Communitycouncils andTribal councils(n=24)State councils(n=16)
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Three years into the initiative:•49,000 children and parents screened & assessed in diverse settings•11,400 community providers trained on social-emotional and behavioral health •723 primary care providers received integrated Behavioral Health Consultation•1,146 Early Childhood staff received LAUNCH-supported Mental Health Consultation•2,240 families served in 27 LAUNCH-supported home visiting programs•4,800 families served in 31 LAUNCH-supported family strengthening programs
Project LAUNCHImplementation at a Glance
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Special studies are underway looking at a variety of population outcomes for young children and their families:
•Birth outcomes•Utilization rates of preventive and emergency health care•Child development outcomes (ages 1 – 5) •Kindergarten readiness and behavior (through Grade 2)•Academic performance (kindergarten through Grade 3) •Referrals to special education•Attendance rates•Maternal well-being
Project LAUNCH Special Studies