MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: MATERNAL, INFANT AN...

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) PROGRAM BASE AND MATCHING GRANTS FY 2024 APPLICANT NAME: MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ADDRESS: 625 ROBERT ST N, ST. PAUL, MN 55155-2538 PROJECT DIRECTOR: JENNIFER LIPPERT PHONE NUMBER: 651-201-3640 EMAIL ADDRESS: JENNIE.LIPPERT@STATE.MN.US MIECHV PROJECT FUNDS REQUESTED: $10,286,509 ANNOTATION: THE MIECHV PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING SERVICES AND IMPROVE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES FOR FAMILIES RESIDING IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. FAMILIES SERVED INCLUDE THOSE WHO ARE PREGNANT AND/OR PARENTING CHILDREN UP TO TWO YEARS OLD AND EXPERIENCING POVERTY, HOUSING INSECURITY, AND/OR LIMITED ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE; IMPACTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, AND/OR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; HAVE CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS; AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO SOCIAL SUPPORTS AND SERVICES INCLUDING IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVIDING FUNDS TO LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (LIAS) TO PROVIDE HOME VISITING IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES, SUBRECIPIENT MONITORING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LIAS TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS WITH FIDELITY TO EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS, CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, AND COLLABORATION WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM PARTNERS. PROBLEM: MANY MINNESOTA FAMILIES FACE STRESSORS THAT AFFECT CHILDREN’S PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. FREQUENT EXPOSURE TO THESE STRESSORS INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF FACING HEALTH DISPARITIES LATER IN LIFE. BY SUPPORTING FAMILIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR CHILDREN’S LIVES, HOME VISITING IMPROVES FAMILY AND CHILD WELLBEING AND EMPOWERS PARENTS TO NURTURE THEIR CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT. PURPOSE: TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AND FAMILY WELLBEING THROUGH PROVIDING COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY, AND VOLUNTARY EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING SERVICES TO FAMILIES IN MINNESOTA AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE THE STATE'S INFRASTRUCTURE, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS CARRIED OUT UNDER TITLE V; 2) IMPROVE COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES; 3) IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HOME VISITING SERVICES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WHO RESIDE IN AT RISK COMMUNITIES AND CONTINUALLY MONITOR SERVICE DELIVERY. APPROACH: MINNESOTA LIAS WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO A PROPOSED CASELOAD OF 1,178 FAMILY SLOTS DURING BOTH FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS OF THE PROJECT PERIOD. LIAS WILL IMPLEMENT THE MATERNAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SUSTAINED HOME-VISITING (MECSH) AND NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP) MODELS. LIAS WILL SERVE ANOKA, BENTON, CARLTON, CASS, DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, OLMSTED, RAMSEY, SAINT LOUIS, SHERBURNE, STEARNS, WASHINGTON, AND WRIGHT COUNTIES.