Collaborative Reports
The Family Development Matrix (FDM) is an innovative approach to ensuring both child protection and in the development of a supportive family environment. The FDM assessment utilizes the researched interventions from the Pathway to the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (Harvard University) and the Family Strengthening Protective Factor goals (Center for the Study of Social Policy) and in partnership with the Nurturing Parenting and other researched practices. The FDM process includes strength-based assessments, family empowerment plans, evidenced based and local interventions, and it tracks both case management and family engagement while calculating family outcomes.