Children and Youth are Nurtured, Safe, and Engaged |
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Children in good physical and mental health |
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| - Children have up-to-date immunizations |
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| - Children receive regular well-child care |
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| - Children attend school regularly (fewer than 10 absences per year) |
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| - Children with chronic health problems follow a plan for their care |
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| - Children and youth do not have untreated mental health problems or substance abuse problems |
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Children's cognitive and socio-emotional development on track |
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| - Children and youth interact positively with peers and adults |
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| - Children and youth with cognitive delays or social or emotional disabilities follow a plan for dealing with these issues |
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| - Children do not exhibit behavior problems in the borderline or clinical range, as judged by parents and/or teachers |
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Families are Strong and Connected |
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Parental resilience (Parent Functioning) |
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| - Parents with less stress, greater competence in managing stress, greater anger management (coping) skills |
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| - Parents free of issues that negatively impact parenting, including substance abuse, symptoms of depression, and domestic violence. |
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| - Parents with high level of efficacy, including the capacity to seek help |
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Strong Social Connections |
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| - Parents can identify people who have provided (and can be counted on to provide in the future) emotional and/or instrumental support when needed. |
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| - Parents are connected to community social institutions, services, and supports. |
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Knowledge of child development and demonstrated skill in parenting |
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| - Parents have realistic expectations of young children and apply them to interactions with their child(ren) |
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| - Parents use positive, age-appropriate disciplinary practices |
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| - Parents establish and maintain predictable, age-appropriate daily routines for their child(ren) |
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| - Parents engage in appropriate play with their child or children on a regular basis |
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Basic supports and services used by families as needed (Parents are helped and supported to negotiate the system and to obtain help and support as needed) |
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| - Parents use a consistent medical home or have an identified medical home for themselves and Their children |
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| - Children and families have health care coverage/insurance |
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| - Pregnant women receive appropriate pre-natal care and have positive childbearing experiences |
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| - Parents identify and use appropriate child care |
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| - Parents with drug abuse or mental health problems receive effective treatment; families involved in domestic violence receive assistance |
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Family Environment |
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| - Families have at least two supportive adults in the household |
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| - Non-custodial parents not living in the home have regular contact with child(ren) when appropriate |
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| - Family has had low mobility (moved fewer than two times) and low turbulence (changes in primary caretakers) during the past five years |
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| - Children have stable, secure relationships with parent or other adult |
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| - Mothers have children born more than two years apart (intentional child spacing) |
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| - Parents establish appropriate boundaries for the children and adults in their lives |
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Identified Families Access Services and Supports |
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| - Parents with less stress, greater competence in managing stress, greater anger management (coping) skills |
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| - Parents free of issues that negatively impact parenting, including substance abuse, symptoms of depression, and domestic violence. |
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| - Parents with high level of efficacy, including capacity to seek help |
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Strong Social Connections |
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| - Parents can identify people who have provided (and can be counted on to provide in the future) emotional and/or instrumental support when needed. |
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| - Parents are connected to community social institutions, services, and supports |
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Knowledge of child development and demonstrated skill in parenting |
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| - Parents have realistic expectations of young children and apply them to interactions with their child(ren) |
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| - Parents use positive, age-appropriate disciplinary practices |
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| - Parents establish and maintain predictable, age-appropriate daily routines for their child(ren) |
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| - Parents engage in appropriate play with their child or children on a regular basis |
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Basic supports and services used by families as needed (Parents are helped and supported to negotiate the system and to obtain help and support as needed) |
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| - Parents identify and use a consistent medical home for themselves and their children |
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| - Children and families have health care coverage/insurance |
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| - Pregnant women receive appropriate pre-natal care and have positive childbearing experiences |
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| - Parents identify and use appropriate child care |
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| - Parents with drug abuse or mental health problems receive effective treatment; families involved in domestic violence receive assistance |
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Family Environment |
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| - Families have at least two supportive adults in the household |
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| - Non-custodial parents not living in the home have regular contact with child(ren) |
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| - Family has had low mobility (moved fewer than two times) and low turbulence (changes in primary caretakers) during the past five years |
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| - Children have stable, secure adult relationships with parent or other adult |
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| - Mothers have children born more than two years apart (intentional child spacing) |
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| - Parents establish appropriate boundaries for the children and adults in their lives |
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Parent Resilience (Parent finctioning) |
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| - Parents have less stress, greater competence in managing stress, greater anger management (coping) skills. |
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| - Parents are free of issues that negatively impact parenting, including substance abuse, symptoms of depression, and domestic violence. |
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| - Parents demonstrate efficacy, including the capacity to seek help. |
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Strong Social Connections |
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| - Parents can identify people who have provided (and can be counted on to provide in the future) emotional and/or instrumental support when needed. |
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| - Parents are connected to community social institutions, services, and supports |
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Knowledge of child development and demonstrated skill in parenting |
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| - Parents have realistic expectations of young children and apply them to interactions with their child(ren) |
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| - Parents use positive, age-appropriate disciplinary practices |
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| - Parents establish and maintain predictable, age-appropriate daily routines for their child(ren) |
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| - Parents engage in appropriate play with their child or children on a regular basis |
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Basic supports and services used by families as needed (Parents are helped and supported to negotiate the system and to obtain help and support as needed) |
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| - Parents and use a consistent medical provider or have an identified medical home for themselves and their children |
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| - Children and families have health care coverage/insurance |
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| - Pregnant women receive appropriate pre-natal care and have positive childbearing experiences |
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| - Parents identify and use appropriate child care |
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| - Parents with drug abuse or mental health problems receive effective treatment; families involved in domestic violence receive assistance |
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Family Environment |
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| - Families have at least two supportive adults in the household |
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| - Non-custodial parents not living in the home have regular contact with child(ren) when appropriate |
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| - Family has had low mobility (moved fewer than two times) and low turbulence (changes in primary caretakers) during the past five years |
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| - Children have stable, secure relationships with parent or other adult |
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| - Mothers have children born more than two years apart (intentional child spacing) |
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| - Parents establish appropriate boundaries for the children and adults in their lives |
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Community environments support healthy child development and family functioning |
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| - Community has capacity to make available, accessible, and affordable the high-quality services needed to maximize healthy family functioning, including: |
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- Child health services |
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- Prenatal and childbearing services |
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- Family planning services |
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- Substance abuse and mental health treatment |
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- Housing |
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- Child care and early childhood education |
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- Food and nutrition |
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- Domestic violence support and services |
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- Transportation |
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- Community providers families with healthy environments, distinguished by the: |
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- Absence of concentrated poverty |
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- Absence of neighborhood violence |
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- Absence of physical toxins (e.g., lead, poisoned air, unsafe water) |
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- Presence of neighborhood watch program, neighborhood association, etc. |
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| - Neighborhoods foster social ties among residents. |
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| - Neighborhoods reflect a belief that residents can act collectively to improve their well-being and their children’s future. |
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Community environments support healthy child development and family functioning |
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| - Community has capacity to make available, accessible, and affordable the high-quality services needed to maximize healthy family functioning, including: |
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- Child health services |
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- Prenatal and childbearing services |
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- Family planning services |
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- Substance abuse and mental health treatment |
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- Housing |
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- Child care and early childhood education |
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- Food and nutrition |
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- Domestic violence support and services |
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- Transportation |
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- Community providers families with healthy environments, distinguished by the: |
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- Absence of concentrated poverty |
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- Absence of neighborhood violence |
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- Absence of physical toxins (e.g., lead, poisoned air, unsafe water) |
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- Presence of neighborhood watch program, neighborhood association, etc. |
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| - Neighborhoods foster social ties among residents. |
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| - Neighborhoods reflect a belief that residents can act collectively to improve their well-being and their children’s future. |
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