Building a community where everyone works together to make sure - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

“Building a community where everyone works together to make sure children thrive”

Identifies Gaps Kindergarten- and Needs Catalyst Ready Professional Network Addresses Child well-being Community Summit Critical Issues on Children Parents and Caregivers Data Collector Convener Why is Whole Child Important?

“Children who participate in early intervention programs prior to kindergarten are more likely to graduate from high school, hold jobs, live independently, avoid teen pregnancy, delinquency and violent crime. These positive outcomes save society between $30,000 and $100,000 per child.” --American Pediatric Society “We cannot rely on state and federal government to overcome obstacles. Whole Child partners have to continue to find ways to transcend our individual limitations by connecting our services and resources to be as effective as possible.” --Ed Feaver, Chair, Whole Child Leon and Statewide Children’s Advocate Why is Whole Child Important?

Building a community where everyone works together to make sure children 0-5 thrive 1. Community Ownership and Participation in Early Childhood Success 2. Healthy at Age 1 3. Children Making Appropriate Progress 4. Children Enter Kindergarten Ready to Succeed 5. Families are empowered to raise children that are resilient by promoting their social-emotional developmental, behavioral, and physical well-being Big 5 Goals

CD with music by local artists & an insert Whole Child Free $25 Child with contact Leon website Savings Accounts information for Whole Child Leon Website Connecting Families

• 60-75 attendees per meeting • 2-3 speakers per meeting • 11 meetings per year Professional Network Community Conversation

Status of the Child Report

Community Building Whole Child plays a key role as a member of: • Early Childhood Obesity Education • Chair, Community Summit on Children • Affordable Housing Commission • Purpose Built Communities Advisory Board • Grand Parents as Parents Advisory Board • Maternal Child Health Equity Steering Committee • Maternal Mental Health Advisory Board • Chair, Early Learning Education CHIP (Community Health Assessment Plan)

Initiative - Developmental Screenings Whole Child Leon’s Social and Emotional Action Team executed Leon County’s first Community -wide Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Comprehensive Developmental Screening Day. Children are screened for social-emotional development, vision, hearing, dental, gross and fine motor skills. Caregivers are screened for depression. Families are CONNECTED to appropriate services immediately on site.

Maternal Child Health Maternal Mental Health Breast Feeding Maternal Child Policy Workgroup Health Equity Collaborative

Initiative – Childhood Obesity Prevention Education/95210 Healthy Cities 95210 Challenge

Initiative – Kindergarten Readiness Purpose Built Communities

Initiative - Neighborhood Equity South City Neighborhood Hot Spot Map Community Health Assessment Team

Initiative – Neighborhood Equity GROW, SHOP, COOK AND EAT PROGRAM

Community Summit on Children

We must work together Agencies and programs that serve families with young children must stop competing for the same resources and find ways to maximize service delivery, Whole Child Leon is a catalyst for change. We collect and analyze our community’s data to identify what needs to be done for our children, and then we do it. We don’t replicate programs; we connect them. We do not provide direct services; we convene the right partners to fund and provide services, especially those missing from our system of care Why is Whole Child Important?

Initiative - Pediatric Behavioral Health Navigator Program The Center’s mission is to provide integration of quality behavioral health services for all children and families.

Initiative - Pediatric Behavioral Health Navigator Program Program Overview An integrated approach to behavioral health is critical in the uptake of services use and improvement in quality of life. Our process is as follows: • Meet with the referred child and their family for a comprehensive and structured interview to better determine their needs; • make individualized referrals to our network of vetted providers; • maintain contact with the direct service providers and the families to ensure the match was successful; • follow-up contact with our families to verify a reported improvement in quality of life; and • provide an updated report to the child's pediatrician.

Board Members Shonda Knight - Chair, Leon County Sheriff’s Office Holly McPhail - Vice Chair, FL League of Cities-Parent Representative Jacquelyn C. Steele - Secretary, Florida Commission on Human Relations Amy Crumpler -Treasurer, Child Advocate Laurie Dozier - President, Mad Dog Construction Morgan Evers - Early Learning Coalition Big Bend Ed Feaver - Child Advocate Natalie A. Kato - Lewis, Longman & Walker, PA Rennai Palmer Kelly - Regal Homes, LLC Paul Mitchell - Southern Strategy Group Julia St Petery MD -Tallahassee Pediatric Foundation Tomica Archie Smith - Capital Area Healthy Start Coalition Connie Styons, RN, MSN - Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Samantha Vance - Commissioner Status of Women and Girls Tallahassee-Leon

For more information, please visit our website: www.wholechildleon.org Or call us at 850-692-3134