Who we are Since 1979, HomeSafe has been helping victims of child abuse and domestic violence in Palm Beach County. HomeSafe offers comprehensive programs including: Residential Group Care, providing abused children with comprehensive therapeutic services to treat severe trauma. Safety Net, providing immediate intervention and prevention services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Life Skills, helping at-risk youth prepare to become self-sufficient at 18, and well into the future. Healthy Beginnings, Entry Agency for children birth through five

Healthy Beginnings Offices NORTH TEAM 1720 E. Tiffany Dr., Ste. 201 West Palm Beach, FL CENTRAL TEAM 2840 Sixth Avenue South Lake Worth, FL SOUTH TEAM 680 Ipswich St. Boca Raton, FL WEST TEAM 2990 N Main St., Ste. 49 Belle Glade, FL 33430

Healthy Beginnings System

Two Pictures with Captions Layout Healthy Beginnings Programs

Hospital Liaison Completes Healthy Start Infant Risk Screen in the following nine maternity hospitals: Boca Regional Hospital West Boca Medical Center Bethesda Memorial Hospital Wellington Regional Medical Center Palms West Hospital Lakeside Medical Center Good Samaritan Medical Center St. Mary’s Medical Center Jupiter Medical Center

Caption Developmental Consultant Conducts screens and assessments with children in Palm Beach County. The screening process takes place during home visits or at any selected place by the parent. Source of referrals include: Healthy Beginnings Providers Outreach Bridges Child Care Centers Hospitals Child Net Community Organizations Self-referral

Navigation Assists families to obtain medical home, payor source and additional community resources during home visits. Ensure pediatrician follow up Medicaid Health Care District Florida Kid Care Food Stamps WIC Cash Assistance Family Planning Waiver

Outreach Conducts Ages and Stages Questionnaires with families, educates and provides marketing for the Healthy Beginnings System in the community. Family events Child Care Centers Pediatrician offices Libraries Home visits

Growing Smart A two-year developmental monitoring program for families with newborns. Low-risk mothers that are identified through the Healthy Start Infant Risk Screen, based on one of the following criteria: 1. No High School Diploma nor GED 2. Two children or more 3. Little or no social support

Screens & Assessments

1.Healthy Start Infant Risk Screen 2.Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3)  Communication  Fine Motor  Gross Motor  Problem solving  Personal-Social 3.Ages & Stages Social Emotional Questionnaire (ASQ-SE) Screens

1.Battelle Screener 2.Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) 3.Edinburgh 4.Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) 5.Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) 6.Parenting Stress Index (PSI). Assessments

Service Assessment Screen Healthy Start IRS Growing Smart EdinburghCounseling HBN, WHIN or HF

Service Assessment Screen ASQ-3 Parent Child Home Program Battelle Screener Early Steps First Steps to Success Child Find Typical or Monitoring Concern

Service Assessment Screen ASQ-SE Parent Child Home Program CBCL Triple P Level 3/4 Counseling Typical or Monitoring Concern

Service Assessment Screen ASQ-3 or ASQ-SE CES-DPSICounselingM-CHAT Early Steps or CARD

HomeSafe Referrals Parent Child Home Program First Steps to Success Early Steps Healthy Beginnings Nurses WHIN NFP Healthy Families Center for Family Services Growing Smart Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Internal Referrals Clients in census track Bridges Child Find Multilingual CARD Parent Child Center Other community agencies External Referrals

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