Transcript Three P’s of Free To Grow

Free To Grow
Healthy Child Development through Strengthening
Families and their Communities
Principles
• Changing known risk and protective factors will
lead to decreases in risks for later substance use
and abuse and other high-risk behaviors.
• The primary strategy for prevention in the
preschool years is to strengthen the young child’s
immediate environment. Therefore, the main
targets for intervention are the family and
neighborhood, not the child.
Principles
• Families will be better able to nurture and protect
their children if they have a wide range of
supports.
• Strengthened and supported families will be more
likely to resist the abuse of alcohol and use of other
drugs.
Principles
• A more stable and protective living environment in
safer, less chaotic neighborhoods will help reduce
the impact of substance abuse and other high-risk
behaviors on young children.
Free to Grow:
Healthy Child Development through Strengthening
Families and their Communities
Risk Factors
Protective Factors
Community
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Crime and Violence
Blight
Alcohol and Drug Availability
Neighborhood Social Isolation
Family
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Substance Abuse
Child Abuse
Domestic Violence
Lack of Parenting Skills
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Safe Streets
Adequate and Affordable Housing
Low Levels of Alcohol and Drug
Availability
Organized Neighborhoods
Family
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Family Stability and Cohesiveness
Adequate Family Income
Parents Who Promote Learning
Close, Stable Relationship with Parents
and Other Adults
Domains of Intervention
• Blight
Modification of the
Physical Environment
• Housing
• Crime and Safety
• Social Isolation
Development of
Social Capital
• Parent Support
• Crime and Safety
• Availability of Social Services
Development of
Human Capital
• Substance Abuse Treatment
• Domestic Violence Service
• Child Abuse and Neglect Services
Examples of Partner Organizations, Groups
and Individuals Addressing these Issues
• Blight
Modification of the
Physical Environment
Development of
Social Capital
• Housing
• Crime and Safety
• Police
• Code Enforcement
• Residents
• Social Isolation
• Neighborhood Groups
• Parent Support
• Family Resource Centers
• Crime and Safety
• Police
• Schools
• Availability of Social Services
Development of
Human Capital
• Substance Abuse Treatment
• Head Start
• Domestic Violence Service
• Dept. Social Services
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Treatment Providers
•Services
• Schools
Examples of Free to Grow Strategies
Modification of Physical Environment
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Modification of the
Physical Environment
Blight
• Police
• Housing
• Code Enforcement
• Crime and
Safety
• Residents
• Neighborhood Revitalization
• Community Assessment (including
property assessment)
• Community Awareness
• Community Action (support for
increased code enforcement and
policing)
Examples of Free to Grow Strategies
Development of Social Capital
• Social
Isolation
Development of
Social Capital
• Parent
Support
• Neighborhood Groups
• Crime and
Safety
• Police
•Leadership Development
• Local Action Groups (block
watch,
neighborhood assns, etc)
• Family Support and Parent
Education
• Family Resource Centers
Examples Free to Grow Strategies
Development of Human Capital
• Availability of
Social Services
Development of
Human Capital
• Substance Abuse
Treatment
• Domestic Violence
Service
• Child Abuse and
Neglect
•Social Services
• Family Assessment
• Case Management
• SA & MH Treatment
• Head Start
• Dept. Social Services
• Treatment Providers
Moving to an Integrated Family
Community Strategy – Concurrent Action
in all Three Domains
Modification of the
Physical Environment
Community Partners
Implementing Free to
Grow Strategies
Development of
Social Capital
Development of
Human Capital
The Faces of Free to Grow
Improving the Physical Environment
Code Enforcement and
Sheriff partnering to improve
housing conditions
Residents helping residents
in a neighborhood clean up
Building Social Capital
Family support groups
Developing a block watch
Building Human Capital
Improved family interaction
Family Assessment