Thursday, December 26, 2024
12/26/2024
Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. (dba Family Health Centers at NYU Langone or FHC) will implement Project LAUNCH to: identify early behavioral/developmental concerns in young children (0-8 years), mental/behavioral health disorders among parents/caregivers (p/c), improve coordination across child/family-serving programs, provide p/c and provider trainings, provide expert consults, and implement a public awareness plan. The Brooklyn (NY) target population will include predominantly racial/ethnic minorities; immigrants; persons served in a non-English language; and persons with low household incomes. With 4 program partners―FHC’s Department of Community-based Programs; FHC’s SAMHSA funded Center for Childhood Trauma Treatment (FHC-N-CT); Together Growing Strong (TGS); and the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (DCAP) at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone―led by, Aaron Reliford, MD, Principal Investigator, FHC proposes: Goal 1. To enhance FHC’s Early Childhood Parent Advisory Group (Young Child Wellness Council or YCWC). Obj. 1.1. In month (M) 4, to implement a meeting schedule to ensure program planning and implementation includes service area residents’ voices. Obj. 1.2. Beginning in M5, to increase representation of the YCWC by 10% with members of health, public health, behavioral health, education, Head Start, early intervention, etc. Goal 2. To implement a plan to improve coordination and collaboration across child and family-serving systems. Obj. 2.1. Beginning in M4, to provide case management with referrals to social support/prevention services to 100% of participants with FHC’s Dep’t. of Community-based Programs. Goal 3. To conduct culturally and linguistically appropriate, validated screening to identify early behavioral and developmental concerns in young children and screening for mental/behavioral health disorders among p/c. Obj. 3.1. At M4, to conduct initial meetings with 100% of staff and grant collaborators. Obj. 3.2. Beginning in M5, staff will conduct outreach and engagement to 600 children/p/c (Y 1) and 1,100 per year (Y 2-5). Obj. 3.3a. Beginning in M5 (Y 1) and M1 (Y 2-5), staff will initially screen and assess 100% of the target population (young children and p/c). Obj. 3.3b. Of the children screened and initially identified for risk of behavioral and/or developmental concerns, including ASD, the team will engage them in formal developmental evaluation, treatment planning, and/or advanced treatment access/referral support to agencies specializing in the support of children with developmental concerns (75 children in Y 1, 100 annually in Y 2-5). Obj. 3.3c. Of the p/c screened and identified for mental and behavioral health concerns, the team will make a referral for further evaluation and treatment planning (75 p/c in Y 1, 100 annually in Y 2-5). Obj. 3.4. Beginning in M5, the Project LAUNCH social worker will make referrals to FHC-N-CT as needed to 100% of children, p/c, and families identified who have experienced trauma (Y 1-5). Goal 4. To provide training to p/c and providers with consultation services to providers to ensure competent clinicians with resources to address the needs identified. Obj. 4.1. Beginning in M5 of Y 1 and ongoing, 50 family and p/c trainings will be held. Obj. 4.2. Beginning in M4 in Y 1, 2 provider trainings will be held. Obj. 4.3. Beginning in M2 of Y 1, the DCAP team will provide 4 mental health provider consults monthly. Goal 5. To expand implementation of a public awareness plan in multiple languages. Obj. 5.1. Beginning in M5 of Y 1, to leverage TGS’ communication modalities to 500 service area p/c weekly. Goal 6. To implement process and outcome evaluation to assess progress on goals and objectives. Obj. 6.1. The Project Evaluator/Data Manager will monitor data collection and conduct performance assessment in Y 1-5. FHC will outreach to 5,000 unduplicated individuals and identify 470 unduplicated individuals for services (Y1-5).
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).