Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program - Project Title: North Dakota Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Formula Award (North Dakota MIECHV) Project Director Name: Allison Mahoney Recipient Name: Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota Mailing Address: 418 E Broadway Ave, STE 250, Bismarck ND, 58501 Contact Information: (701) 223-9052; amahoney@familiesflourish.org; www.pcand.org Annotation: The North Dakota MIECHV (ND MIECHV) program provides voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services to at-risk families. ND MIECHV aims to improve children and families’ health outcomes and improve care collaboration in targeted communities. Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota, ND MIECHV local implementing agencies (LIAs), and statewide partners work together to build and strengthen tribal and state maternal and child health, early childhood education, and service referral systems for families across North Dakota. Problem: Many North Dakota families live in geographic areas with a lack of access to medical, behavioral health, and family support service options. Home visiting programs allow families to develop relationships with trained professionals who can provide support and make service referrals and connections. Furthermore, home visitors provide education on child development and positive parenting practices, empowering parents and guardians to increase their capacity to raise healthy, happy families. Purpose: The purpose of ND MIECHV is to connect families with one or more risk factors of poor health or social outcomes, living in high-needs areas, with trained professional support in order to more easily access mental health screenings, parenting education, and resources to plan for the future. Goals and Objectives: The major goals and objectives of the North Dakota MIECHV program are as follows: Goal 1: Increase the capacity of MIECHV programs to implement effective evidence-based home visiting services. Obj. 1: By June 30, 2027, ND MIECHV LIAs will receive an annual report detailing home visitor performance, MIECHV performance measure progress, and best practices for improvement. Obj. 2: By September 29, 2027, site supervisors of MIECHV funded LIAs will develop and manage individual professional development plans for all home visitors, based on biannual staff assessment. Goal 2: Coordinate with local, tribal, state, and private stakeholders to achieve comprehensive statewide early childhood systems development. Obj. 1: By September, 29,2027 ND MEICHV will identify and advocate for home visiting programs in their ability to become registered Medicaid-approved providers. Obj. 2: By September 29, 2027, ND MIECHV and the ND Home Visiting Coalition will provide feedback on what a plan for a coordinated referral system for family-based services could look like within the state. Goal 3: Ensure accurate data collection, interpretation, and reporting, as well as continuous quality improvement. (CQI). Obj. 1: By September 29, 2027 ND MIECHV will develop a comprehensive program level data reporting process map. Obj. 2: By September 29, 2027 ND MIECHV LIA's will monitor their local data process and adjust accordingly. Methodology North Dakota MIECHV uses two evidence-based home visiting models to serve 184 families. Parents as Teachers is utilized to serve 90 families on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians reservation in Rolette County and 40 families on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe reservation in Sioux County. Nurse Family Partnership is utilized to serve 54 families in Burleigh, Morton, Sioux, and Grant County the addition of Kidder, Logan, Oliver and Emmons as a result of the amended needs assessment. North Dakota MIECHV priority populations include families that are low income, include parents under the age of 21, have a history of child abuse or neglect, have a history of substance misuse, use tobacco products, and include members of the military.Matching funds are not being requested as the agency was not able to obtain additional funds from a nonfederal agen
