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9 Mar · Lauren Till · No Comments
Robin on Strengthening Families
Robin Mackey has worked with Alabama Partnership for Children (APC) for the past two and a half years and she coordinates Strengthening Families for the state. Prior to joining APC, Robin worked in a variety of settings with children, youth, and families as a licensed social worker. We posted about Strengthening Families back in January, …
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Harvard: Early Childhood Mental Health
The framework for stable mental health is constructed when we are all very young. As infants and toddlers form connections regarding people and the world around them, their mental health is developing. When there are unhealthy relationships or adverse experiences, a child’s brain can be negatively impacted. Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child continues …
READ MORE27 Feb · Lauren Till · No Comments
Help Me Grow in Central Alabama
Courtney Nix is the Program Manager for Help Me Grow Central Alabama (HMG-CA) and he works directly with each family connected to Help Me Grow. The Central Alabama site reaches five counties through United Way of Central Alabama: Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, and Walker. Courtney’s been working hard to serve these communities. Read on …
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Success By 6 & HMG
Beth Johns is an assistant vice president at United Way of Central Alabama and she leads the Success By 6 program. Take a look at what she has to say about her passion for young children and how she thinks Help Me Grow fits in Alabama. Success By 6 is the umbrella for early childhood …
READ MORE30 Jan · Lauren Till · No Comments
Congratulations, Alabama Act Early Ambassador!
Congratulations to Anna McConnell, State Autism Coordinator and new Alabama Act Early Ambassador! Anna is with the Alabama Department of Mental Health and serves as a leader on the Help Me Grow Alabama state team. We are very proud of Anna and excited about the Learn the Signs, Act Early materials and information that she will gain. …
READ MORE23 Jan · Lauren Till · No Comments
Families and Services: New Research
One of the major goals of Help Me Grow is to provide support and connections for young children when developmental concerns are identified. Alabama’s Early Intervention System (AEIS) provides services to children birth to three who are eligible. Alabama has one of the broadest eligibility definitions in the country – serving children with a 25% delay …
READ MORE16 Jan · Lauren Till · No Comments
We’re on (web)TV!
In our last post, we shared that we would be delivering a live Strengthening Families and Help Me Grow training on Alabama Public Health Training Network. In case you were unable to catch us last Thursday, here’s the link to our webcast! Just select the download for whichever media player your computer prefers. The presentation …
READ MORE2 Jan · Lauren Till · No Comments
Strengthening Families and Help Me Grow
Strengthening Families is a national framework that is being implemented in Alabama through the Alabama Partnership for Children (APC) with support from many agencies and partners. Strengthening Families is a framework based upon five protective factors- 1. Parental Resilience: a family’s ability to bounce back from setbacks 2. Social Connections: a family’s network of resources and …
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Help Me Grow Alabama is funded by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education through the Preschool Development Grant and the Alabama Department of Human Resources.
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