What city agencies can and will do to support these interventions.
SAFE SLEEP CAMPAIGN
Develop digital and print campaign materials
Distribute materials though mass media and home visiting programs
BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION
Support delivery hospitals to become Baby Friendly
HOME VISITING FOR INFANTS
Develop a centralized intake system for home visiting programs
Provide tools to help home visiting programs assess and address home hazards and other key child health risks
Co-enroll children in home visiting and high-quality early learning as needed
MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS
Provide substance abuse and mental health treatment for parents & children
Enhance capacity of mental health providers to treat pregnant and postpartum women with depression
Identify parents receiving government services who have substance use and mental health problems and refer to treatment
Monitor compliance with treatment for mothers in Department of Human Services system
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION & DIVERSION
Provide financial assistance to families at risk of eviction
Assess families for homelessness and divert to housing resources
Provide emergency housing, transitional housing, and permanent housing for families that become homeless
ABUSE PREVENTION/PARENTING SUPPORTS
Refer pregnant women in Department of Human Services system to home visiting programs
Provide family empowerment services and case management for high-risk families
Provide out-of-school-time programs
EARLY INTERVENTION FOR INFANTS/TODDLERS WITH OR AT RISK FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS
Work with healthcare and childcare providers to identify children at risk for developmental delays and provide interventions
Automate referral of infants from neonatal intensive care units to early intervention services
Assess children with sigsn of Autism Spectrum Disorder and provide treatment
Train behavioral health providers in treating young children with disruptive or oppositional behavior
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Increase children 0-5 enrolled in high-quality early education
Ensure outreach to hard-to-reach families
Increase enrollment in high-quality programs for children who are homeless, at risk for homelessness, or in Department of Human Services system
IDENTIFICATION & REMEDIATION OF HOME HAZARDS
Ensure that public housing, publicly-subsidized housing, and Office of Homeless Services-contracted and subsidized housing sites are free of hazards
Offer owners financial assistance with the Basic Systems Repair Program
Enforce law requiring landlord certification of lead safe/lead free units
Remediate or enforce remediation of lead paint risks for children with lead levels > 10 µg/dL
Expand home asthma trigger remediation for children with persistent asthma
Develop materials promoting child locks and gun safety locks
Provide no-cost smoke/CO detectors and installation
NUTRITION & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CHILD CARE
Clarify City recommendations and visit centers to promote compliance
