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Child FIRST Community Partnership

Description:

When very young children experience serious emotional problems their distress may take the form of inappropriate behaviors such as acting aggressive at daycare, excessive rocking or being extremely withdrawn. These behaviors in children ages 0-5 often reflect family stress due to poverty or violence. A family-centered approach to care for these vulnerable inner city children has been developed in Bridgeport, CT. After a comprehensive home-based assessment, the multi-cultural staff develops highly individualized treatment plans for each child and the members of his or her family circle. These plans may include mental health consultations in childcare centers and pediatricians' offices, care coordination and mental health treatment in the home, and even interventions outside of health care to address family needs such as heat or housing.

 
Project Director/Key Contact:

Darcy I. Lowell, M.D.
Executive Director, Child FIRST
26 Timber Mill Lane
Weston, CT 06883
Phone: (203) 454-4471 Fax: (203) 384-4152
E-Mail: darcylowell@gmail.com

 
Local Funder(s):
  • Connecticut Health Foundation
  • Cohen and Wolf, P.C.
  • United Way of Eastern Fairfield County
  • Children's Fund of Connecticut, Inc.
  • William Casper Graustein Memorial Fund
  • Greater Bridgeport Area Foundation
  • The New York Community Trust
  • Fairfield County Community Foundation
  • The William C.Bullitt Foundation, Inc.
  • Friends Of Pediatrics
 

Grant Recipient: Bridgeport Hospital Foundation, Inc.

Grant Amount: $500,000

Grant Period: 7/1/2005 - 6/30/2009

Grant Status: Closed