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Helping Families Raise Healthy Children

Description:

Many families in Allegheny County, PA, are known to suffer from both parental depression and early child developmental delays, but local systems of care identify and treat these conditions separately. Now staff from 36 agencies will be cross-trained to identify ''dual risk'' families, including those where parental depression may be a reaction to their children's overwhelming special needs. Trusted providers including physical, occupational and speech therapists, pediatricians, nurses, and social workers as well as the staff of early education programs such as Head Start will offer consistent advice and support in a single family therapeutic care model.

 
Project Director/Key Contact:

Donna J. Keyser
Project Director
c/o RAND Corporation
4570 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2665
Phone: (412) 683-2300 Fax: (412) 683-2800
E-Mail: keyser@rand.org

 
Local Funder(s):
  • The Fine Foundation
  • The Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Highmark Foundation
  • FISA Foundation
  • The Pittsburgh Foundation
 

Grant Recipient: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization

Grant Amount: $500,000

Grant Period: 8/1/2009 - 7/31/2012

Grant Status: Active Grant