Invest in Coös County, Invest in Kids!

The Coös Family Support Project
Program Initiatives

triple p parenting programTriple P (Positive Parenting Program):
This curriculum is being used throughout the US and all over the world. Triple P is a comprehensive, multi level system of parenting intervention. The overarching goal is to enhance the knowledge, skills and confidence of parents and reduce the rate of behavioral and emotional problems in children. Research has demonstrated that Triple P would pay for itself if it averted only 1.5% of cases of conduct disorder in a given population.

Watch Me Grow:
A statewide project to create consistent and universal developmental screening for all children 0-6. The Coos Family Support project was selected by the State of NH to be one of six pilot projects to create a coordinated system for early developmental screening for children 0-6. Research has demonstrated that when developmental delays are identified early and children can receive treatment, there is a significant improvement in the long term outlook for the future of that child and a reduction in the amount of costly services needed.

Reach out and Readreach out and read
A national program developed by pediatricians and early childhood educators to make literacy a part of routine pediatric care so that children enter school ready to learn. Research shows that the more words parents use when speaking to an 8 month old infant, the greater the size of the child's vocabulary at age 3.The program provides free age appropriate books and literacy related information to healthcare providers which they can give to parents at every well child visit.

The Regional Challenge

The Old Approach:

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Next Steps for 2010

Train 20 family homevisitors in Triple P Program - Spring 2010

Develop a coordinated system for developmental screening for children 0-6 in Coos County - Summer 2010

Support expansion of Reach Out and Read early literacy program through healthcare centers in Coos

Design media campaign to raise awareness of the economic impact that investing in children's health and well being can have on the future of Coos

The New Approach:

The targeted investments we are recommending will lead to the following results. Over the next five years the region will have:

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