Prevention and Health Promotion Administration [March 27,2014] 1 Maryland’s Early Childhood Maryland’s Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) Grant Program (ECCS) Grant Program Yvette McEachern and Dona Jo Ponn Yvette McEachern and Dona Jo Ponn Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Prevention and Health Promotion Administration, Maternal and Child Maternal and Child Health Bureau Health Bureau Office of Family Planning and Home Visiting Office of Family Planning and Home Visiting Maryland Early Childhood Advisory Council Meeting March 27, 2014
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Maryland’s Early Childhood Maryland’s Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) Grant Program (ECCS) Grant Program
Yvette McEachern and Dona Jo Ponn Yvette McEachern and Dona Jo Ponn
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Prevention and Health Promotion Administration, Maternal and Child Health BureauMaternal and Child Health Bureau
Office of Family Planning and Home VisitingOffice of Family Planning and Home Visiting
Maryland Early Childhood Advisory Council Meeting
March 27, 2014
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MISSION AND VISION: MISSION AND VISION: PHPAPHPA
MISSION The mission of the Prevention and Health Promotion Administration is
to protect, promote and improve the health and well-being of all Marylanders and their families through provision of public health leadership and through community-based public health efforts in partnership with local health departments, providers, community based organizations, and public and private sector agencies, giving special attention to at-risk and vulnerable populations.
VISION The Prevention and Health Promotion Administration envisions a future in
which all Marylanders and their families enjoy optimal health and well-being.
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DHMH Maternal and Child DHMH Maternal and Child Health BureauHealth Bureau
Women, Infant and Children’s Program (WIC)
Title V Program Offices: Office of Genetics and People with Special
Health Care Needs Office of Surveillance and Quality Initiatives Office of Family Planning and Home
Visiting
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Office of Family Planning Office of Family Planning and Home Visitingand Home Visiting
Title X Family Planning Program Reproductive Health Teen Pregnancy Prevention
MIECHV Home Visiting Program
Title V Child and Adolescent Health Programs (prevention programs)
Early Childhood Coordination (ECCS) Adolescent Health Coordination (Abstinence Education) Title V Planning, Coordination and Administration Project LAUNCH- Title V Co- Lead
The Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Grant (ECCS)
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MD’s Title V Agency is the grant recipient ECCS is a Title V SPRANS grant
It is a systems grant focused on building infrastructure services, no direct services
Key focus on integration activities and use of collective impact strategies
Targets birth to age three Goal has been to increase health and developmental
trajectories for children; to use the latest scientific findings on early experiences and brain development to improve health and developmental outcomes
Early Childhood Comprehensive Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Grant Systems Grant
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ECCS in Maryland, ECCS in Maryland, 2003-20042003-2004
Maryland has had an ECCS grant since 2003 Initial focus on planning
In 2003-2004, Maryland’s ECCS program collaborated with other child serving agencies and programs statewide to develop a strategic plan for improving Maryland’s early childhood health system
The original ECCS state plan is now blended into Maryland’s ECAC plan for school readiness
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ECCS in Maryland, ECCS in Maryland, 2005-20122005-2012
From 2005-2012, ECCS focused on implementation
Major accomplishments included: Support of early childhood activities including: SEFEL
training, Health Consultation Training, Home Visiting Conference Keynote, focus groups with pediatricians and pediatric dentists, asthma and oral health activities in child care and various medical home/AAP projects.
Ready at Five “Young African American Male Initiative”
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ECCS in Maryland, 2013-2015
New three year project period Builds on four broad ECCS goals:
Improve physical, social and emotional health of infants and toddlers
Eliminate disparities Increase access to early childhood services
through systems development Improve the quality and availability of early
childhood services- State and local levels
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ECCS in Maryland,ECCS in Maryland,2013-20152013-2015
New systems building directives: Enhance efforts of MIECHV Build statewide longitudinal early childhood
data across early childhood investments and MIECHV
Sustainability planning and CQI
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ECCS in MarylandECCS in Maryland2013-20152013-2015
$140,000 annually It supports:
a full-time ECCS Coordinator a part-time Project LAUNCH Young Child
Wellness Partner small grants to selected vendors
Annual funding cycle: August 1st to July 31st
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ECCS in Maryland, 2013-2015ECCS in Maryland, 2013-2015
REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS
Select a focus area Align ECCS plans and activities with
MIECHV, LAUNCH, Title V and the State Advisory Council
Report on statewide data that aligns with MIECHV benchmarks
Partner with an Early Childhood State Team (Linkage with AAP is key)
Early Childhood State TeamSuggested Representation
Health: Title V Local health FQHCs Medicaid ACOG AAP Women’s Health Infant Mortality
Mental & Beh. Health: LAUNCH Children’s Mental
Health Substance abuse
prevention Pediatric/infant
mental health providers
Early Childhood State Team
Education & Early Care: Race to the Top IDEA SAC Child Care Head Start Healthy Child Care Child Care Resource
Agencies
Family Support & Home Visiting: MIECHV Strengthening
Families Child abuse
prevention Child welfare Domestic violence ABCD
CURRENT PLAN AND CURRENT PLAN AND ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
ECCS in Maryland:
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Mitigation of toxic stress and trauma
Developmental screening activities
Improvements of State Quality Ratings and Improvement System
Identify a target/pilot area for year one implementation
Dorchester County
Develop/implement screening projects for young children/families at risk (TBD)
Promote supportive and treatment services for families with trauma or at risk (TBD)
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The Work Plan
To educate a broad range of early childhood providers, families/caregiver, communities and stakeholders: One page fact sheets/brochures Presentations Website Partner, partner, partner Summit (TBD) Starting with pilot community- Dorchester
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The Work Plan
To enhance state and local early childhood systems, including MIECHV and Project LAUNCH Mothers and Babies Project – addresses maternal
depression; ECCS supports training for MIECHV home visitors
Key Partners: Center for Infant Study; Dr. Darius Tandon
Support for LAUNCH Young Child Wellness Partner
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The Work Plan
To convene or work with an existing early childhood trauma mitigation team Working with Early Childhood Mental
Health Steering Committee ECCS leadership team within DHMH
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Mothers and Babies Project
Led by Dr. Darius Tandon
Continuation of research on a trial in 4 Baltimore city home visiting programs.
Training intervention staff on Mother’s and Babies course and overseeing project implementation
One on one format. 24~15 minute segments that could be integrated into a home visit or done as supplemental visit.
Implementation in Baltimore County and Eastern Shore including Dorchester County
Conduct pre-post assessments with participating families.
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Center for Infant Study
Led by Kay Connors
To support training with home visitors on self-care and reflective supervision
Coaching supervisors on how to supervise and sustain trauma and attachment informed practice in home visiting
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The Work PlanThe Work Plan
Finally we hope to: Meet the requirement to strengthen our
ability to aggregate, align and report on statewide early childhood data
Work with partners to identify early childhood health investments in MD
Further examine early childhood health needs through the 2015 Title V needs assessment
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The Final Ask
Can ECAC continue to serve as the ECCS Early Childhood State Team?
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QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?Thanks for Listening!
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