Below are summaries of our previous projects.
Safety PIN (Protecting Indiana’s Newborns)
One Community One Family will address infant mortality through a three-tiered approach, implementing prenatal care coordination to address high-risk populations. Key elements include the Incredible Years parenting program, trauma and depression screenings, and increase provider capacity through trainings and consultation to address at-risk populations. Outreach efforts and education will address the general population. (2 year project period)
Partners: One Community One Family and Choices Coordinated Care Solutions.
Partners: One Community One Family and Choices Coordinated Care Solutions.
Paramount
Process evaluation of a pilot school-based intervention seeking to identify children at risk for poor academic outcomes via student-nurse interactions and provide tiered support in accordance with a response to intervention (RTI) framework. Study will include intervention fidelity, dosage and adaptations and will result in a conceptual model of the intervention with identified core components. Study findings will inform intervention expansion and replication and aid in the strategic work of the collaborative partnership to optimize student academic performance.Partners: Paramount School of Excellence.
Substance Abuse Prevention
We also provide evaluation, capacity building, and technical assistance to coalitions and substance abuse treatment providers to help prevent and reduce substance use among youth and adults. Using the Community-Based Participatory Research model, we collaborate with local and regional coalitions to design needs assessments, collect and analyze data, make data available to the community, and facilitate the use of data to inform decision making and prevention efforts throughout Indiana. We also help groups strategically plan and use data in their daily work practices, for continuous quality improvement and to sustain funding.Partners: Dearborn County Jail Chemical Addictions Program, Southeastern Local Coordinating Council Collaborative Team (SEL3CT), and CEASe of Scott County.
Project LAUNCH
Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health) is in its fifth year of federal grant funding with the Indiana State Department of Health and the non-profit, One Community One Family. This early childhood public health program and its evaluation seeks to ensure the wellness of young children and their families in an eight county region in Southeastern Indiana through prevention and mental health promotion activities, awareness building, workforce development, improved access to evidence-based programs and high quality care, as well as enhanced coordination and collaboration across child-serving systems.
Partners: One Community One Family, Indiana State Department of Health, Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Southeastern Indiana Economic Opportunity Corporation, and Ohio Valley Opportunities.
Partners: One Community One Family, Indiana State Department of Health, Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Southeastern Indiana Economic Opportunity Corporation, and Ohio Valley Opportunities.
MIECHV Evaluation
The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program is in its fifth year of federal funding to enhance Healthy Families Indiana and Nurse Family Partnerships home visiting programs. These programs promote maternal and child health and development among families at-risk through training, screenings, assessment, and referral coordination to community services. The evaluation of these programs assists state agency and local program administrators with program improvement and informs policy makers regarding the impact and sustainability of the Indiana MIECHV program.Partners: Indiana State Department of Health, Indiana Department of Child Services, Healthy Families Indiana, and Indiana Nurse Family Partnerships.
Milan School Mental Health Integration
This project evaluates the implementation of the STARS (Students Taking A Right Stand) program that promotes physical and mental health along with the prevention of substance abuse, teen pregnancy, violence/bulling, academic failure, school suspension, and drop out. As part of an individualized Student Assistance Program (SAP), trained coordinators provide counseling to small groups of students and individual students and includes a strong referral component to identify problems early and refer students to appropriate resources in the community. Additionally, the school-wide component, Move2Stand targets the prevention of bullying and harassment.
Partners: One Community One Family, Milan Community Schools.
Partners: One Community One Family, Milan Community Schools.
Elkhart Partnership for Children
The Partnership for Children project is an outgrowth of the Elkhart System of Care. This evaluation study will consist of validating and expanding preliminary findings reported for the wraparound themed approach focused on mental health literacy and early intervention among youth-serving agencies in Elkhart County.
Partners: Oaklawn
Partners: Oaklawn