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Black Maternal and Infant Health: Historical Legacies of Slavery

Article October 1, 2019

Read this article on the American Journal of Public Health website, examines how the legacies of slavery are seen today in structural racism that has resulted in a disproportionate maternal and infant death among African Americans.

Family First: Keeping Children At High-risk Safe In The District Of Columbia And Nationally

Blog October 1, 2019

Read this blog from a Washington DC leader to learn more about how the federal Family First Prevention Services Act is keeping at-risk children safe in Washington DC and nationally. The act provides federal funds, beginning in FFY2020, to support evidence-based mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services, as well as skill-based services parenting programs.

NCIT CapacityBuilding Hub The Influence of Prenatal to Age 3: Utilizing a MultiSectoral Approach to Achieve Positive Maternal and Child Health Outcomes

Archived Meeting Resources September 1, 2019

This presentation, The Influence of Prenatal to Age Three: Utilizing a Multi-Sectoral Approach to Achieve Positive Maternal and Child Outcomes, features David Willis, Center for the Study of Social Policy, and Djinge Lindsay, Washington DC Community Health Administration, and Albert Wat. It covers why the prenatal and postpartum periods are critical phases of development, how to build a responsive early childhood system, which existing state and federal initiatives can be leveraged to promote positive maternal and child health outcomes, and how to design early care and education environments to promote positive health outcomes.

NCIT Capacity Building Hub State Implementation Grantees Meeting

Slide Deck September 1, 2019

This presentation by Allison Lowe-Fotos, The Ounce of Prevention Fund, covers infant and early childhood mental health, some of the early childhood mental health challenges, and best practices for developing an effective infant/early childhood mental health approach.

Opportunities in CCDBG to Support Infants and Toddlers

Slide Deck September 1, 2019

Overview • This moment in state and federal child care policy – federal context • The current state of access and equity • Opportunities in CCDBG to support infants and toddlers • First steps and next steps