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Free To Grow Healthy Child Development through
Strengthening Families and their Communities
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Principles

• Changing known risk and protective factors will
  lead to decreases in risks for later substance
  use and abuse and other high-risk behaviors.

• The primary strategy for prevention in the
  preschool years is to strengthen the young
  childs immediate environment. Therefore, the
  main targets for intervention are the family and
  neighborhood, not the child.

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Principles

• Families will be better able to nurture and
  protect their children if they have a wide range
  of supports.

• Strengthened and supported families will be more
  likely to resist the abuse of alcohol and use of
  other drugs.

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Principles

• A more stable and protective living environment
  in safer, less chaotic neighborhoods will help
  reduce the impact of substance abuse and other
  high-risk behaviors on young children.

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Free to GrowHealthy Child Development through
Strengthening Families and their Communities

• Risk Factors
• Community
• Crime and Violence
• Blight
• Alcohol and Drug Availability
• Neighborhood Social Isolation
• Family
• Substance Abuse
• Child Abuse
• Domestic Violence
• Lack of Parenting Skills

• Protective Factors
• Community
• Safe Streets
• Adequate and Affordable Housing
• Low Levels of Alcohol and Drug Availability
• Organized Neighborhoods
• Family
• Family Stability and Cohesiveness
• Adequate Family Income
• Parents Who Promote Learning
• Close, Stable Relationship with Parents and Other
  Adults

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Domains of Intervention

• Blight
• Housing
• Crime and Safety

Modification of the Physical Environment

• Social Isolation
• Parent Support
• Crime and Safety

Development of Social Capital

• Availability of Social Services
• Substance Abuse Treatment
• Domestic Violence Service
• Child Abuse and Neglect Services

Development of Human Capital
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Examples of Partner Organizations, Groups and
Individuals Addressing these Issues

• Blight
• Housing
• Crime and Safety

• Police
• Code Enforcement
• Residents

Modification of the Physical Environment

• Neighborhood Groups
• Family Resource Centers
• Police
• Schools

• Social Isolation
• Parent Support
• Crime and Safety

Development of Social Capital

• Availability of Social Services
• Substance Abuse Treatment
• Domestic Violence Service
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Services

• Head Start
• Dept. Social Services
• Treatment Providers
• Schools

Development of Human Capital
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Examples of Free to Grow StrategiesModification
of Physical Environment

• Blight
• Housing
• Crime and Safety

• Police
• Code Enforcement
• Residents

Modification of the Physical Environment

• Neighborhood Revitalization
• Community Assessment (including property
  assessment)
• Community Awareness
• Community Action (support for increased code
  enforcement and policing)

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Examples of Free to Grow StrategiesDevelopment
of Social Capital

• Social Isolation
• Parent Support
• Crime and Safety

• Neighborhood Groups
• Family Resource Centers
• Police

Development of Social Capital

• Leadership Development
• Local Action Groups (block watch,
  neighborhood assns, etc)
• Family Support and Parent Education

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Examples Free to Grow StrategiesDevelopment of
Human Capital

• Availability of Social Services
• Substance Abuse Treatment
• Domestic Violence Service
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Social Services

• Head Start
• Dept. Social Services
• Treatment Providers

Development of Human Capital

• Family Assessment
• Case Management
• SA MH Treatment

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Moving to an Integrated Family Community
Strategy Concurrent Action in all Three Domains
Modification of the Physical Environment
Community Partners Implementing Free to Grow
Strategies
Development of Social Capital
Development of Human Capital
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The Faces of Free to Grow
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Improving the Physical Environment
Code Enforcement and Sheriff partnering to
improve housing conditions
Residents helping residents in a neighborhood
clean up
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Building Social Capital
Family support groups
Developing a block watch
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Building Human Capital
Improved family interaction
Family Assessment
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